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STATE BAR PRESIDENT APPLAUDS GOVERNOR CUOMO
FOR NOMINATING JENNY RIVERA TO COURT OF APPEALS

New York State Bar Association President Seymour W. James, Jr. today commended Governor Cuomo for nominating Jenny Rivera as an associate judge of the New York State Court of Appeals.

"Jenny Rivera would bring to the Court of Appeals her keen intellect, insightful legal scholarship and a commitment to equal justice for all New Yorkers,” said James (The Legal Aid Society in New York City).

“The State Bar Association has rated her as well qualified for the position. In 2012, she won our Diversity Trailblazer Lifetime Achievement Award and, in 2010, she was the recipient of our Kay Crawford Murray Award. Her professional achievements also are being recognized in February by the American Bar Association with its prestigious Spirit of Excellence Award.”
 
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