CELEBRATING CHIEF JUDGE JONATHAN LIPPMAN AND 15 YEARS OF THE RED HOOK COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTER

By A Mystery Man Writer

On October 26, 2015, I joined with the Red Hook Community Justice Center in saluting the 48 years of service by departing Chief Justice Jonathan Lippman. He is honored for his advocacy and vision of a court system that serves the public, which he accomplished by increasing funding for courts and civil legal services, mandatory pro-bono service from law students, special and alternative courts, including: community courts; bail reform; and his advocacy for raising the age of adult criminal responsibility.