By COLlive reporter
Photos: Levi Amit/COLlive
Dozens of New York judges, City and State elected officials, and hundreds of guests participated in the induction ceremony of Lorna J. McAllister as a judge of the civil court of the city of New York on Tuesday.
Emceeing the event together with Ingrid Lewis-Martin of Borough Hall was “little Jesse,” the son of Judge McAllister and her husband State Senator Jesse Hamilton.
Cantor Shlomie Rabin sang the National Anthem while the St. Frances De Sales School, which hosted the event, performed the anthem in sign language.
Speakers included Public Advocate Letitia James, Borough President Eric Adams, City Council member Laurie Cumbo, Judge Robin Sheares, Brooklyn’s Democratic Party Chairman Frank Seddio and the judge’s daughter Carla Hamilton.
Judge McAllister, a resident of Crown Heights, began her law career working in private practice. She was a court attorney and worked as principle court attorney for Judge Peter Sweeney who came to administer the Oath of Office and Robing.
Cantor Shloime Rabin sings the National Anthem
Rabbi Shua Brook of the Aleph Institute gave the closing prayer:
I really enjoyed this video. I could feel how much peace was in the room and how everyone loved listening to the address
I wish the world to be like adapter
Moshiach please come before another second passes
C simcha
Thank you Yackov Berman, always helping both the mosdus and the people!
Great couple; many years of success together!!
Thanks to Yaakov B many more judges will now respect the Aleph institute and its obvious how important that is.
SB, is a saintly man! A real Tzaddik and Talmud chochem.
The Rebbes shluchim in CH