New York, NY, Monday, November 24, 2025 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”), congratulates the following individuals on their respective judicial appointments.

Hon. Molly Reynolds Fitzgerald, designated by Governor Hochul to a five-year term as Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Third Department. Justice Reynolds Fitzgerald is currently serving on the Appellate Division, Third Department. Prior to being designated to that Court in 2019, Justice Reynolds Fitzgerald served as Administrative Judge for the 6th Judicial District. Hon. Justin Corcoran newly designated by Governor Hochul to serve on the Appellate Division, Third Department. Justice Corcoran is a Justice of the Supreme Court in Albany, elected in 2020.

Hon. Timothy S. Driscoll, appointed as Presiding Justice of the Appellate Term of the State Supreme Court for the Second Department, Ninth and Tenth Judicial Districts, and to Hon. Maureen T. Liccione, as an Associate Justice of the Appellate Term of the State Supreme Court for the Second Department, Ninth and Tenth Judicial Districts, as announced by Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas, and with the approval of Appellate Division, Second Department Presiding Justice Hector D. LaSalle. Justice Driscoll, who has been serving the Court as an Associate Justice, succeeds the late Judge Jerry Garguilo as Presiding Justice. Justice Liccione was appointed to the New York Court of Claims in 2019 and sits on the Suffolk County Supreme Court.

Hon. Gigi N. Parris appointed as Supervising Judge of Queens Family Court, as announced by Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas and First Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Norman St. George, and in consultation with Presiding Justice LaSalle, Appellate Division, Second Department, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for New York City Courts Adam Silvera, and New York City Family Court Administrative Judge Anne-Marie Jolly. Judge Parris was first appointed as an interim New York City Civil Court judge in March 2021 and appointed to the New York City Family Court in December 2022.

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The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) is the professional membership organization of choice for more than 4,100 attorneys throughout New York State and the largest statewide women’s bar association in the country. For 45 years, WBASNY has been a singularly important resource for women lawyers, providing professional networking, continuing legal education programming, leadership training, and advocacy for the rights of women, children, and families. Through involvement with WBASNY’s 20 regional chapters and its 50 committees, WBASNY’s members collaborate with one another on a variety of issues and perform public and community service, in furtherance of its mission to promote the advancement of the status of women in society and women in the legal profession; to promote the fair and equal administration of justice; and to act as a unified voice for its members with respect to issues of statewide, national and international significance to women generally and women attorneys in particular. WBASNY holds United Nations NGO status with the U.N.’s Department of Public Information, and Special Consultative status in association with the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). WBASNY is also a founding member of the National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations.