▁appointed ▁him ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁Second ▁Department ▁as ▁pres iding ▁justice ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁where ▁he ▁over se es ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁bus iest ▁app ell ate ▁courts ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁the ▁ben ch , ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Eng ▁joined ▁the ▁New ▁York - based ▁law ▁firm ▁Meyer , ▁Su oz zi , ▁English ▁& ▁Klein , ▁P . C . ▁as ▁Of ▁Coun sel ▁to ▁the ▁Lit ig ation ▁Department , ▁the ▁App ell ate ▁Pract ice ▁and ▁C riminal ▁Def ense ▁groups . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Eng ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Dr . ▁Paul ine ▁Le ong ▁Eng , ▁an ▁intern ist ▁at ▁North ▁Sh ore ▁LI J . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁two ▁daughters , ▁Laura ▁and ▁Kath le en . ▁ ▁Notable ▁achiev ements ▁ ▁Eng ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁Asian ▁American ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁pres iding ▁justice ▁of ▁an ▁App ell ate ▁Division . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁Asian - American ▁justice ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁State . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Eng ▁gave ▁the ▁comm enc ement ▁address ▁for ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Law ▁School ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁degree . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Eng ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁Daniel ▁K . ▁In ou ye ▁Tra il bla zer ▁Award , ▁N AP AB A ' s ▁highest ▁honor , ▁which ▁recogn izes ▁the ▁out standing ▁achiev ements , ▁commit ment