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New York State Unified Court System
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Newsletter • June 2023 • Issue 6

 
 
 
 

Message from the Director

Greetings, Court Family! By the time you read this message, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) will have recently concluded our 3rd Diversity and Inclusion Summit. This year’s Summit engendered thought-provoking presentations and conversations around the workplace dynamics of intersectionality and allyship. Read more...

 
 
 
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D & I Changemaker:
Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson

The child of a blind mother, Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson learned early in life that he wanted to help people. That experience — coupled with the fact that the sight of a cadaver during college turned him off to a career in medicine, and his inability to draw deterred him from architecture—ultimately led him to the law. Read more...

 
 
 
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Meet the ERGs:
Pride Alliance of the NYS Courts

The theme for this year’s NYC Pride March is “Strength in Solidarity”—and it is that idea or sense that together, we can make things happen, that prompted the resurgence of the Pride Alliance of the New York State Courts, a few years ago. Read more...

 
 
 
 

New & Newsworthy

Catch up on AAPI, Ageism, Pride and other UCS happenings! Read more...

 
 
 
 

If You Experience Bias or Discrimination

Office of the Inspector General Read more...

 
 
 
 

A Story of Juneteenth: Paint a Fence, Remove a Wall

Last Juneteenth weekend (2022), I got a crash course in diversity and inclusion. It started with a 67-foot fence that separates my family’s yard from Church Avenue, a bustling Brooklyn street with two-way traffic, bus lanes, and numerous small businesses. Read more...

 
 
 
 

ODI Staff Spotlight: Daniel Paterson

Principal Court Analyst Daniel Paterson joined the ODI staff in 2021, but his career with the UCS goes back to 1991, when he was hired as a court analyst in the NYC Criminal Court. Read more...

 
 
 
 

F-M-I (For More Information)

Are you looking for more information about Diversity and Inclusion? Read more...

 
 
 
 

What's On Your Mind?

Contact us with your feedback and ideas for this newsletter: Diversity@nycourts.gov.

 
 
     
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