Brooklyn judges honored at the National Association of Women Judges annual conference
Brooklyn and New York judges attending the October 2016 National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington included Hon. Cheryl J. Gonzales, Hon. Marguerite Grays, Hon. Debra James, Hon. Tanya R. Kennedy, Hon. Kathy J. King, Hon. Patricia LaFreniere, Hon. Carole Levy, Hon. Enedina Pilar Sanchez, Hon. Ruth Shillingford, Hon. Debra Silber, Hon. Delores Thomas, Hon. Sally Unger and Hon. Betty J. Williams.
Kennedy (NY State Supreme Court, NY County) and Justice King (NY State Supreme Court, Kings County) were elected to NAWJ president-elect and secretary, respectively, for the 2016-2017 terms. King is the president of the NY chapter of NAWJ and Kennedy is the Treasurer Emeritus of NAWJ.
Gonzales was the recipient of the NAWJ 2016 Mattie Belle Davis Award, presented by NAWJ President Hon. Lisa S. Walsh. The award recognizes an NAWJ member who has gone above and beyond his or her role as member and volunteer to help make a difference in the organization in furthering NAWJ’s mission.
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.