Brooklyn judge and lawyer Kamins honored for distinguished service
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Barry Kamins was one of eight people honored by the New York State Bar Association for distinguished service in Criminal Justice.
Kamins is the new chief of policy and planning for New York state’s Unified Courts System, co-chair of the Advisory Committee on Criminal Law and Procedure for the Chief Administrative Judge of New York, as well as the New York State Permanent Sentencing Commission. He was presented with the Vincent E. Doyle, Jr. Award for Outstanding Judicial Contribution in the Criminal Justice System at the NYSBA Annual Meeting on Jan. 30.
Brooklyn attorney Jessica W. Goldthwaite was also honored with the Michele S. Maxian Award for Outstanding Public Defense Practitioner. Goldthwaite, an eight-year veteran of the Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Defense Practice, is a member of the Legal Aid Society’s DNA unit, where she is involved in staff training, as well as defending in cases involving DNA evidence.