Matter of Watson, Sarah Ford
2026 NY Slip Op 65858(U)
April 7, 2026
Appellate Division, Second Department
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In the Matter of Sarah Ford Watson, an attorney and counselor-at-law. (Attorney Registration No. 2714046)
Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division : Second Judicial Department
April 7, 2026
2025-14442
Hector D. Lasalle, P.J.
Mark C. Dillon
Colleen D. Duffy
Betsy Barros
Francesca E. Connolly, JJ.
[*1]ECISION & ORDER ON APPLICATION
Application by Sarah Ford Watson, who was admitted to the Bar at a term of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department on May 8, 1996, to change her name on the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law to Sarah Watson Gardner.
Upon the papers filed in support of the application, it is
ORDERED that the application is granted; and it is further,
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall change the applicant's name on the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law from Sarah Ford Watson to Sarah Watson Gardner effective immediately.
LASALLE, P.J., DILLON, DUFFY, BARROS and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
Darrell M. Joseph
Clerk of the Court