The Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission of the New York State Courts will host an Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Program - The Path to Racial Equity: The Question of Affirmative Action and the AAPI Perspective – on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at the Brooklyn Law School - Subotnick Conference Center, 250 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, New York.  The program will be held from 6PM-8PM, with a reception to start at 5:30PM.  This will be a hybrid program with a virtual option for those unable to attend in person.  CLE accreditation is pending.

This will be both a court and community event and, as such, members of the legal community and community groups will be invited to attend.  The program is being co-sponsored by the Brooklyn Law School, the New York State Court System’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Asian American Judges Association of New York (AAJANY), Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY), Asian Jade Society of the New York State Courts, Filipino American Lawyers Association of New York (FALANY), Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York (KALAGNY), South Asian Bar Association of New York (SABANY), and the Thirteenth Judicial District Equal Justice in the Courts Committee.  Our keynote speaker is Professor Shirley Lin of Brooklyn Law School. 

The program will also include a panel discussion moderated by Hon. L. Austin D’Souza, Judge of the New York City Civil Court, Kings County, and Commissioner of the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission.  Panelists include Professor Louis Jim of Brooklyn Law School, Professor Joy Kanwar of Brooklyn Law School, Professor Thomas H. Lee of Fordham Law School, and Professor Vinay Harpalani of University of New Mexico School of Law.  The Dean of Brooklyn Law School will also bring greetings for the program. 

Please click on the flyer below to register.