"It's empowered the organization to now be more self-sufficient like so many other organizations are doing,"
"We've been very fortunate to not be greatly impacted, and actually it's given us renewed vigor to be that beacon on the hill,"
Karlene Dennis became executive director of the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission after nearly 20 years as assistant deputy counsel. The commission lost a federal grant that funded an in-person annual conference, forcing the event to move online and prompting efforts to become more self-sufficient. The organization plans to resume the in-person conference next year. New York state courts under Chief Judge Rowan Wilson emphasize access to justice and rebuilding trust, reinforcing reform efforts. The commission runs pipeline programs—mentorship, educational programming, and legal fellowships—to attract more people of color and issues reports addressing systemic racial bias.
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