Kathryn E. Freed (born October 25, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician, and former judge who served as a New York Supreme Court Justice from 2012 to 2021.
[1][2] Freed graduated with a bachelor's degree from Temple University in 1969 and a J.D.
[1] Freed served on the New York City Council from the 1st district from 1992 to 2001.
[1] In 2012, she was appointed by Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti to become an Acting Justice of the New York Supreme Court, 1st District.
[5] She was forced to retire in 2021 when then-Governor Andrew Cuomo exercised his emergency powers to order the judiciary to cut judges over the age of 70 to save $300 million due to a $14.5 billion state budget deficit caused by the pandemic.