Commission Personnel

Co-Chairs

Hon. Grace M. Hanlon, Justice, Supreme Court, Eighth Judicial District, Mayville
Hon. Karen Lupuloff, Supervising Judge, Family Court, New York County
 

Staff

Matthew J. Skinner, Esq., Executive Director
Charlie Arrowood, Esq., Senior Counsel

 

Members

Thomas Burrows, Esq., Attorney, New York City
Andrea Conjerti, Esq., Associate, Brown Chiari LLP, Buffalo
Lettie Dickerson, Esq., LGBTQ Rights Staff Attorney, Empire Justice Center, Albany
Hon. Mary Anne Doherty, Supervising Judge, Syracuse City Court
Hon. Elizabeth Garry, Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, Third Department (co-chair emeritus)
Hon. James L. Hyer, Justice, Supreme Court, Ninth Judicial District, White Plains
Hon. Norma Jennings, Supervising Judge, New York County Housing Court
Hon. Marcy L. Kahn, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, First Department (retired) (co-chair emeritus)
Hon. Chris Ann Kelley, Court of Claims Judge and Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County
Hon. Seth Marnin, Judge, Court of Claims, Manhattan
Hon. Angela Mazzarelli, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, First Department (retired)
Hon. Rita Mella, Surrogate, New York County
Meredith R. Miller, Esq., Professor of Law, Touro Law Center
Hon. E. Jeannette Ogden, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Fourth Department
Ronald Pawelczak, District Executive, Seventh Judicial District
Hon. Franc Perry, Justice, Supreme Court, New York County
Hon. Jill Polk, Judge, Family Court, Schenectady County
Susan Sommer, Esq., Attorney, New York City
Hon. Michael Sonberg, Acting Justice, Supreme Court, New York County (retired)
Hon. Richard Tsai, Judge, Civil Court, New York County
Hon. Javier Vargas, Judge, Court of Claims, Manhattan
Hon. Joanne M. Winslow, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Fourth Department (retired) (co-chair emeritus)