The "Amici" podcast series was created to share information and insight from New York's judges and the Unified Court System with constituents, stakeholders and anyone else who might have an interest in these topics.
A Journey from the Homeless Shelter to the Bench: Hon. Raymond P. Fernandez (edited) by John Caher
Growing up in poverty with parents addicted to drugs, few would have predicted that Ray Fernandez would grow up to be a judge. In this Amici podcast, the Hon. Raymond P. Fernandez discusses his struggle, the guardian angels he encountered along the way, and the importance of rejecting victim mentality and learning to stand on top of, rather than be buried beneath, our past. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2025-04/Judge%20Fernandez.pdf
On Sept. 11, 2001, then-Captain Luis Valcarcel of the Court System's Department of Public Safety happened to be in Albany attending a meeting on, of all things, emergency preparedness when the country was attacked by terrorists. He was viewing the events unfold on live television, watching as a large plane approached the World Trade Center, and knowing full well that his brother was inside that building. Over his 47 years with the courts, Chief Valcarcel witnessed the growth of a newly unified court system that evolved under the nine Chief Judges under which he served. He ushered in new eras in security and helped make the Department of Public Safety the robust, cutting edge force that is today. But nothing compares to the moment he saw the plane hit the World Trade Center where his brother was working. In this new Amici podcast, Chief Valcarcel, who is retiring effective April 1, shares his story of growing up in the Bronx with a little girl who is now one of the most influential individuals in the nation, as well his memories of 9/11 and the impact that day had not only on his life, but the entire court system. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2025-03/Chief%20Valcarcel%20final.pdf
In this episode of Diversity Dialogues, a production of the New York State Unified Court System's Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Amici podcast program, we're going to pull back the curtain and try to see the world from a different set of eyes. We are going to explore how this world looks from the perspective of a little person, learn a little bit about the condition called “dwarfism,” and have a frank discussion about the challenges those with that condition encounter every day in our society. Our guest is the Hon. Sarika Kapoor, a judge in Nassau County who stands all of three foot, eight inches tall. Judge Kapoor is believed to be the first little person ever to serve in the New York State Judiciary. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2025-04/Judge%20Kapoor.pdf (NB: The podcast was recorded in October 2024) #dwarfism #achondroplasia
Civics Learning Week kicks off today and runs throughout the week, and for the first time ever the New York Court System is involved, reflecting a priority of New York Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson to promote civic education. In this short podcast, Zenith Taylor, the first Civic Engagement Coordinator in the courts, discusses the importance of civics education, what brought her to this position, and the activities the Unified Court System will engage in this week. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2025-03/zenith%20taylor-compressed_0.pdf
In this St. Patrick's Day episode of Diversity Dialogues, we chat with Shane O'Donoghue, the child of Irish immigrants who discusses the centuries long ethnic and religious persecution of his ancestors in Ireland, and the discrimination and hatred the Irish endured in America. Shane, a management analyst in the Court System's Division of E-filing, covers the Cromwell reign of terror, the Great Hunger and, in this country, the nativist Know Nothing Party, which accused Irish and German immigrants of destroying the country by “poisoning the blood” of the nation, committing crimes and taking jobs that rightfully belonged to native born Americans. Diversity Dialogues is a production of the NYS Unified Court System's Office of Diversity & Inclusion. We live in a nation of immigrants, and our Diversity Dialogue segment is designed to highlight people in the court system who bring unique experiences and different perspectives to everything we do behind the scenes and in the courtroom. "[Diversity] is incredibly important," Shane said. "It creates an atmosphere of empathy. Once you see that diversity and you can see what other people's socio and economical challenges are or what their cultural problems that they faced, what their stories are, you kind of have a sense of empathy for them, and you want to give them a helping hand. You understand why things are the way they are and how things can get better." Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2025-03/Shane%20O%27Donoghue.pdf #StPatricksDay #DiversityDialogues #IrishImmigrants #HistoryLesson #CulturalHeritage #ImmigrationHistory #CourtSystem #DiversityAndInclusion #EmpathyInAction
This episode of Diversity Dialogues, a production of the NYS Court System's Office of Diversity and Inclusion, is a story of two young people from Poland who met in a displaced persons camp after World War II, found a way to emigrate to America, built a successful business, and raised two daughters who carry their memories, and to some extent, their trauma. One of those daughters is Joan Levenson, principal law clerk to the Hon. Deborah Kaplan and counsel to the New York State Judicial Committee on Elder Justice. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2025-01/Joan%20Levenson%20FINAL_0.pdf
In this Veterans Day episode of Diversity Dialogues, a production of the New York State Unified Court System's Office of Diversity and Inclusion, we explore leadership, service and camaraderie from the perspective of a woman who followed an unlikely path to become an Army medic, treating Wounded Warriors during Operation Desert Storm, and then an equally unlikely path to become the first Black woman ever to serve as Deputy District Executive and now District Executive in the Eighth Judicial District. Ms. Moore discusses her journey, the influence of Buffalo area role models such as judges Wilbur Trammell, Samuel Green, Rose Sconiers, Shirley Troutman, Jeanette Ogden and Kevin Carter, and her commitment to lifting as she climbs. “It's very important that to the best of my ability, I make myself available to anyone who wants to speak to me, who I'm able to assist in moving forward, to the youth who come after us,” Ms. Moore said. “Every one of us has someone who was behind us, who has made it easier for us to get where we're going. And it is due to their hard work, their sacrifice, their willingness to lift as you climb.” Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-11/Tasha%20Moore.pdf
In a new Diversity Dialogue podcast, Rafael Dilones, the Clerk of Richmond County Family Court and the child of immigrants from the Dominican Republic, reveals that as a child he questioned whether he was fully American, even though, as a natural born citizen, he's as American as George Washington. He simply didn't see anyone who looked like him in authority positions. “When I was in grade school, none of my teachers were of color,” Rafael said. “They were all great teachers and very encouraging, but I didn't see anyone that looked like me, and I think that matters. When I saw people on TV, the people that had the power did not look like me, and the people that were marginalized, they were the people that looked like me. Representation matters so, so much, especially to the young kids. They need to see that not only are we a member of this society, but we have a lot to contribute.” Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-09/Rafael%20Dillones%20CORRECTED_0.pdf
It's hard to imagine anyone having a better grasp of the history of the Office of Court Administration than Legislative Counsel Marc Bloustein -- for the simple reason that Marc is the history of the OCA. Marc was there at the start of OCA and, in his 50-year career, has served under every Chief Administrative Judge in state history. In this wide-ranging and insightful interview, Marc discusses the origins and evolution of statewide court management - and reveals some tidbits that only an insider would know. Marc is retiring Sept. 26. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-09/Marc%20Bloustein%20FINAL.pdf
For today's Diversity Dialogue segment, we're going to commemorate National Wellness Month, albeit just a little bit late, with a program that will largely focus on legal, judicial, and court workforce practice. Our guest is Dr. Aimée Neri Gueye of the Office for Justice Initiatives, Child Welfare and Family Justice Division. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-09/AimeeNeri.pdf #wellness #traumainformed #circlekeepers #cwcip #icwa
In a special co-production of the Historical Society of the New York Courts and Amici, the podcast program of the NYS Unified Court System, an insightful panel discusses with Host John Caher the growth of the Latino Judges Association, a little known case that ended school desegregation in California and set the stage for future civil rights victories, an upcoming inaugural moot court competition, and the differences between bilingual education and English as a Second Language (ESL). Three sitting judges – Supreme Court Justices Patria Frias-Colón and Wilma Guzman and Court of Claims Judge Linda Mejias-Glover – and Daniel O. Sierra of the Historical Society offer insight and perspective. Video: https://youtu.be/ZeAFOMc3foU Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-08/Mendez%2024-edited.pdf
In this latest podcast production by the NY Courts Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Today we have a program like no other, because we have a guest like no other. Nicole "Nicky" Hylton is a new Deputy Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Special Projects Coordinator, but that doesn't begin to tell the story of a "queer" Black woman who grew up with functionally illiterate parents in Jamaica and brought her remarkable experience and two master's degrees to the NYS Unified Court System. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-08/Nicky%20Hylton.pdf
In this Amici podcast, we introduce you to the three chairs of the NYS Permanent Commission on Access to Justice -- Helaine M. Barnett, the Grand Dame of the Access to Justice movement, Supreme Court Justice Christina Ryba and Acting Supreme Court Justice Shahabuddeen A. Ally. Transcript: Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-07/A2J.pdf
Thirty-four years ago today, President George Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, the world's first comprehensive declaration of equality for people with disabilities. Our guest today is a young woman with a very special perspective on the doors that were opened, literally, by the ADA, and a painfully special insight into the consequences of inner-city gun violence. Her name is Rolanda “Dolly” Coleman, a soon to be second year law student at Fordham Law School, who was interning this summer with the New York City Criminal Court. Rolanda was only 17 years old and living in public housing in East New York when she was shot three times in a stairwell, paralyzing her and leaving her to navigate life in a wheelchair. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-07/Rolanda.pdf
In this podcast, Diego Santiago, a court attorney/ referee in the NY Courts, discusses his journey as a gay Puerto Rican, the meaning of "Pride," why he prefers "queer" to "gay," the concepts of "social justice" and “Nuyorican,” explains why gay men often identify with non-gay strong women like Madonna, Cher, Judy Garland and Barbara Streisand -- and even entertains us by singing a stanza from "I Will Transform" by Pax Ressler. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-06/Diego%20Santiago%20final.pdf
In a new Diversity Dialogue podcast, the Hon. John Zhuo Wang, a Criminal Court Judge in New York City, discusses the persecution and oppression his family suffered at the hands of the communists in China, his early battles with anti-Asian discrimination, his realization that his ethnic group is just as capable of racial bias as other groups – and his insightful reflections on what makes for a good judge, summed up in one word: humility. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/doc/37426
For this Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Diversity Dialogue, we are honored to have an opportunity to chat with the Hon. Jeffrey K. Oing, an Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department, in Manhattan. Justice Oing is a native of Hong Kong whose parents brought him to the United States at the age of four and raised him in East Harlem. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-05/Justice%20Oing%20Final.pdf
Since its creation in 1995, the Commercial Division has transformed business litigation in New York, and as you'll hear, made the New York courts a preferred forum for complex business disputes. We have three guests with us today: the Honorable Jennifer Schecter, who has served on the Commercial Division since 2018; the Honorable Joseph Lamendola, one of the Presiding Justices of the Commercial Division in Onondaga County; and Robert L. Haig, a partner at Kelley Drye & Warren in Manhattan, and Chairman of the Commercial Division Advisory Council. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-05/commercial%20division.pdf
Antonella Barbieri was the young mother of a 2 ½ year old boy when she received the shocking and life-altering news: Your son has autism. “I cried,” she said. “I cried a lot.” In this candid and moving episode of Diversity Dialogues, Antonella, a senior management analyst in the Division of E-Filing, takes us behind the curtain to view the real life experiences of an autistic boy and his mother. She discusses those first moments and days, the daily struggles of the parent of an autistic child. And you'll hear how she wouldn't change a thing and believes the experience has made her a better and more patient manager. We hope you enjoy—and share—this Autism Awareness Month feature. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-04/Antonella%20Barbieri.pdf #autism #autismawarenessmonth #neurodiversity
Many judges decorate their office with pictures of judicial luminaries who they view as role models. In Supreme Court Justice Joanne D. Quiñones' office, you'll find Wonder Woman memorabilia. Learn why and hear about her "Camp Quiñones" mentoring program, in this new Diversity Dialogue podcast, a production of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-04/Judge%20Quinones%20final.pdf
The New York State Court of Claims is often a below-the-radar court in the state court system. It rarely makes news. Its jurisdiction is limited to civil cases against the state and some of its entities. There are no jurors, so each case is decided by a judge. And since the judges are all appointed by the Governor, they never interact with the public in the way that judges campaigning for public office do. In a new Amici podcast, Acting Presiding Judge Richard E. Sise and Court of Claims Judges Catherine Leahy-Scott and Ramón Rivera demystify the court, explaining why it exists, what it does and how it does it. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-03/Court%20of%20Claims%20final.pdf
When Carolyn Walker-Diallo, New York City Civil Court Administrative Judge, took her oath of office in 2015 with her hand on the Qur'an, the public recoil was instant. She was called “un-American,” a "jihadist" and a “terrorist.” For a time, she and her family were under armed guard. In this new Diversity Dialogue podcast, Justice Walker-Diallo, the first Muslim person to serve as a judge in New York State, discusses Islam and her spiritual journey. She also reveals that that prior to converting, she harbored negative presumptions about Islam based upon the misrepresentation of the religion in the news and the media. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-02/Administrative%20Judge%20Walker-Diallo.pdf #ramadan #Islamophobia
Fifty years ago, Judge Harold Arnoldus Stevens made history when he became the first African American to sit on New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals. In this extraordinary podcast, the two attorneys who served as Judge Steven's law clerks -- Robert McGreevy and Lawrence Zweifach -- provide an inside look at this trailblazer. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-02/Harold%20Stevens.pdf #gibsondunn #courtofappeals
As the third of eight children in an Irish Catholic family, future Deputy Chief Administrative Judge James P. Murphy picked up a lot of skills early on that would come in handy when he undertook the daunting task of overseeing day-to-day trial court operations in 57 of New York's 62 counties and put him in charge of 640 judges and 6,000 non-judicial employees: teamwork, collaboration, humility, group dynamics and a keen understanding that the interests of the clan as a whole outweigh those of any individual. Judge Murphy, who was appointed last year as the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for the Courts Outside New York City, discusses his background and management approach in a new Amici podcast. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-02/Judge%20Murphy.pdf
In this Diversity Dialogue segment, we are honored and delighted to welcome to the program a truly historic figure, the Honorable Milton A. Tingling, the keystone of a nation's first three-generation family of Black judges. The Tingling family history and legacy is truly remarkable. "You don't command respect," he said. "You earn respect." Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-01/Milton%20Tingling_0.pdf
Daniel Santiago-Stewart, a Senior Management Analyst in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, discusses the challenges of growing up gay in a deeply religious home, and his successful quest for happiness and peace. "I am happy. Things could have been easier, but I don't regret what happened because I am who I am because of it. I am strong because of it." Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2023-12/Dan%20Santiago.pdf
In this Diversity Dialogue podcast, Linda Wiedrick, Chief Clerk in the Erie County Surrogate's Court, discusses her Mohawk roots and family story, reveals that the Mohawks were the first feminists and environmentalists, and shares the traditional Native American prayer of Thanksgiving. "We're here. We're strong. We're surviving. We're striving not to lose our customs and traditions," says Ms. Wiedrick. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2023-11/Linda%20Wiedrick%20Podcast%20Transcript%20final.pdf
In this Diversity Dialogue edition, the Hon. Lillian Wan, the first and only Asian American woman to serve on any of the four departments of the Appellate Division, discusses her childhood, growing up with immigrant parents, the biases she confronted and how those life experiences made her the judge she is. “I wanted my courtroom to be a place where everyone feels welcome, everyone feels included, where everyone feels, regardless of the outcome—win, lose or draw— that I'm not going to prejudge you based on what you look like or where you come from and that you're going to get a fair shake in my courtroom, whether you love my decision or hate my decision, and that's still what I aspire to.” Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2023-10/Judge%20Wan.pdf
" I can't think of anything more important in today's society than to defend the Judiciary." In this Amici podcast, former Presiding Justice Rolando T. Acosta of the Appellate Division, First Department, explains how growing up under a dictatorship where the judiciary was complicit in, rather than a force against, injustice, fueled his passion for judicial independence from political pressure. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2023-10/Judge%20Acosta%20final.pdf
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Office of Diversity & Inclusion is pleased to present this podcast interview with Sgt. Bernice Torres, a NYS court officer who will discuss her Puerto Rican roots, her journey out of poverty, how she became a world class handball player -- and why she insists that she has the best law enforcement job possible. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2023-08/Sgt.%20Torres.pdf
The Hon. Peter O'Donoghue didn't let blindness interfere with his goals of attending college and law school, passing the bar and ultimately becoming a judge. In this new Diversity Dialogue podcast, Judge O'Donoghue shares his inspiring story. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2023-08/Judge%20O-Donoghue_0.pdf
In this Diversity Dialogue segment, the Hon. Joseph Zayas, the first Latino ever appointed Chief Administrative Judge in NYS, discusses his childhood in a Harlem housing project, growing up with a mentally ill father and his vision for the court system he manages. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2023-07/Judge%20ZayasFINAL_0.pdf
Dr. Christine Farrow, the first female and first African American ever to serve as Commissioner of Jurors in Erie County, reflects on her life, her career, the importance of mentoring and her challenge in diversifying the jury pool. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2023-07/Christine%20Farrow.pdf
In this Diversity Dialogue podcast, New York Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson discusses his childhood growing up with a totally blind mother, his recent appointment as the first Chief Judge of color in state history, his bottom-up management style and his plan to create more work for his colleagues on the high court. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2023-06/Chief%20Judge%20Wilson%20Final%20RDW%20edits.pdf
In this presentation of the Unified Court System's Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Charlie Arrowood, senior counsel to the Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission discusses their own gender transition, the meaning of terms such as "non-binary" and why the use of "they" and "them" as a singular pronoun is both appropriate and grammatically correct. Transcript: ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/fi…0Arrowood%20.pdf
In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Month, Diversity Dialogues is honored to present the Hon. Shahabuddeen Ally a native of Guyana and the first Muslim man elected to the bench in New York State. An unabashed believer in the American Dream, Judge Ally grew up in a one-bedroom South Bronx apartment that housed as many as 13 people. Compared to the life they left behind in Guyana, it was paradise. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2023-05/Shah%20Ally.pdf
Randy Bowens, the Statewide Equal Justice Coordinator for the NYS Courts, discusses his background and new role in this Diversity Dialogue podcast of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2023-04/Randy%20Bowens.pdf
Thirty years ago today, the Hon. Judith S. Kaye made history when she was sworn in as the first female Chief Judge in New York State, a position she would hold for a record-breaking 15 years. All told, Judge Kaye, who was the first woman ever to sit on the state's highest court, served 25 years, three months, 19 days and 12 hours on the Court of Appeals. In a special Women's History Month edition of Diversity Dialogues, a podcast program of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Marilyn Marcus, Executive Director of the Historical Society of the New York Courts, discusses what Judith Smith Kaye meant to the courts, the law and to her personally. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2023-03/Marilyn%20Marcus%20on%20JSK.pdf
Seventy-six years ago, the Mendez family and other Mexican American families in Southern California took on segregated schools and set the stage for the US Supreme Court's landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education. On March 23, a re-enactment of Mendez will be presented in Manhattan and virtually To commemorate the decision from a Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals, the Latino Judges' Association is sponsoring a reenactment of the case with the help of students, faculty and administrators at Columbia Law School and St. John's Law School. The event, which is open to the public and comes with CLE credit for attorneys, will be held March 23rd at the Southern District of New York in Manhattan and virtually. Details: https://hsnyc.formstack.com/forms/20230323_mendez_v_westminster_reenactment_registration Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2023-02/MendezFinal.pdf
Judges Troy Webber and Richard Rivera — proud products of the South Bronx — were inspired to become lawyers, judges and co-chairs of the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission by the injustices they witnessed as children. In this Diversity Dialogue podcast, the judges talk about their childhoods, what they witnessed and their mission in co-chairing the first court-based commission in the nation committed to racial and ethnic fairness in the courts. Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2023-02/WebberRivera.pdf
Salihah Denman -- a first generation immigrant from Suriname and the first member of her family to attend law school -- discusses the New York Legal Opportunity Program or "NY LEO," an extraordinary initiative of the NYS Judicial Institute that helps traditionally underrepresented students prepare for law school.
In this Native American Heritage Month episode of Diversity Dialogues, we are proud to feature the Hon. Mark Montour, the first Native American ever elected to a state judicial position. In this podcast, Judge Montour, who serves on the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, discusses his Mohawk roots and the history of his tribe. Transcript: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2022-11/Judge%20Montour.pdf
Perhaps more than anyone else, Jeff Carucci has spearheaded the NYS Court System's lengthy effort to make "e-filing" accessible in every court and every county. On the occasion of Jeff's retirement, please enjoy this short chat with a man known internally as a "true gentleman." Transcript: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2022-11/Jeff%20Carucci.pdf
After scoring a number of “firsts” in her judicial career –first African American woman appointed as Supervising Judge in the Ninth JD, first woman to be appointed Administrative Judge in the Ninth and the first African American to be appointed Administrative Judge outside of New York City – Judge Kathie E. Davidson has embarked on a new challenge: running the cutting-edge think thank that is the NYS Judicial Institute. In this interview, she discusses her past, her present and her vision for the future of the Judicial Institute.
For this Diversity Dialogue segment, we're pleased to feature Chief David Santiago. Chief Santiago, a court officer since Bill Clinton was president and Mario Cuomo was governor, was the first person of color and first Latino in Suffolk County to become a sergeant and a lieutenant and a captain and a major and now chief. Transcript: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2022-09/David%20Santiago.pdf #HispanicHeritageMonth
Every day, the NYS Court System interacts with people of all backgrounds, all skill sets and all education levels. Our materials, both in print and online, are only helpful if they are clear, concise and intelligible to all. Bill Perritt is leading our effort to cleanse court materials of legalese, unnecessary jargon, confusing acronyms and bureaucratese. Transcript: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2022-07/Bill%20Perritt.pdf
John Sullivan is the statewide ADA coordinator for the New York courts. In this podcast interview coinciding with the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Mr. Sullivan discusses the law and implications for the court system and court users. Transcript: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2022-07/John%20Sullivan.pdf
The Commission to Reimagine the Future of New York Courts is charting a course forward for the court system. Commission Chair Hank Greenberg, former NYS Bar Association president, and Justice Craig J. Doran of the Seventh Judicial District, discuss the working of the Commission and a new working group led by Justice Doran. Transcript: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2022-06/Reimagine2.pdf
For this Pride Month edition of Diversity Dialogues, we are fortunate to have not one but two pioneering judges as guests: the Honorable Anthony Cannataro of New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals, and Justice Joanne Winslow of the Appellate Division Fourth Department. Together the judges co-chair the Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission of the New York Courts. Transcript: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2022-05/PrideMonth22_1.pdf
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