The Honorable Christina L. Ryba was elected by the people in the third judicial district to serve as Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in 2015. Prior to beginning her term in 2016, she held various positions in the court system for the Office of Court Administration (OCA) and in the NYS Supreme Court Third Department Appellate Division including SpecialProjects Counsel to the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Courts Outside New York City and Special Projects Counsel to the Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department. Before working with the judiciary, Judge Ryba was an associate at Nixon Peabody where she practiced Labor/Employment Law and Commercial Litigation. She also served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of New York Litigation Bureau. Judge Ryba’s additional public service includes appointments first as General Counsel and then as Deputy Director for the City of Albany Community Development Agency.

She originally began her career in public service with the City of Albany Corporation Counsel’s office. Judge Ryba is a member of the Albany Law School Board of Trustees, the Albany County Access to Justice Committee and is a past president of the Albany County Bar Association. She has also served multiple terms on the New York State Bar Association’s House of Delegates. She graduated Cum Laude from Skidmore College in 1998 with a degree in Economics and continued her education at Albany Law School where she received her Juris Doctor in 2001. During her senior year at Skidmore, Christina was selected as the 1997 Tulip Queen of Albany, serving as an ambassador for the Mayor’s literacy program.

Judge Ryba, then known as “Chrissy Roberts,” has many fond memories of Colonie Central High School which include being inducted into the National Honor Society, participating in Orchestra, Drama Club, Varsity Tennis and Student Government. Most importantly she cherishes her continued friendships with fellow classmates Brooke (LaRosa) Bardack and Nicole (Sfara) Casey.