It was a long grueling day of legal debate for a group of around a dozen Queens high school students last week, as they were given the unique chance to introduce and defend their own constitutional amendments before actively sitting judges in Queens Supreme Court.
Read MoreQueens finds itself in the middle of a historic period for its courts – for the first time in the borough’s history, over half of the borough’s courts are being led by Black women.
Read MoreAfter the pandemic significantly slowed the number of trials taking place in New York’s courts, the Unified Court System saw a major increase in the number of trials commenced in 2025, a trend that experts say could lead to even faster case processing in 2026.
Read MoreQueens’ Civil and Criminal Courts have proven to be leaders in addressing stubborn backlogged cases, outperforming city and state courthouses in a number of metrics through the first half of the year.
Read MoreAfter over a dozen years, the scaffolding that wraps around the front of the Queens County Supreme Court building in Downtown Jamaica will soon come down. But the crumbling facade that necessitated the installation of the wooden shedding 14 years ago is still not expected to be fixed anytime soon.
Read MoreScaffolding is a daily fixture in the lives of most New Yorkers – but nowhere is that more true than at the Queens Supreme Courthouse in Downtown Jamaica.
Read More“Attorneys need to get back to work and cases have to start moving.”
Read More“I feel so fortunate to stand before so many wonderful people who have nothing but love for me, and one another.”
Read More“What's going to be great is that everybody's going to see everybody and work together.”
Read More“While we can’t meet together in person we are able to still celebrate our friends and association.”
Read More“It has been a long road.”
Read More“They are an inspiration and their stories should be taught and learned by everyone.”
Read More“Always follow the law. If you follow the law, you’ll be able to sleep at night.”
Read More“Intelligent, personable and dedicated, she possesses all the qualities of leadership.”
Read MoreThe new top judge will be selected in the coming weeks.
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