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| Addressing Race and Poverty in the NYS Family Court System |
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| Start Date: | 4/5/2022 | Start Time: | 6:15 PM |
| End Date: | 4/5/2022 | End Time: | 7:30 PM |
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Event Description:
Addressing Race and Poverty in the NYS Family Court System
The importance of private and nonprofit partnerships in implementing reform
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
6:15 – 7:30PM
RSVP required. Please e-mail Emily Schoenfeld at eschoenfeld@liftonline.org.
The Zoom link will be sent out closer to the date of the event.
Join us for a virtual panel discussion focusing on the investments, resources and advocacy needed to improve our under-resourced family courts following Secretary Jeh Johnson’s “Report from the Special Advisor on Equal Justice in the New York State Courts” which highlights the dehumanizing and disparate impact the courts have on people of color and those living in poverty.
SPEAKERS
Opening remarks from Karol V. Mason, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice and New York City Council Member Keith Powers.
JEH CHARLES JOHNSON
Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
HON. EDWINA MENDELSON
Deputy Chief Administrative Judge and Head of the Office for Justice Initiatives at the NY State Unified Court System
WILLIAM C. SILVERMAN
Partner and Head of Pro Bono at Proskauer,
LIFT board member, and Chair of The Fund for Modern Courts
CATHY CRAMER
CEO of Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT)
Co-Sponsored by
Proskauer and John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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