Co-Chairs
Hon. Grace M. Hanlon, Justice, Supreme Court, Eighth Judicial District, Mayville
Hon. Javier E. Vargas, Judge, Court of Claims, New York County
Staff
Brian Sperber, Esq., Executive Director
Charlie Arrowood, Esq., Senior Counsel
Pamela Golkin-Moro, Court Analyst
Members
Hon. Andrea Composto, Family Court Judge, Rockland County
Andrea Conjerti, Esq., Associate, Brown Chiari LLP, Buffalo
Lettie Dickerson, Esq., LGBTQ Rights Staff Attorney, Empire Justice Center, Albany
Hon. Curtis Farber, Supreme Court Justice, New York County
Hon. Dale Fong-Frederick, Criminal Court Judge, Kings County
Andrew Freedman, Esq., Partner, Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo
Hon. Elizabeth Garry, Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, Third Department
Hon. Michael Goldman, Civil Court Judge, Queens
Vance Guarino, Court Officer, Queens Criminal Court
Hon. Josh Hanshaft, Civil Court Judge, New York County
Hon. James Hyer, Supreme Court Justice, Ninth Judicial District
Hon. Norma Jennings, Supreme Court Justice, Brooklyn
Hon. Chris Ann Kelley, Court of Claims Judge and Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County
Ashley Kersting, Esq., Partner, Miller Zeiderman LLP, White Plains
Hon. Karen Lupuloff, Supervising Judge, Manhattan Family Court (retired)
Hon. Seth Marnin, Court of Claims Judge, New York County
Hon. Angela Mazzarelli, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, First Department (retired)
Hon. Rita Mella, Surrogate, New York County
Meredith R. Miller, Professor of Law, Albany Law School
Hon. E. Jeannette Ogden, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Fourth Department
Hon. Franc Perry, Supreme Court Justice, New York County
Hon. Michael Sonberg, Acting Justice, Supreme Court, New York County (retired)
Hon. Richard Tsai, Acting Supreme Court Justice, New York County
Kimberly VanCamp, Statewide Mental Health Court Project Director, Rochester
Hon. Gary Wilson, City Court Judge, Buffalo
Hon. Joanne M. Winslow, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Fourth Department (retired)
Beck Zucker, Esq., Special Counsel to Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Edwina Richardson, Office for Justice Initiatives
Co-Chair Emeriti*
Hon Elizabeth Garry, Founding Co-Chair and Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, Third Department, 2016-2018
Hon. Marcy Kahn, Founding Co-Chair, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, First Department, 2016-2019
Hon. Joanne Winslow, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, 2018-2023
Hon. Anthony Cannataro, Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals, 2019-2022
Hon. Karen Lupuloff, Supervising Judge, New York County Family Court, 2022-2025
*The years noted are the years that they served as co-chair.