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Welcome Reception for New Commission Co-Chairs and New Members

On June 28, 2018, in Buffalo, New York, the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission hosted a reception welcoming the two new Commission Co-chairs and five new Commission members.  The reception was co-sponsored by the Western New York Chapter of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York, the Bar Association of Erie County and the Minority Bar Association of Western New York. Hon. Paula A. Feroleto, Administrative Judge, Hon. Gerald J. Whalen, Presiding Judge of Appellate Division, 4th Department and Hon. Eugene M. Fahey, Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals provided welcoming remarks at the reception. 

New Commission Co-Chairs
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Hon. Shirley Troutman
Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Fourth Department

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Hon. Troy K. Webber
Associate Justice, Appellate Division, First Department

New Commission Members
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Dr. Betty Campbell
Commissioner of Jurors, Westchester County

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L. Austin D'Souza, Esq.
Principal Law Clerk to Hon. Faviola A. Soto, New York Court of Claims

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Thomas J. Garry, Esq.
Harris Beach, LLC

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Francis M. Letro, Esq.
Attorney, Private Practice, Buffalo, NY

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Hon. Mark A. Montour
Justice of the Supreme Court, 8th Judicial District

Reception
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Commission members in attendance with Hon. Paula Feroleto. Seated- Hon. Troy K. Webber, Hon. Paula Feroleto, Hon. Shirley Troutman, Linda Dunlap-MIller. Standing- Left to Right – Dr. Betty L. Campbell, Lenora B. Foote, Francis M. Letro, Hon. Mark A. Montour, Hon. Richard B. Lowe III, T. Andrew Brown, Hon. Stephen Miller, Tony Walters - Director of the Office of Workforce Diversity, Adrienne Williams, Hon. Craig D. Hannah, Nadine C. Johnson, L. Austin D'Souza, Joyce Y. Hartsfield

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Hon. Paula Feroleto

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Hon. Shirley Troutman and Hon. Troy K. Webber

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Hon. John M. Curran, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, 4th Department, Francis Letro, Hon. Rose H. Sconiers, Past Commission Chair, Lenora B. Foote