"He recalled how one day he did a home visit with a child who was born addicted to cocaine. I was never born addicted to anything, D'Souza said. The challenges that those folks have to deal with in order to overcome and become somebody that they dream about becoming is such a huge difference between what I had to go through. It awakened my thinking about what I want to do with my life. From that moment on, D'Souza said he knew he was going to dedicate his career to public service."
"As the supervising judge for all of Manhattan's civil courts, a position D'Souza's took last January, he described his mission as making the court system work as efficiently as possible with the goal of building public trust in the court system. D'Souza's career path, which zigzagged from a staffer on John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign to the New York City Law Department taught him to be strong-willed and resourceful once he joined the judiciary."
L. Austin D'Souza experienced immigrant childhood hardships in Woodhaven, Queens, confronting bullying, neighborhood violence, casual racism, and parental sacrifices. An undergraduate Legal Aid internship in Brooklyn Family Court exposed him to deep social policy failures, including a home visit with a child born addicted to cocaine, which prompted his dedication to public service. His career ranged from staffer on John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign to work at the New York City Law Department, developing resilience and resourcefulness. As supervising judge for Manhattan's civil courts, he oversees nine judges and over 100 staff, manages dockets, and pursues efficient court operations to build public trust.
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