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The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York (LeGaL) is inviting candidates for Civil Court and Surrogate Court judgeships to be interviewed and evaluated by its Judiciary Committee. To ensure all eligible candidates have the opportunity to be rated before the June primary, the Committee is requesting applications from those not yet contacted.

In this message, President Eric J. Wursthorn outlines a 2026 organizational "refresh" for LGBT Bar NY, focusing on a volunteer-led model and the expansion of committees to better serve the LGBTQ+ legal community. He invites members to engage through upcoming events like the Annual Gala and participation in new interest surveys to help shape the association's future advocacy and programming.

Announcing our Ratings of Judicial Candidates for the November 4, 2025, General Election

Announcing our Ratings of Candidates for Judges of the New York City Civil
Court on the Ballot for the June 24, 2025 Primary Elections

We are thrilled to announce Linda Harvey (she/her), from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Class of 2027, and Matthew Zucker (they/them), from Cornell Law School Class of 2026, as this year’s recipients of the Dr. M.L. "Hank" Henry, Jr. Judicial Fellowship!

LGBT Bar NY’s Foundation Free Walk-In Legal Clinic Enriched by The New York Bar Foundation

LGBT Bar NY is proud to have joined with the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors and other HIV, LGBTQ+ and Healthcare Organizations in support of access to necessary and life-saving preventative medication such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

On April 21, 2025, The Supreme Court will be hearing arguments in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management. At the District Court level ...

Statement Against Removal of Transgender from Stonewall Memorial Website

Congratulations to our 2025 Gala Awardees - Chase Strangio, Esq. & Hon. Adam Silvera

In the wake of President Trump's Executive Orders targeting our LGBTQ+ family, particularly our Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Non-Conforming siblings, we want to remind you of something crucial: We are here for you, every step of the way.