Patricia DiMango

Patricia Mafalda DiMango (born May 19, 1953) is a retired American justice of the Supreme Court of Kings County, New York and television personality. She is best known for her role as one of the judges on the panel-based reality court show Hot Bench. DiMango, a Brooklyn native, earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Brooklyn College at the City University of New York, a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University Teachers College, and a Juris Doctor degree from the St. John's University School of Law. Prior to her judicial career, DiMango worked as a college professor and NYC public school teacher. She was appointed as a Judge of the Criminal Court of the City of New York in 1995 and later elected as a justice of the Supreme Court of Kings County in 2002.