NRBA Court of Appeals Dinner

On April 21, 2016, the New Rochelle Bar Association (“NRBA”) honored Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, at its annual Court of Appeals Dinner. The event was held at the Fountainhead on Quaker Ridge Road in New Rochelle. Associate Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, of the Court of Appeals and the guest speaker, was joined by her colleagues Michael Garcia and Jenny Rivera. Also in attendance were former Associate Judges Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick and Robert Smith. Frank Nicolai (former Administrative Judge, Ninth Judicial District – retired), introduced the Chief Judge, and New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson presented her with the Keys to the City. Other honored guests included: Juanita Bing Newton (Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives, Office of Court Administration), Francesca Connelly (Appellate Division - Second Dept.), Jeffrey Cohen (Appellate Divison - Second Dept.), Daniel Angiolillo (Appellate Division - retired), Anita Florio (Appellate Division - retired), Nelida Malave-Gonzalez (Bronx County Surrogate), Brandon Sall (Westchester County Surrogate), John Colangelo (Supreme Court), Lawrence Ecker (Supreme Court), David Everett (Supreme Court), William Giacomo (Supreme Court), Rudy Greco (Supreme Court), Angela Iannaci (Supreme Court), Linda Jamison (Supreme Court), Donald Scott Kurtz (Supreme Court), Lewis Lubell (Supreme Court), J. Emmet Murphy (Supreme Court), Carl Londocino (Supreme Court), Charles Wood (Supreme Court), O. Peter Sherwood (Supreme Court), Susan Capeci (Acting Supreme Court), Susan Cacace (Acting Supreme Court), Barbara Zambelli (Acting Supreme Court), Kathie Davidson (Westchester County Family Court), Hal Greenwald (Westchester County Family Court), Maryanne Scattaretico-Naber (Westchester County Family Court), Carole Prinzer Levy (Retired Support Magistrate Westchester County Family Court), Helen Blackwood (Westchester County Court), Barry Warhit (Westchester County Court), Ann Minihan (Westchester County Court), Anthony Carbone (New Rochelle City Court), Susan Kettner (New Rochelle City Court), Robert Ollman (New Rochelle City Court – retired), Tim Idoni (County Clerk), Sheri Levin Wallach (New York State Bar Association - 9th Judicial District Vice President), P. Daniel Hollis, III (Westchester County Bar Association – President), Sophia Trott (Westchester Black Bar Association – President), George Latimer (New York State Senate).