Promoting racial justice in New York's courts

Nov. 4, 2022 - For more than three decades the Franklin H Williams Judicial Commission has been tasked with advising the state court system on issues affecting people of color, including litigants and legal professionals. Mary Lynn Nicolas-Brewster, executive director of the commission, explains the disparate experience in the court system, the impact of having a chief judge of color and why representation on the bench matters.