Former State Supreme Court Justice Phylis Skloot Bamberger of the Bronx, who worked both before and after her time on the bench to reduce the number of wrongful convictions in New York, died Sunday, Oct. 28, at the age of 79.

Bamberger served on the bench for nearly two decades before her retirement in 2006. She was active in the legal community after her retirement and well-recognized among her peers.