HISTORICAL SOCIETY of the NEW YORK COURTS in collaboration with ASIAN AMERICAN JUDGES ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORKPresent:Asian Pacific Americans on the BenchProgress Made, Challenges Faced and Looking Forward 
From 2014 special event with Federal and State Court Asian American Pacific Islander Judges. © AAJANY (L-R): Hon. Gilbert Hong, Hon. Marilyn Go, Hon. Denny Chin; Hon. Pamela Chen, Hon. Lillian Wan, Hon. Lorna Schofield, Hon. Doris Ling-Cohan, Hon. Kiyo Matsumoto, Hon. Toko Serita, Hon. Lydia Lai, Hon. Laurie Lau, Hon. Leslie Purificacion (seated), and Hon. Dean Kusakabe. Thursday, May 20, 2021 • 6:00 - 8:00 PM FREE LIVE WEBINAR OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Free 2.0 NY CLE Credits in Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias by the Judicial Institute Available only to Members of the Historical Society, Asian American Judges Association of New York, Asian American Bar Association of New York, South Asian Bar Association of New York, Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York, and Meyer Suozzi English & Klein P.C. Attorneys Sponsored by Meyer Suozzi English & Klein P.C.Meyer Suozzi English & Klein P.C. is a sponsor of this program in honor of our wise and respected colleague Hon. Randall T. Eng. We stand with him against bias and prejudice, and for equality and justice. Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) continue to be underrepresented in the judiciary and legal profession, though they are the fastest growing minority group in the past decade in NYS. Join us for a live webinar during Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month that looks back at pioneering AAPI judges in our state and then launches into contemporary challenges facing the AAPI judiciary and community, including addressing systemic bias and stereotypes in the legal profession, the judicial system and our everyday lives – topics that have particular resonance during this period of anti-Asian violence and hatred. PROGRAM
WELCOME
Hon. Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge of the State of New York
INTRODUCTION
Hon. Randall T. Eng, Of Counsel, Meyer Suozzi English & Klein P.C. & Former Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, Second Department
PRESENTATION
Hon. Lillian Wan, NYS Acting Supreme Court Justice, sets the stage for the panel discussion with a brief presentation on the challenges for Asian Pacific American lawyers and judges, both historically and in the present day.
PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Hon. Lillian Wan
Hon. Pamela K. Chen, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
Hon. Toko Serita, NYS Acting Supreme Court Justice and Presiding Judge of the Queens Human Trafficking Intervention Court
Hon. Anil C. Singh, Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department
Q&A
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