Hon. Mark R. Dwyer
Criminal Justice Section

Hon. Mark R. Dwyer of Brooklyn is the new chair of the 1,408-member Criminal Justice Section.

Dwyer is a judge of the New York State Court of Claims, as well as an acting justice of the New York State Supreme Court.

A seven-year member of the State Bar, Dwyer most recently served as vice-chair of the Criminal Justice Section. He is co-chair of the State Bar's Task Force on Criminal Discovery.

Dwyer is a graduate of Princeton University and earned his law degree from Yale Law School. He lives in Park Slope.