Richard A. Dollinger is a judge of the New York Court of Claims and an acting Supreme Court Justice assigned to matrimonial matters in Rochester, New York.  He is a graduate of St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto and the Albany Law School.  He was a trial lawyer for 28 years. His public service includes five years in the Monroe County Legislature and 10 years in the New York State Senate.  He is a fellow of Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resources Center (“ASTAR”) and a past treasurer and a board member of the National Courts and Science Institute (“NCSI”) in Washington, D.C.  He is the supervising judge for the town and village courts in five New York counties, the supervising judge for Matrimonial Parts in the 7th Judicial District, a member of the Advisory Committee of Judicial Ethics and the co-chair of the Automation and Technology Subcommittee of the New York Chief Judge’s Second Special Commission on Fiduciary Appointments.  He is a member of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics, which issues ethical opinions for New York’s judges.