Rita Mella

The question: Trust Company, N.A. asked the court to dismiss the petition.

Outcome / stage: The Appellate Division unanimously affirmed her order on May 14, 2026.

Her order was entered Dec. 16, 2024, and the appeal was decided about 17 months later.

Subsequent history: Reviewed by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, which affirmed the order on May 14, 2026.

The question: What the order decided is not described in the sources found.

Outcome / stage: The Appellate Division unanimously affirmed the order on April 21, 2026.

The appeal was decided about 14 months after the order was entered.

Subsequent history: Reviewed by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, which affirmed the order on April 21, 2026.

The question: What the order decided is not described in the sources found.

Outcome / stage: The Appellate Division unanimously reversed the order on the law on Nov. 13, 2025.

The appeal was decided about 13 months after the order was entered.

Subsequent history: Reviewed by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, which reversed the order on Nov. 13, 2025.

The question: What the decree decided is not described in the sources found.

Outcome / stage: What the appeals court decided about the decree was not established in the sources found.

Entered in her twelfth year on the Surrogate's Court.

History coverage: The cited source is the Appellate Division's 2025 decision on the decree; its result was not established.

The question: The subject of the case is not described in the sources found.

Outcome / stage: The opinion was issued Oct. 7, 2015.

Issued in her third year on the Surrogate's Court.

History coverage: Later appellate history of this decision was not checked.

The question: The subject of the case is not described in the sources found.

Outcome / stage: The opinion was issued Sept. 30, 2009.

Written while she was a Civil Court judge assigned to the Criminal Court.

History coverage: Later appellate history of this decision was not checked.