Brooklyn Surrogate’s Court honors LGBTQ+ judges for Pride Month
June 22, 2026
Brooklyn Surrogate’s Court and LGBTQ+ Judges Association honored judges at a Pride Month event featuring the inaugural Milsap Award.
Brooklyn Surrogate’s Court and LGBTQ+ Judges Association honored judges at a Pride Month event featuring the inaugural Milsap Award.
Surrogate’s Court honored Black and Brown legal leaders for service, leadership and contributions to Brooklyn’s courts and community.
Brooklyn Surrogate Judge Graham and Court Attorney Moore led a CLE on estate law and the new Transfer on Death Deed.
The Black History Month Committee presented another informative program commemorating the 2025 theme of “African Americans and Labor.”
The BBA transformed its headquarters into a haven for oenophiles and foodies, hosting a “Wine-Tasting Night” with food pairings.
In an effort to foster camaraderie and recognize the hard work of their staff, Brooklyn Surrogate Court Justices Hon. Rosemarie Montalbano and Hon. Bernard Graham
Hon. Rosemarie Montalbano and Hon. Bernard Graham hosted an Employee Appreciation Lunch for their staff, including former and current interns. Despite being the first event
Mayor Eric Adams announced the appointment of four new judges across New York City courts on Friday. They included the appointment of Hon. Rantideva Singh, a former member of the
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Justice Bernard Graham was officially installed as the elected Surrogate Court Justice of Kings County during a ceremony at Brooklyn Law School on Wednesday, Jan. 10. The event was presided
The Association of Law Secretaries to the Justices of the Supreme & Surrogates’ Courts in New York City held its Annual Dinner at The View at Battery Park on Tuesday,
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Kings County Surrogate’s Court has announced new protocols for filing applications on an urgent basis. The change aims to streamline the process and ensure timely action for
BAY RIDGE — Justice Bernard Graham, who was elected to sit in the Kings County Supreme Court, has been serving as the acting Surrogate’s Court Judge since Hon. Carol Edmead
Practitioners and members of the community who want to know more about the Kings County Surrogate’s Court will have a golden opportunity later this month thanks to the Brooklyn Bar
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Not many people know who the public administrator is or what they do, but it is an important job that can impact the lives of nearly every
The legal community has adapted faster to technology in the last four months than it has in the last 10 years and to ensure that everyone is keeping up with
The Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) is hosting a virtual “Chat and Chew” event with judges Hon. Elizabeth Stong and Hon. Ellen Spodek on Friday, July 31 at
Local lawyers are stepping up to help Brooklynites settle small estates for free through the newly created VLP Probate Initiative. Anybody in the borough as well as New York City
Starting on Monday, courts in Upstate New York have begun to reopen, but Chief Judge Janet DiFiore issued a warning that despite this important step, things have not gone back
With 22,170 COVID-19 related deaths in New York, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state is the epicenter of the pandemic. That death toll is expected to have a large
BOROUGHWIDE — For a so-called “off-year” election, this year’s ballot has plenty for voters to consider. Here’s a guide to what you’ll find when you show up at your polling
The election results are in from Tuesday’s judicial primaries, with a clear winner emerging in each race. Justice Margarita López Torres won the Democratic primary for Brooklyn’s Surrogate Court, raking
Brooklyn Democrats will head to the polls tomorrow to vote on three judicial seats, including two countywide races: the Surrogate’s Court and the Civil Court. It’s the first June primary
Brooklynites head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in Democratic primaries to fill a handful of judicial seats. But how much do you know about the names that will
In a low-information primary where most Brooklynites don’t know much about the candidates, the contenders are leaning heavily on name recognition and insinuations of malfeasance. Voters had a rare opportunity
In the Brooklyn race for Surrogate’s Court judge, two of the three candidates have raked in contributions from estate lawyers whose business is handled in the court. While the primary
Brooklynites will head to the polls on June 25 to vote in a primary for a number of lesser known judgeships, including for a seat on the Surrogate’s Court in
Hundreds of people crammed into the central jury room of Brooklyn Supreme Court, Civil Term Thursday night to support Justice Harriet Thompson as she was inducted to the Surrogate’s Court