Area organizations dedicated to equality host leading jurist on equal justice efforts in New York – Saratogian

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Hon. Edwina G. Richardson-Mendelson, a leader of the New York State Unified Court System and the state’s Equal Justice in Courts Initiative, will address the public at 5 p.m. on Wednedsday, Oct. 18 at The Saratoga Hilton.

The event, presented by MLK Saratoga, the Saratoga Immigration Coalition, Mary A. Carter Temple #362 and When People Work, is free and is a presentation on the status of equal justice in the state.

Throughout her long career in public service, Mendelson has worked to afford all New Yorkers equal access to justice. Currently the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives, she is the state-wide judicial official responsible for ensuring meaningful access to justice for all New Yorkers in civil, criminal, and family courts,…