Brooklyn Family Court Judge Javier Vargas honored by the Cervantes Society
Court Officers and Chief Judge DiFiore among others honored
The Cervantes Society of the Courts of the State of New York held its 23rd annual awards ceremony in Manhattan on Tuesday where it honored four including Brooklyn Family Court Judge Javier Vargas.
“I’m glad that we’re honoring Judge Vargas,” said Hon. Ariel E. Belen. “He has served with distinction, I can tell you myself. More than once I have been able to turn to him for help.”
Judge Vargas was honored alongside Hon. Janet DiFiore, chief judge of the Court of Appeals and the State of New York; and a pair of court officers, Edwin Colon, from Brooklyn Supreme Court, Civil Term; and Lorraine Alicea of the Bronx Supreme Court, Civil Term.