Business is continuing more or less as usual across Queens’ sprawling court system, even as other institutions restrict access or limit large gatherings of people amid coronavirus uncertainty.
Read More”To me, if a child or family is in crisis and I’m available to help them, I don't look at the movement of time, and the parents are grateful, and I’m grateful because they’re comfortable enough to share their personal lives with me.”
Read More“Mr. Williams respects and follows the law.”
Read MoreGrowing up, Queens Supreme Court Justice Frederick Sampson didn’t see himself as a lawyer, or as an academic — as a kid on the Lower East Side he loved sports and music.
Read MoreQueens District Attorney Melinda Katz will join fellow female prosecutors at a panel discussion honoring Women’s History Month next week at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Read More“I’m excited because it was really starting to stress me out.”
Read More“They’re already quarantined and that will spread like wildfire.”
Read MoreAn international consortium of women judges have again invited Queens Supreme Court Justice Carmen Velasquez to participate as the U.S. representative for an annual panel discussion at the United Nations building.
Read More“I will not sit next to someone who I feel does not respect women.”
Read More“In the beginning it will be tough, but people will change.”
Read More“Judges need to be able to make their decisions based on the individual before them.”
Read MoreDiFiore proposed a change to the state’s new bail law that would give judges the discretion to send defendants to jail.
Read MoreFormer students, tax revenue and other financial streams account for $1.8 billion.
Read More“I decided to come back because it’s more fulfilling than the private sector.”
Read MoreThe law provides free legal assistance to renters who earn less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line in 25 New York City zip codes, including five in Queens.
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