New York, NY, Tuesday, August 5, 2025 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”), congratulates the following individuals on their respective appointment by Governor Hochul to the Appellate Division, Court of Claims, Supreme Court, and Family Court.

Appellate Division, First Department:

Honorable Troy Webber
Honorable Saliann Scarpulla
Honorable Shlomo Hagler
Honorable Margaret Anne Pui Yee Chan

Justices of the Appellate Division, Second Department:

Honorable Elena Goldberg Velazquez
Honorable Susan Quirk

Court of Claims:

Hon. Monica Wallace
Hon. Gregory McCaffrey
Hon. John Bringewatt
Hon. Abby Perer
Hon. Noel Mendez
Hon. Natacha Carbajal-Evangelista
Hon. Mary Lynn Nicolas-Brewster
Hon. Erin Guven
Hon. Menachem Mirocznik
Hon. Jay Kim
Hon. Denis Reo
Hon. Ilene Fern
Hon. Darlene Goldberg
Hon. Gordon Cuffy
Hon. James Ferreira
Hon. Rhonda Tomlinson
Hon. Cheryl Joseph

Interim Supreme Court Justices:

Hon. J. David Sampson
Hon. Denise Hartman
Hon. Walter Rivera
Hon. Michael Kitsis
Hon. Jonathan Svetkey

Interim Family Court Judges:

Hon. Tonia Ettinger
Hon. Jessica Wilcox

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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.