To all of my judicial colleagues, it was my privilege to preside over the Judicial Section’s Annual Meeting during Bar Week in January. Again, it was held virtually, but we did our best to preserve comradery and our traditions even within the limitations of remote conferencing. And, as we have now resurrected the Judicial Dispatch, I … Continued

On June 30, 2022, I had the honor of participating as a panelist with the Hon. Robert Bogle, Hon. David Elliot and Hon. Vito M. DeStefano, on behalf of the New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics (ACJE), in the Ethics Plenary session for week one of the Judicial Seminars. Our presentation addressed how … Continued

It has been just over two years since our nation, amidst the hardships of a relentless international pandemic, watched in collective horror as the tragic killing of George Floyd was replayed on our televisions, our phones, and in our homes. In the national reckoning on issues of racism, bias, and intolerance that followed, inequality was … Continued