Maria Aragona sworn in as Kings County Supreme Court justice at North Brooklyn’s Mount Carmel
June 23, 2026
Maria Aragona was sworn in as a Kings County Supreme Court justice during a ceremony at Mount Carmel in Williamsburg.
Maria Aragona was sworn in as a Kings County Supreme Court justice during a ceremony at Mount Carmel in Williamsburg.
A Sunset Park man was sentenced to 20 years to life for murdering his wife and critically injuring her two young children in 2023.
Brooklyn Surrogate’s Court and LGBTQ+ Judges Association honored judges at a Pride Month event featuring the inaugural Milsap Award.
Outgoing Bay Ridge Lawyers Association President Yolanda Guadagnoli was honored at the group’s annual dinner dance in Dyker Heights.
The Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association installed its 2026-27 leadership team during its 106th annual ceremony at federal court in Brooklyn.
“This innocent child allegedly suffered day after day, denied the most basic care and compassion,” Eric Gonzalez said in a release.
Caribbean American Lawyers Association honored five leaders at a Brooklyn gala supporting scholarships and legal mentorship.
Technology has had many intended and unintended consequences over the years and as it takes over more of our lives, trust and estate attorneys are taking more consideration of digital
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will no longer be allowed to make arrests inside New York courthouses without a judicial warrant, New York State’s Office of Court Administration announced in
Brooklyn’s top criminal judge, Hon. Matthew D’Emic, administrative judge of the Brooklyn Supreme Court, Criminal Term, gave a lecture on ethics in front of approximately 80 lawyers at the Bay
The Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association (BWBA) hosted a continuing legal education discussion that was sponsored by the Diversity Committee of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York
A Brooklyn judge apologized Thursday to the sister of a murdered woman for moving ahead with a sentencing last week without hearing her statement — but he didn’t apologize to
A new policy announced today by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office could improve the chances for many incarcerated people to receive parole. DA Eric Gonzalez unveiled the creation of a
Brooklyn prosecutors threatened to rearrest former NBA phenom Sebastian Telfair Tuesday – in the middle of his trial – for allegedly yelling at a witness who had just testified. Telfair
More than 300 members of the Brooklyn criminal justice community got together for the annual Kings County Criminal Bar Association dinner at Giando on the Water in Williamsburg on Saturday.
The 4th Judge Advocate General (JAG) Officers Association held its 60th anniversary gala at which it honored two of its past commanders, Col. Francis Kelly and Col. Nicholas Satriano, and
The Brooklyn District Attorney teamed up with an immigrant advocacy group Monday night to host an event for immigrants to report crimes. The event, cohosted by Safe Horizon’s Immigration Law
Justice Marsha Steinhardt, who grew up on Carroll Street in Crown Heights, has always been a positive and bright person. In her office at the Kings County Supreme Court, she
The growing presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers outside New York courthouses is causing more immigrants to miss their court dates for fear of being detained, a new report outlined
The collegiality between the courts, the judges and the bar associations in Brooklyn has helped establish the borough as one of the most progressive in the country. The local legal
An off-duty cop was found guilty of robbing and assaulting a man outside a Bushwick nightclub in 2016, the Brooklyn District Attorney announced Thursday. Anthony Delacruz, a 35-year-old officer who
Many low-income Brooklynites dealing with child support issues will be able to get help from the Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP). The VLP held a continuing legal education
Two Brooklyn judges are among the six who will be honored by the Kings County Housing Court Bar Association during its annual awards luncheon that will take place at Brooklyn
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez will meet with advocates of the decriminalization of sex work to discuss why they believe prostitution should be legal, he said Wednesday. “We’re in a
Michael Rosenthal has been practicing law for three decades in Brooklyn and has been president of the Kings County Housing Court Bar Association for nearly as long. In that time,
The Catholic Lawyers Guild, Diocese of Brooklyn, will honor six people and install its new slate of officers and directors during the group’s annual dinner that will be held Gargiulo’s
More than 50 Brooklyn police officers were hit with four or more federal civil rights lawsuits between January 2015 and June 2018, costing the city millions of dollars in settlements,
The Columbian Lawyers Association invited attorney Brian Shoot to its monthly meeting at Marco Polo Restaurant last Tuesday for a continuing legal education lecture on updates in Court of Appeals
A bill that will help ripped-off homeowners get their property back has passed both the New York Assembly and the Senate, and is awaiting the governor’s signature. The bill is
The Brooklyn Bar Association’s Foundation Law Committee is hosting a public forum later this month entitled “Know Your Rights: Police Encounters and Arrests in NYC,” that is free and open
The Parks Department doesn’t have to give activists a full report about its redesign of Fort Greene Park — or produce a consultant’s contract to prove the agency is exempt
After the New York Islanders clinched a playoff spot by beating the Sabres at the Nassau Coliseum on Saturday, lawyers from New York City and Long Island faced off against
After working in the Brooklyn court system for 33 years, court clerk specialist Roderick Randall didn’t want to have a big retirement party. However, co-worker Lissette Morales explained that the
The first wrongful conviction unit was created in Dallas in 2007 and Brooklyn wouldn’t get it’s first until after the election of Ken Thompson as Kings County District Attorney in
A pair of Brooklyn judges provided musical accompaniment for some Canarsie seniors for St. Patrick’s Day when they stopped by the Jewish Association Serving the Aging (JASA) at the HES
After 30 years of practicing law, Earl Ward is considered one of the top criminal defense and civil rights attorneys in New York City. However, during a recent meeting of