New York, NY, Thursday, March 26, 2026 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) proudly congratulates the Honorable E. Danielle Jose-Decker on her appointment as the Administrative Judge for the Capital Region’s Third Judicial District, encompassing Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster counties.
The appointment was announced by Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas, and was made in consultation with Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson and Appellate Division, Third Department Presiding Justice Elizabeth A. Garry.
Judge Jose-Decker’s remarkable career and exceptional leadership skills have earned her this well-deserved appointment. She was elected in November 2020 as Sullivan County’s first female County Court Judge. She also presides as Surrogate, Acting Family Court Judge and as an Acting Supreme Court Justice. Since October 2024, in her role as Supervising Judge, she led development of Centralized Arraignment Part in Albany and Sullivan counties, and oversaw 118 Town and Village Courts in the Third Judicial District.
Judge Jose-Decker is a member of WBASNY chapters including the Women’s Bar Association of Orange and Sullivan Counties (WBAOSC), and the Capital District Women’s Bar Association. She is a recipient of WBAOSC’s Distinguished Attorney Award. After earning her law degree from Albany Law School, she joined the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office as an Assistant District Attorney. She then practiced at Greenwald Law Offices in Goshen as a Senior Associate before co-founding Ricciani & Jose, LLP in Monticello.
Judge Jose-Decker serves as co-chair of the Third Judicial District’s Gender Fairness Committee, as Secretary and Executive Board Member of the New York State County Court Judges’ Association, and sits on the New York State Bar Association’s President’s Committee on Access to Justice. She is a past president of the Sullivan County Bar Association.
WBASNY applauds Judge Jose-Decker for her unwavering dedication to the courts she serves and extends its gratitude for her commitment to the fair administration of justice.
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The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) is the professional membership organization of choice for more than 4,100 attorneys throughout New York State and the largest statewide women’s bar association in the country. For 45 years, WBASNY has been a singularly important resource for women lawyers, providing professional networking, continuing legal education programming, leadership training, and advocacy for the rights of women, children, and families. Through involvement with WBASNY’s 20 regional chapters and its 50 committees, WBASNY’s members collaborate with one another on a variety of issues and perform public and community service, in furtherance of its mission to promote the advancement of the status of women in society and women in the legal profession; to promote the fair and equal administration of justice; and to act as a unified voice for its members with respect to issues of statewide, national and international significance to women generally and women attorneys in particular. WBASNY holds United Nations NGO status with the U.N.’s Department of Public Information, and Special Consultative status in association with the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). WBASNY is also a founding member of the National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations.