Rachel Freier

[12] Freier worked first as a legal secretary, and, in 1994, as a paralegal at law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher,[12] in order to support her husband in kollel.

[5][15] Freier also had a law office in Monroe, New York, where she did business with Hasidic residents of nearby Kiryas Joel.

[9] In December 2017, Megyn Kelly welcomed Freier to the Today Show[39] as the woman The New York Times has called “the Hasidic superwoman of night court”; she was featured in the series “She’s Got Faith,” marking her one-year anniversary on the bench.

[43][44][45] In August 2023, Freier was nominated as a Supreme Court Justice candidate for a 14-year term, the vote was conducted by Brooklyn District Leaders at the Judicial Convention.

[48] On November 15, 2023, Freier was sworn-in by New York Attorney General Letitia James as Supreme Court Justice of NY.

In 2005, Freier established Chasdei Devorah, Inc.,[53] a non-profit charity organization to help poor Jewish families, in memory of a young friend.

[58] In 2010, Freier advocated to save Breslov Yeshiva in Williamsburg, in spite of opposition from some who harassed the students and maligned the Rabbi, Yoel Roth.

[60] In 2011, she founded Ezras Nashim, an all-female Orthodox Jewish volunteer EMT ambulance service established with the goal of preserving women's modesty in emergency medical situations, especially childbirth.

[16][55][62] She has served on Borough Park's Community Board 12, and performed pro bono legal services for the New York City Family Court.

[75][76][77] In September 2018, Freier was named by the Algemeiner Journal among the "J100" list of "top 100 people" positively influencing Jewish life.

[80] In October 2018, Freier was inducted into the Brooklyn Jewish Hall of Fame;[81] she received an award recognized among the leading Brooklynites.

[83][84] In January 2020, Freier along with a delegation of Ezras Nashim members were recognized in front of the entire New York State Assembly in the Assembly Chambers of the New York State Capitol Building in Albany, a resolution was passed recognizing the EMT members for their volunteer efforts of preserving women’s dignity during emergencies,[85] Freier and the delegation had afterwards a private meeting with New York Governor Kathy Hochul in the Capitol Building.

[90] Freier also speaks at Chabad Centers[91] all over the world, inspiring Jewish woman bringing them closer to Judaism known as the "Kiruv Movement".

Rachel Freier meeting with President Bill Clinton & Hillary Clinton
US Vice President Kamala Harris with Rachel Freier at the Hanukkah reception in the VP Official Residence
NY Attorney General Letitia James swearing-in Rachel Freier as Supreme Court Justice of NY, at her inauguration in Brooklyn Law School
NYC Mayor Eric Adams giving Rachel Freier an award at her inauguration in Brooklyn Borough Hall
Rachel Freier appeared in ads for 93Queen Ezras Nashim in NYC on MTA Bus Stops, publicized by The Mayor's Office of Media Entertainment
Freier honored at the New York City Council Chambers with a Proclamation Award for being elected as the first Hasidic woman to public office in New York City, September 7, 2017
Freier with a delegation of Ezras Nashim members were recognized in the New York State Capitol in Albany
Rachel Freier meets with New York Governor Kathy Hochul in Albany