Over the last 50 years, the New York State Unified Court System has gone on a journey from actively harming the LGBTQ community to becoming a significant, if imperfect, engine of equality and inclusion. The complicated story of that evolution involved many players and painful struggles. The creation of The Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission in 2016 started a chain reaction of further positive changes, internally and externally, that has led to a brighter future and can hopefully serve as a model for court systems in other jurisdictions.
From Kimball to the Failla Commission: New York State Unified Court System as Case Study
Speakers: Justice Elizabeth Garry (State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department); Justice Marcy Kahn (Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court for the First Judicial Department); Milo Primeaux (Just Roots Consulting); Matthew Skinner (The Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission of the New York State Courts); Justice Michael Sonberg (Supreme Court of the State of New York); Judge Richard Tsai (Manhattan Civil Court)
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