Former New Berlin Town Justice named co-chair of new LGBT Commission
NEW YORK – The Honorable Elizabeth A. Garry of the Supreme Court Appellate Division was recently named co-chair of the New York State Court System's first LGBT Commission.
Garry was elected Supreme Court Justice for the Sixth Judicial District in 2006. Before that, she was elected Town Justice in the Town of New Berlin in 2001 and then again in 2005. In 2009, she was appointed to the New York State Appellate Division as the first openly gay justice.
According to a statement from the NYS Unified Court System, the purpose of the new commission is to highlight and address issues of concern to LGBT members within the justice system and legal profession, acting “as a forceful advocate for LGBT issues and LGBT members of the court community, providing a bridge between the Judiciary's leadership and LGBT individuals in the courts and legal profession.” The new LGBT Commission was announced on December 14 by Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks.
The Commission will be led by Judge Garry and The Honorable Marcy Kahn, Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department.
“The LGBT Commission will work with Chief Judge DiFiore, Chief Administrative Judge Marks and other court officials to promote equal participation in and access to the courts and legal profession by all persons regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression − from initiatives to enhance judicial and workforce diversity to efforts to help ensure that issues facing LGBT litigants are fairly addressed by the courts,” reads the release issued by New York State. “The Commission will also collaborate with LGBT advocacy organizations, bar associations and community groups to raise awareness about LGBT issues and foster a more equitable, supportive environment for LGBT members within the justice system, legal profession and greater community.”
Chief Judge DiFiore said, “I am heartened by the historic gains made by LGBT members throughout society, among them LGBT persons within the Unified Court System, who are now well represented in our judicial and non-judicial ranks. Yet for their many advances in American society in recent years, LGBT members continue all too often to face discrimination, bullying and hate-motivated violence.”
Garry was elected Supreme Court Justice for the Sixth Judicial District in 2006. Before that, she was elected Town Justice in the Town of New Berlin in 2001 and then again in 2005. In 2009, she was appointed to the New York State Appellate Division as the first openly gay justice.
According to a statement from the NYS Unified Court System, the purpose of the new commission is to highlight and address issues of concern to LGBT members within the justice system and legal profession, acting “as a forceful advocate for LGBT issues and LGBT members of the court community, providing a bridge between the Judiciary's leadership and LGBT individuals in the courts and legal profession.” The new LGBT Commission was announced on December 14 by Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks.
The Commission will be led by Judge Garry and The Honorable Marcy Kahn, Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department.
“The LGBT Commission will work with Chief Judge DiFiore, Chief Administrative Judge Marks and other court officials to promote equal participation in and access to the courts and legal profession by all persons regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression − from initiatives to enhance judicial and workforce diversity to efforts to help ensure that issues facing LGBT litigants are fairly addressed by the courts,” reads the release issued by New York State. “The Commission will also collaborate with LGBT advocacy organizations, bar associations and community groups to raise awareness about LGBT issues and foster a more equitable, supportive environment for LGBT members within the justice system, legal profession and greater community.”
Chief Judge DiFiore said, “I am heartened by the historic gains made by LGBT members throughout society, among them LGBT persons within the Unified Court System, who are now well represented in our judicial and non-judicial ranks. Yet for their many advances in American society in recent years, LGBT members continue all too often to face discrimination, bullying and hate-motivated violence.”
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