On Saturday, May 17th, 2014, the Joint Minority Bar Judicial Internship Program (“JMB JIP”) held its 2014 Orientation Program at the New York City office of Littler Mendelson, P.C. This year, JMB JIP helped place 27 law students in judicial internships with various federal and state judges/justices in New York. The 2014 JMB JIP interns are rising 2L and 3L law students who attend 16 different law schools throughout the country.
During the 2014 Orientation Program, JMB JIP Co-Director William H. Ng, an Associate at Littler Mendelson, provided an overview of the New York state and federal court systems. JMB JIP Founder and Co-Director Linda S. Lin, Senior Counsel, Liberty International Underwriters, taught a legal writing and research course, entitled “Tackling Assignments Successfully,” a lecture prepared by Emily A. Kim, Chief Legal Officer, Success Academy Charter Schools. The JMB JIP interns also participated in an interactive writing assignment which required them to review, analyze and edit a legal brief. The orientation program concluded with a career panel with current and former law clerks, including:
• Steven Maffei, Esq., Principal Law Clerk, Hon. Jeffrey Goodstein, New York State Supreme Court, Nassau County Matrimonial Part
• Asad Rizvi, Esq., Law Clerk to Hon. A. Kathleen Tomlinson, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of New York
• William Wang, Esq., Partner, Lee Anav Chung White & Kim, LLP; former Law Clerk to Chief Judge Edward R. Korman, Eastern District of New York, 2005-06
JMB JIP would like to thank all of the judges and justices participating in this year’s program, as well as the following attorneys who have volunteered their time to support this valuable judicial internship program:
• Rahul Agarwal, JMB JIP Co-Director
• Neysa Alsina, PRBA Director
• Yacine Barry-Wun, NYWBA Vice President
• Yang Chen, AABANY Executive Director
• Colleen Faherty, Fischetti & Malgieri LLP
• Nadine Fontaine, MBBA President
• Elba Galvan, PRBA President
• Lisa M. Griffith, Littler Mendelson, P.C.
• Hon. Javier Vargas, former PRBA President
• William Wang, AABANY President-Elect
JMB JIP would also like to thank Littler Mendelson, P.C. for hosting this year’s orientation program, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP for its continued sponsorship, and Thomas A. Donovan of Massey Knakal Realty for his generous contribution to this year’s program.
JMB JIP’s 2014 Partner Bar Associations include the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY), Asian American Law Fund of New York (AALFNY), Association of Judges of Hispanic Heritage (AAJH), Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA), New York Women’s Bar Association Foundation, Inc. (NYWBFAF), Puerto Rican Bar Association (PRBA), and South Asian Bar Association of New York (SABANY).
Joint Minority Bar Judicial Internship Program
Participating Judges and Justices – Summer 2014
• Hon. Frederick C. Arriaga, New York City Criminal Court, Kings County
• Hon. Frederic Block, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
• Hon. Margo K. Brodie, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
• Hon. Margaret A. Chan, New York State Supreme Court, New York County
• Hon. Pamela K. Chen, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
• Hon. Nina Gershon, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
• Hon. John Gleeson, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
• Hon. Marilyn D. Go, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York
• Hon. Steven M. Gold, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York
• Hon. Doris M. Gonzalez, New York State Supreme Court, Bronx County
• Hon. Dora L. Irizarry, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
• Hon. John S. Lansden, Supervising Judge, Housing Part, Queens County Civil Court
• Hon. Doris Ling-Cohan, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department
• Hon. Ruben Martino, New York City Family Court, Bronx County
• Hon. Kiyo A. Matsumoto, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
• Hon. Eddie McShan, New York City Civil Court, Bronx County
• Hon. Jeffrey Oing, New York State Supreme Court, New York County, Commercial Division
• Hon. Diccia T. Pineda-Kirwan, New York State Supreme Court, Queens County
• Hon. Edgardo Ramos, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York
• Hon. Ramon E. Reyes, Jr., U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York
• Hon. Vera M. Scanlon, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York
• Hon. Arthur Spatt, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
• Hon. Peter Tom, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department
• Hon. A. Kathleen Tomlinson, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York
• Hon. Carolyn E. Wade, New York City Civil Court, Kings County
• Hon. Jack B. Weinstein, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
Law Schools Attended By 2014 JMB JIP Interns
• American University Washington College of Law
• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
• Brooklyn Law School
• City University of New York – School of Law
• Duke University School of Law
• Emory University School of Law
• Georgetown University Law Center
• Hofstra University School of Law
• Rutgers School of Law
• State University of New York – Buffalo Law School
• St. John’s University School of Law
• Syracuse University College of Law
• Touro Law School
• University of Tennessee College of Law
• University of Washington School of Law
• Washington University in St. Louis Law School