NY CHAPTER OF NAWJ INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS

The New York Chapter of the National Association of Women Judges installed its officers on Saturday, January 27, 2007 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Manhattan, New York. Chief Judge of the State of New York, Judith S. Kaye, gave the oath of office to Supreme Court Justice La Tia Martin, President of The New York Chapter, and other officers before a group of one hundred women judges, lawyers and friends. Judge Brenda Stith Loftin, president of NAWJ, was in attendance to congratulate Judge Martin and present her with a bouquet of flowers. Later that evening, Judges Martin and Loftin celebrated the occasion by attending a performance by the nine time Grammy Awards and Pulitzer Prize in Music jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis at the Paramount Theater. The pair later attended a private reception held in the musician's honor.

2007 NEW YORK CHAPTER OFFICERS

First Vice-President: Judge Barbara Howe
Vice Presidents: Justice Sherry Klein Heitler, Judge Renee Forgensi Minarik, Justice Barbara I. Panepinto, Justice Sheri S. Roman
Secretary: Justice E. Jeanette Odgen
Treasurer: Justice Laura L. Jacobson