On Saturday, May 16th, 2015, the Joint Minority Bar Judicial Internship Program (“JMB JIP”) held its 2015 Orientation Program at the New York City office of Littler Mendelson, P.C. 

This year, JMB JIP helped place 28 law students in federal and state judicial internships throughout New York City.

During the 2015 Orientation Program, JMB JIP Co-Directors Rahul Agarwal (Assistant United States Attorney, District of New Jersey) and William H. Ng (Associate, Littler Mendelson, P.C.) provided an overview of the New York state and federal court systems.  JMB JIP Founder and Co-Director Linda S. Lin (Senior Counsel and Senior Complex Claims Director, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance) taught a legal writing and research course. The JMB JIP interns also participated in an interactive writing assignment which required them to review, analyze and edit a legal brief.  To close out the morning session, Richard Tsai (Principal Court Attorney, Hon. Michael Stallman) taught a chambers etiquette course.  The orientation program concluded with a career panel of current and former law clerks, including, Richard Tsai and Asad Rizvi, Law Clerk to Hon. A. Kathleen Tomlinson, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of New York.

JMB JIP would like to thank all of the judges and justices participating in this year’s program.  JMB JIP would also like thank Littler Mendelson, P.C. for sponsoring and hosting the orientation program for the past two years.

Participating Judges and Justices – Summer 2015

• 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. Denny Chin, U.S. States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
• Hon. Pamela K. Chen, 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. Gilbert Hong, New York State Criminal Court, New York County
• Hon. Inez Hoyos, New York Civil Court, Queens County
• Hon. Denis Hurley, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
• Hon. Dora L. Irizarry, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York 
• Hon. Dean Kusakabe, New York City Family Court, Kings County
• Hon. John S. Lansden, New York City Civil Court, Queens County
• Hon. Lydia Lai, New York City Civil Court, Queens County
• Hon. Laurie Lau, New York City Civil Court, Bronx County
• Hon. Doris Ling-Cohan, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department  
• Hon. Margarita Lopez-Torres, New York Surrogate’s Court, Kings 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. Leslie Purificacion, New York State Supreme Court, Queens County
• Hon. Francois Rivera, New York State Supreme Court, Kings 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. Verna Saunders, New York City Criminal Court, Bronx County
• 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. Lillian Wan, New York City Family Court, Kings County
• Hon. Carolyn E. Wade, New York City Civil Court, Kings County 
• Hon Jack Weinstein, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York

JMB JIP’s 2015 Partner Bar Associations

• Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY)
• Asian American Law Fund of New York (AALFNY)
• Asian American Judges Association of New York
• Association of Judges of Hispanic Heritage (AAJH)
• Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA)
• New York Women’s Bar Association Foundation, Inc. (NYWBFAF)
• South Asian Bar Association of New York (SABANY)