by Judicial Friends Association | Feb 18, 2021 | News, Opinion, Reports & Research
The topic of historical black judges cannot be discussed without the mention of the Honorable Judge Harold A. Stevens and the Honorable Fritz Winfred Alexander. The Honorable Judge Harold A. Stevens (pictured right) was born on October 19, 1907. He lost his father at...
by Judicial Friends Association | Nov 2, 2020 | News, Opinion, Reports & Research
HEROIC BEGINNINGS James S. Watson and Charles E. Toney were the first African American males elected as judges in New York State. The Honorable James Watson (1882 – 1952), illustrated above, was a pioneer. In 1930, he campaigned successfully for municipal court...
by Judicial Friends Association | Sep 12, 2020 | Reports & Research
New York, New York, September 9, 2020 Judicial Friends Association, an association of Black and other minority judges in New York, officially released a comprehensive Report to the New York State Court’s Commission on Equal Justice in the Courts (“Report”). The Report...
