Dear Members:
Attached please find our press release regarding the ranking of judicial candidates by our Judicial Screening Committee. Many thanks to co-chairs Loren Glassman and Hon. Sandra Forster and committee members Angela M. Giannini, Sylvia Goldschmidt, Roberta Michael, Marilyn S. Reader, Beverley Rogers, Kimberly Sheehan, Steven A. Swidler and Arlene Gold Wexler for their hard work.
Lisa M. Bluestein
President, Westchester Women's Bar Association
c/o Law Offices of Lisa M. Bluestein, LLC
30 Glenn Street, Suite 103
White Plains, New York 10603
Phone: (914) 948-4320
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Email: president@wwbany.org
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WESTCHESTER WOMEN’S BAR ASSOCIATION
RATINGS OF 2013 JUDICIAL CANDIDATES
The Westchester Women’s Bar Association (“WWBA”), a chapter of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York, has released its ratings of the candidates for the Supreme Court for the Ninth Judicial District, (which includes the counties of Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, Orange and Putnam), the Westchester County Court and the Family Court, Westchester County.
The WWBA offers ratings through its Judicial Screening Committee, which conducts interviews of the candidates. The ratings are based upon the criteria of judicial temperament, knowledge of the law, legal writing ability, general reputation, character and fitness, and attitudes towards women’s issues. Possible ratings are “outstanding,” “well qualified,” “qualified” or “not qualified” for the judicial office the candidate seeks.
The report of the WWBA Judicial Screening Committee for 2013 is as follows:
Ratings are determined after conducting a personal interview of each candidate and considering a written questionnaire, a resume and other documentation, including written decisions, legal briefs and other relevant writing samples submitted by the candidates. The Committee also takes into consideration the candidate’s judicial experience for the position sought and references solicited from lawyers who have either appeared before the candidate, and/or appeared as opposing counsel or co-counsel with the candidate. If a candidate does not appear before the Committee, fails to submit written materials, or otherwise fails to cooperate with the Committee, a rating of “not qualified” is given. All interviews and deliberations remain strictly confidential.
This year, the WWBA Judicial Screening Committee is co-chaired by attorneys Loren I. Glassman and Sandra Forster. Other members of the Committee are attorneys Angela M. Giannini, Sylvia Goldschmidt, Roberta Michael, Marilyn S. Reader, Beverley Rogers, Kimberly Sheehan, Steven A. Swidler and Arlene Gold Wexler.
WWBA has more than 650 members all of whom are lawyers or law students who live and/or work in Westchester County or adjoining counties. Members include judges, attorneys in private practice, in-house counsel, government attorneys, and attorneys with alternate careers. WWBA is one of the largest chapters of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York.
For further information please contact WWBA President, Lisa M. Bluestein, Esq., at (914) 948-4320.