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“The concept of justice is broad & serious in nature;
it is antithetical to any discrimination triggered by prejudice.”

May 3, 1984, on the creation of the NY Task Force on Women in the Courts 

Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke (1979 - 1984) 

 


 

Welcome

In concert with the Mission of the Unified Court System, the New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts works to secure the equal justice, equal treatment, and equal opportunity that the 1986 report of the New York Task Force on Women in the Courts found were often denied women. A standing committee of the New York State's Unified Court System, the New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts has a diverse membership appointed by the Chief Judge of the State of New York.

Working within the New York court system, the New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts addresses a variety of concerns of women litigants, attorneys, and court employees. In recent years, it has acted on behalf of constituencies that range from domestic violence victims to immigrant women and from sexually harassed employees to self-represented matrimonial litigants. The committee was instrumental in the creation of a statewide network of human trafficking intervention courts.

 

Co-Chairs

Hon. Betty Weinberg Ellerin
Alston & Bird LLP

Hon. Llinét M. Rosado
Appellate Division, First Department

 

Executive Director

Charlotte A. Watson

 

Contact Info

General correspondence may be addressed to 

womeninthecourts@nycourts.gov

 

Discrimination, Bias, & Misconduct Complaints

The NYS Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts cannot address individual complaints. To file a complaint related to discrimination, bias, or misconduct, go to the Unified Court System’s webpage and follow the prompts.