The ‘Two Sylvias’ share the Brooklyn Bar spotlight
The BBA dinner evening was memorable for the elegance of new Appellate Division Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix, who introduced honoree Justice Sylvia Ash; the chic presentation of speaker par excellence Hon Barry Kamins, administrative judge for Criminal Matters in Kings County, who highlighted the many contributions of Past President Allen Lashley; and the candid comments of Appellate Division Justice Reinaldo E. Rivera, as he reminded all of the public service of honoree Andrew Fisher and the vital role the Fisher family has played in the Kings legal community going back 70 years.
His late dad Harold was chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and brother Ken – there that night at the dinner to honor his brother — served two notable terms in the City Council.
Since this was a really big party, I toured the huge BBA room with Eagle Executive Mark Hibsher who noted, “I never saw a dais that big!” I replied using a quote from a retired Kings Justice who told me that “You don’t put presiding justices and honorees out there in the audience. They’re accustomed to sitting up on the bench.”