John Jude Criscione
On the New York attorney register since 1982 · office in Albany, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1774991
- Admitted
- 1982 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
John Jude Criscione is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1982 in the Third Department, with an office in Albany, NY; next registration due Aug 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means John Jude Criscione has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register the first file we hold
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; the Jul 3, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026 files for the history.
Others who list this employer on the register
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Buckley, Mendleson, Criscione”. We count that spelling with Buckley, Mendleson, Criscione & Quinn, P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
8 other attorneys list Buckley, Mendleson, Criscione & Quinn, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1982, and all 9 give an office in Albany, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1982, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| James Edward Buckley | 1969 | Due to re‑register |
| Brendan Gerard Quinn | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Karen Rose Arndt | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Lucinda Hillerman Buckley | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Sunny Lee | 1993 | Currently registered |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged (methodology).
Where this record sits on the register
John Jude Criscione studied at Western New England University School of Law. 331 of its 1,389 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as John Jude Criscione was.
- Same law school
- 1,389living graduates; 88.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Albany, NY
- 3,678living registrants
Of the 3,678 living registrants with an office in Albany, NY, 266 were admitted before 1982 and 3,386 after.
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
Questions this record leads to
- Western New England University School of Law graduates on the register1,389 living, 88.1% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Albany, NY3,678 living registrants give an office there.
- Albany County’s registered bar3,767 currently registered, 11.88 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19825,181 people admitted in 1982 are on the register, 960 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- What a New York lawyer may chargeThe court rules on fees, retainers and fee disputes, each cited.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of John Jude Criscione’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted John Jude Criscione in 1982. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Albany County, where the register places the office.
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026, and the court system’s own search can be newer; the register shows only the current value, so a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or a censure, leaves no trace here (Appellate Division decisions are published through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau).