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Photos: NYSBA 2025 judicial section celebrates excellence

Justice Brian Burns and Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas at NYSBA luncheon
Justice Brian D. Burns presents the distinguished jurist award to Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas.
Photo by Ramy Mahmoud

The annual meeting of the New York State Bar Association honored several leaders of the state court system as the organization swore in its judicial section officers.

The law association presented its Distinguished Jurist Award to two top court officers: New York’s Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson of the Court of Appeals and Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas.

The bar association also presented its Advancement of Judicial Diversity Award to Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, First Department Dianne T. Renwick and Westchester Supreme Court Justice James L. Hyer.

Judge Karen Cortes presents the judicial diversity award to First Department Presiding Justice Dianne Renwick.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
First Department Justice Tanya R. Kennedy presents the distinguished jurist award to Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
From left, Chief Judge Rowan Wilson and Justice Deborah Karalunas join newly sworn-in judicial section officers, Justice Brian Burns, Judge Karen Cortes, Justice Danielle Fogel and Appellate Division, Second Department Justice Lourdes Ventura.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
New York State Bar Association President Domenick Napoletano gave opening remarks at the Judicial Section luncheon.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
At the NYSBA’s presidential summit, from left, Susan Harper moderates a panel on addressing wartime sexual violence with Susana SáCouto, Dr. Cochav Elkayam-Levy and
Abid Shamdeen.
Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
Supervising Judges Carmen Pacheco of Kings County Civil Court and Edwin Novillo of Queens County Criminal Court.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
Justice Danielle Fogel presents Westchester Supreme Court Justice James L. Hyer with the Advancement of Judicial Diversity Award.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
Attendees enjoy the Judicial Section luncheon.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
Queens County Supreme Court Justice Michelle A. Johnson and Family Court Judge Richard Rivera attend the NYSBA luncheon.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
From left: Westchester Acting Supreme Court Justice Damaris Torrent; Appellate Division, Fourth Department Justice Jeannette Ogden, incoming president of the Women Judges Association; Queens Supreme Court Justice Marcia Hirsch, outgoing president; and Nassau Supreme Court Justices Denise Sher and Randy Sue Marber.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud