• J.D., St. John’s University School of Law
• Ithaca College

Justice Mayer was elected to the NYS Supreme Court in Suffolk County in 2006. He retired from the bench after 12 years in 2018. While on the bench, Justice Mayer presided over numerous tort, contract and commercial civil cases to verdict. He was selected to supervise the very first medical malpractice conference part after developing a level of expertise as a trial judge and his knowledge of medical malpractice civil litigation.

Prior to ascending the bench Judge Mayer specialized in defending civil and criminal cases on the Federal and state level in Suffolk County and throughout the country. While maintaining a successful private practice, Justice Mayer was appointed as Special Counsel to the Town of Babylon, defending the Town in personal injury lawsuits and suits alleging constitutional violations by the municipality. He served in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office for over 10 years as a trial assistant, as Bureau Chief of the Major Crime Bureau as well as serving as an Assistant in the Suffolk County Attorney’s Office defending civil rights cases. He is also a member of the Colorado state bar.