Leading Jurist on Equal Justice Efforts In New York To Speak in Saratoga Springs Oct. 18

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Hon. Edwina G. Richardson-Mendelson, a leader of the New York State Unified Court System and the state’s Equal Justice in Courts Initiative will address the public at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at the Saratoga Hilton in Saratoga Springs.

The event is presented by MLK Saratoga, the Saratoga Immigration Coalition, Mary A. Carter Temple #362, and When People Work. The event is free to the public.

Throughout her long career in public service, Judge Mendelson has worked to afford all New Yorkers equal access to justice. Currently the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives, she is the state-wide judicial official responsible for ensuring meaningful access to justice for all New Yorkers in civil, criminal, and family courts, regardless of income, background, or disability.

Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Hon. Edwina G. Richardson-Mendelson leads the New York State Unified Court System’s Office for Justice Initiatives, tasked with ensuring meaningful access to justice for all New Yorkers in civil, criminal and family courts, regardless of income, background, or ability. Judge Richardson-Mendelson and the Office for Justice Initiatives administer a wide variety of programs, volunteer opportunities and resources across the state in service of this mission.

Judge Richardson-Mendelson also leads the Equal Justice in Courts Initiative, combatting racial, gender-based and all other forms of bias in the court system. For more information about this event, contact: 518-526-5272