NY J01216

Honors Justice Janet C. Malone upon her retirement as New York State Supreme Court Justice in the Ninth Judicial District after more than 17 years of service

Recognizes her historic achievement as the first Caribbean-American and first African American woman elected to the Supreme Court in the Ninth Judicial District in 2016, covering Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, and Dutchess counties

Notes her immigration from Barbados in 1971, education at Utica University (1986) and CUNY School of Law (1989), and career beginning as Assistant District Attorney under Robert Morgenthau in Manhattan

Acknowledges her work on the New York State Judicial Task Force on Mental Illness, advocacy for children in foster care, and mentorship of students from high school through law school

Recognizes numerous honors received, including the Harriet Tubman Legacy Award, the Constance Baker Motley Award, and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Award