Queens’ courts celebrated Pride Month at Civil Court on Monday, recognizing the mark the LGBTQIA+ community has left on the state’s judicial system – but this month’s celebration comes at a tenuous point as the federal government threatens the freedom and safety of transgender Americans and the wider LGBTQIA+ community, officials said.
Read MoreIt 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 MoreThe Queens court community held their second annual Martin Luther King Day of Service event on Thursday, honoring the civil rights leader by giving free legal assistance to court users.
Read MoreFive judges were nominated to run on the Queens County Democratic party line in the upcoming race for New York State Supreme Court on Thursday during the party’s annual judicial convention.
Read MoreThe New York City Bar Association this week released its ratings of judicial candidates throughout the five boroughs ahead of the upcoming November election.
Read MoreThe Queens County Democratic Party voted to support five candidates to fill five judicial vacancies on the Queens Civil Court bench last week.
Read MoreThough absentee ballots have yet to be counted, initial results show Cassandra Johnson and Soma Syed leading their respective races.
Read MoreIt’s still very early in the count and nothing is official, but a few candidates in Queens held sizable leads Tuesday night.
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