Judge DiMango thinks TV judges have helped perception of women on the bench
While the elections for district attorney and various city council seats dominated the news last month, something significant happened in the judiciary election — Brooklyn went to the polls and overwhelmingly voted for women to run its judiciary.
Five women, Connie Melendez, Robin Sheares, Patria Frias-Colon, Sandra Roper and Ellen Edwards, won boroughwide elections for spots on the bench and Elena Baron won in the Civil Court District 6 race.