Criminal court hosts second annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
The Kings County and Richmond County criminal courts joined together to host the second annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration on Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn on Friday. This year’s theme was “Sueños,” or “Dreams” in English.
“Welcome to our celebration of the Hispanic Heritage Month in the Brooklyn criminal court and for the first time including Richmond County Criminal Court,” said Justice Evelyn J. Laporte, the mistress of ceremonies for the event. “Last year we celebrated this event for the first time and it was a huge success.”
Supervising Judge Michael Yavinsky welcomed Laporte along with the keynote speaker Surrogate Court Judge Margarita Lopez Torres and Justices Frederick C. Arriaga and Raymond L. Rodriguez as part of the celebration. Deputy Borough President Diana Reyna, Kings County Democratic Chairman Frank Seddio and President of the Puerto Rican Bar Association Betty Lugo also took part in the event, and court employee Sara L. Perez was presented with the Hispanic Employee of the Year Award during the ceremony.