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Religious Communities and the New York State Court System
Wednesday, March 19, 2003 • 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Interfaith Center of New York
40 East 30th Street, Manhattan
(between Park and Madison Avenues)
Tentative Program Schedule
| 9:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks • Hon. Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge of the State of New York • Ray Brown, Esq., Board Member of the Interfaith Center of New York |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Introduction to the Legal System • Hon. Juanita Bing Newton, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives and Administrative Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Panel: Overview of Legal Issues Impacting Communities • Hon. Fera Fisher, Administrative Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York • Hon. Mary Ellen Fitzmaurice, Kings County Supreme Court • others to be announced |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch and Discussion |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Panel: The Role of Religious Leaders in the Court System • Rev. Stephen Chinlund, Episcopal Social Services • Hon. Steven Fisher, Administrative Judge, Queens Conty Supreme Court • Hon. LaTia Martin, Bronx County Supreme Court • Marc Stern, Esq., American Jewish Congress |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Closing |
For information, call Timur Yuskaev at the Interfaith Center of New York, 212-685-4242 ext. 12, or e-mail him at yuskaev@aol.com
To register, call 212-685-4242 ext. 32.
The program is presented by the New York State Unified Court System and the Interfaith Center of New York in cooperation with a number of other organizations including:
Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs Commission of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Queens Federation of Churches
Hindu Temple of North America
Episcopal Social Services
Latino Religious Ledership Project (Lantino Commision on AIDS)
Islamic Circle of North America
The Sikh Coalition
Bangladesh Buddhist Society
Disaster Response Taskforce, New York Conference of The United Methodist Church
NYDRI