Freedman was elected as a
Democrat to the
New York City Civil Court in 1978. She served on that court 1979 to 1984. She was a
New York Supreme Court Justice, from 1984 to 2008. She served on the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, First Department, from 1995 to 1999 and later sat on the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court, as a specialized
business court judge. In 2008, she was designated a Justice for the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in by
Governor David Paterson, and served in that position until she retired from the court effective October 31, 2014. She also served on the Pattern Jury Instructions Committee of the Association of Justices of the
New York Supreme Court and as a member of the New York State and Federal Judicial Council. She was also an adjunct Professor of Law at
New York Law School. Freedman has served on the Board of New York County Lawyers Association. She has served as president of the New York State Association of Women Judges, and of Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert. as well as a chapter in the
treatise Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts on coordinating litigation between New York's federal and state courts. She also authored the
law review article,
Selected Ethical Issues in Asbestos Litigation. She now serves as a mediator with
JAMS. == Awards ==