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MAYOR ADAMS MAKES FOUR NEW

JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS

OUR BUREAU County District Attorney’s Office.
Judge Michelle Weber was ap-
NEW YORK, NY
pointed as a Criminal Court judge in
ew York City Mayor Eric Ad- April 2024. After graduating from law
ams has announced four judi- school, she joined the Kings County
Ncial appointments to Criminal District Attorney’s Office where she
Court. “Public safety and justice are began her legal career as a misde-
the prerequisites to prosperity, and meanor line assistant in the Red Trial
these judges have the experience and Zone. She went on to serve as grand
integrity required to ensure that the jury assistant and senior assistant dis-
criminal justice system continues to trict attorney in different trial zones,
work for the betterment of all New including the Special Victims Bureau
Yorkers,” said Mayor Adams. “These and Crimes Against Children Bureau
individuals have shown to be among before becoming the deputy bureau
the best and the brightest minds in chief of the Domestic Violence Bu-
their field and I look forward to their reau, Integrated Domestic Violence
continued service to this city.” Court.
“In appointing four new criminal Prior to her appointment to the
court judges, this administration reaf- bench, Judge Weber served as the
firms its commitment to justice that unit chief of the Elder Abuse Unit of
is fair and swift for all New Yorkers,” the Domestic Violence Bureau.
said City Hall Chief Counsel Lisa criminal and civil matters at trial and before joining the Richmond Coun- Judge Christopher Whitehair
Zornberg. “Having a high-quality, in- appeal. Thereafter, he joined the ty District Attorney’s Office as an was appointed as a Criminal Court
dependent judiciary is critical to our Brooklyn Defender Services as a staff assistant district attorney in the Do- judge in April 2024. After graduat-
American democratic ideals.” attorney in criminal practice and then mestic Violence Bureau, the Narcot- ing from law school, he joined Stat-
Mayor Adams appointed the fol- as a senior staff attorney in the homi- ics-Investigations Bureau, and the en Island Legal Defense Services.
lowing judges to Criminal Court: cide practice. Economic Crimes Bureau. Thereaf- Judge Whitehair then left to join
Judge Edward Daniels was ap- Judge Daniel Lewis was appoint- ter, Judge Lewis served as the lead Queens Defenders (formerly known
pointed as a Criminal Court judge ed as a Criminal Court judge in April attorney at the New York state De- as Queens Law Associates), where
in April 2024. After graduating from 2024. After graduating from law partment of Taxation and Finance’s he served for 15 years. Prior to his
law school, Judge Daniels joined a school, Judge Lewis joined a private Criminal Investigations Division. Pri- appointment to the bench, Judge
private firm in Washington, D.C. Af- firm as an associate. He also began or to his appointment to the bench, Whitehair was a supervising attorney
ter briefly establishing a solo practice serving as an operational law attor- Judge Lewis served as unit chief of while serving as the director of re-
in New York, he joined another firm ney for the New York Army National the Crimes Against Revenue Unit cruitment and hiring at Queens De-
as an associate handling complex Guard/United States Army Reserve of the Fraud Bureau in the Queens fenders.

NYC Mayor Completes Rollout of Composting

in All Public Schools

ew York City Mayor Eric Adams, New dens grow, and creating power through renewable year.”
York City Department of Education energy here in the New York City area. “I am grateful for the collaboration between
N(DOE) Chancellor David C. Banks, “Composting is a win-win-win — it keeps the Department of Sanitation and Department
and New York City Department of Sanitation waste out of landfills, greenhouse gases out of the of Education to deliver for New York’s school
(DSNY) Commissioner Jessica Tisch have an- atmosphere, and rats out of our communities,” kids — this is what New Yorkers expect and how
nounced that the Adams administration has said Mayor Adams. it should work,” said Deputy Mayor for Opera-
completed its expansion of composting to ev- “We’re proud to bring our nation-leading tions Meera Joshi.
ery single New York City public school, three composting program to all of our city’s public “The best learning happens when we con-
months ahead of schedule. schools ahead of schedule, and we’re excited for nect what’s in the classroom and the real world.
That means that all New York City public the cleaner, greener buildings and sidewalks that This program not only pays dividends for the
schools are now composting their food waste — this initiative will create. Today’s announcement environment, but for our kids as well, who are
putting their orange peels, uneaten pizza crusts, is a major step towards our rollout of free, easy the climate crisis natives who will have to be
compostable food trays, and more to beneficial weekly curbside composting to every New Yorker, smarter on the environment than any genera-
use for the city and for the planet, helping gar- on every block, in every borough by the end of this tion prior.”

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