Governor Kathy Hochul announced 17 new judges to the New York State Court of Claims, including several with connections to Brooklyn. Among them is Abby Perer, who is in-house counsel for Syracuse University and earned her JD from Brooklyn Law School. Natacha Carbajal-Evangelista previously served as General Counsel for the state Department of State and worked as a Judicial Law Clerk in Brooklyn. Mary Lynn Nicolas-Brewster is the Executive Director of the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission. Judge Rhonda Tomlinson, a Brooklyn native, has been on the Court of Claims since 2021.
Abby Perer, in-house counsel for Syracuse University, earlier earned her JD degree from Brooklyn Law School and served as a legal intern for Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman.
Natacha Carbajal-Evangelista served as General Counsel for the state Department of State and has experience as a Judicial Law Clerk for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Downtown Brooklyn.
Mary Lynn Nicolas-Brewster is the Executive Director of the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission and previously served as a Senior Appellate Court Attorney for the New York State Appellate Division.
Judge Rhonda Tomlinson is a Brooklyn native who has been serving on the Court of Claims since 2021.
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