Richard A. Dollinger was a judge of the New York Court of Claims, assigned to the Seventh Judicial District as an acting Supreme Court Justice in the matrimonial part before his retirement in December 2021. He supervised judges in the matrimonial part in the eight-county district for six years. He was a trial lawyer for 28 years before joining the bench. He published more than 140 opinions on a variety of matrimonial and family law topics during his 13 years on the bench.
His public service includes five years in the Monroe County Legislature and 10 years in the New York State Senate. He has authored articles and made presentations on a wide range of matrimonial, family law and divorce matters, lectured on evidence and science and other topics and has been a frequent lecturer on matrimonial matters at the New York State Judicial Institute.
July 2022