JUSTICE MARGARET C. REILLY, J.S.C.
Margaret (Meg) Reilly was appointed to the Nassau County District Court in May, 1998. In November 1998, she was elected to the District Court, representing the 4th District, which consists of the Town of Oyster Bay and the City of Glen Cove. She was re-elected as a Nassau County District Court Judge in 2004 and again in 2010. In December 2006, she was appointed as an acting Nassau County Court Judge. In November 2011, she was elected to the Nassau County Supreme Court.
Meg graduated from Hamilton College with honors in Classical Studies and received her law degree from St. John’s University School of Law. After law school, she was appointed as Deputy County Attorney in the Litigation Bureau where she tried many cases, including civil rights and other tort matters. She then entered private practice and served as a trial attorney in all types of tort litigation, including medical, dental and legal malpractice. During this time, she served as the Prosecutor for the Village of Stewart Manor. In addition, she served as adjunct professor in Trial Advocacy at St. John’s University School of Law.
Meg has served as the chairperson for the Nassau County Bar Association Defendant’s Roundtable. She also served as an appointed member of the Nassau County Bar Association Judiciary Committee. She has lectured for the Nassau and Suffolk Academies of Law, Touro Law School and Hofstra University School of Law. She served as Co-Chair of the Nassau County Court’s Women in the Courts Committee from 2004 to 2012. She served on the Irish Advisory Board of the Irish Institute at Molloy College. In addition, she is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the Boys and Girls Club of Oyster Bay-East Norwich, a member of the Pastoral Council of St. Dominic’s of Oyster Bay, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Guild and Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians. She is the former Vice-President of the Parents Council of the Boys and Girls Club of Oyster Bay-East Norwich.
During her tenure as Judge, she has been the recipient of several awards, including the Fraternal Order of Police Fidelis Juri Award and the Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County Fidelis Juri Award. Meg lives in Oyster Bay with her husband and two children, Margaret (Maggie) and Luke, both of whom were born during her tenure on the bench.
Experience
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Received highest rating of “Well Qualified” by the Nassau County Bar Association
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New York Supreme Court Justice since January 2012
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Nassau County District Judge from May 1998- December 2011
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Appointed Acting County Court Judge in December 2006
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Former trial attorney in private practice
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Former Village Prosecutor, Village of Stewart Manor
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Former Adjunct Professor, St. John’s University School of Law
Community Leadership
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Board of Trustees of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Boys & Girls Club, Member
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Guild, St. Dominic’s Church, Oyster Bay, Member
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Pastoral Council for St. Dominic’s Church, Oyster Bay, Member
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United States Swimming, Official
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Oyster Bay East Norwich Elementary PTA, Class Parent
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Parent’s Council of the Oyster Bay–East Norwich Boys & Girls Club, Former Vice President
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Nassau County Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts, Former Co-Chair
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Advisory Committee on the Irish Institute at Molloy College, Former Member
Awards
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“Fidelis Juri” Award by the Fraternal Order of Court Officers, 2000
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“Fidelis Juri” Award by the Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County, 2007
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“Woman of the Year” by the North Hempstead Republican Committee, 2015
Education
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J.D., St. John’s University School of Law
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B.A., Classical Studies with Honors, Hamilton College