Amici Podcast John Caher

Antonella Barbieri was the young mother of a 2 ½ year old boy when she received the shocking and life-altering news: Your son has autism.

“I cried,” she said. “I cried a lot.”

In this candid and moving episode of Diversity Dialogues, Antonella, a senior management analyst in the Division of E-Filing, takes us behind the curtain to view the real life experiences of an autistic boy and his mother.

She discusses those first moments and days, the daily struggles of the parent of an autistic child. And you’ll hear how she wouldn’t change a thing and believes the experience has made her a better and more patient manager.

We hope you enjoy—and share—this Autism Awareness Month feature.

Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-04/Antonella%20Barbieri.pdf

#autism #autismawarenessmonth #neurodiversity

Many judges decorate their office with pictures of judicial luminaries who they view as role models. In Supreme Court Justice Joanne D. Quiñones' office, you’ll find Wonder Woman memorabilia. Learn why and hear about her "Camp Quiñones" mentoring program, in this new Diversity Dialogue podcast, a production of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-04/Judge%20Quinones%20final.pdf

The New York State Court of Claims is often a below-the-radar court in the state court system.

It rarely makes news. Its jurisdiction is limited to civil cases against the state and some of its entities. There are no jurors, so each case is decided by a judge. And since the judges are all appointed by the Governor, they never interact with the public in the way that judges campaigning for public office do.

In a new Amici podcast, Acting Presiding Judge Richard E. Sise and Court of Claims Judges Catherine Leahy-Scott and Ramón Rivera demystify the court, explaining why it exists, what it does and how it does it.

Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-03/Court%20of%20Claims%20final.pdf

When Carolyn Walker-Diallo, New York City Civil Court Administrative Judge, took her oath of office in 2015 with her hand on the Qur’an, the public recoil was instant. She was called “un-American,” a "jihadist" and a “terrorist.” For a time, she and her family were under armed guard.

In this new Diversity Dialogue podcast, Justice Walker-Diallo, the first Muslim person to serve as a judge in New York State, discusses Islam and her spiritual journey. She also reveals that that prior to converting, she harbored negative presumptions about Islam based upon the misrepresentation of the religion in the news and the media.

Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-02/Administrative%20Judge%20Walker-Diallo.pdf

#ramadan #Islamophobia

Milton Tingling by John Caher

Fifty years ago, Judge Harold Arnoldus Stevens made history when he became the first African American to sit on New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals.

In this extraordinary podcast, the two attorneys who served as Judge Steven's law clerks -- Robert McGreevy and Lawrence Zweifach -- provide an inside look at this trailblazer.

Transcript: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/files/2024-02/Harold%20Stevens.pdf

#gibsondunn #courtofappeals