Stein was appointed to the court by Governor Andrew Cuomo in late 2014, and was confirmed by the New York State Senate on February 9, 2015.
[1][2] She was in private practice for almost 14 years, starting as an associate and later a partner, at the Albany, New York law firm of McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Willams.
[3] She was elected to the State Supreme Court, Third Judicial District in 2001, and started her service on that trial bench on January 1, 2002.
[2] She was appointed, in February 2008, to fill a vacancy as an associate justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Third Judicial Department.
Judge Victoria A. Graffeo applied to the New York State Commission on Judicial Nominations to be considered for appointment to a second term.