Brooklyn legal community presents notable ‘Ruthie’ awards
The Kings County Supreme Court Gender Fairness Committee and the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association joined together once again, on Thursday, to acknowledge the accomplishments and achievements of distinguished female members of the Brooklyn legal community.
Four women—Lizette Colon, Charmaine Henderson, Izetta Johnson and Arlene Markarian—were presented with the annual Ruth E. Moskowitz award for their dedication to judicial independence and civil rights.
The theme for this year’s event, “character, courage and commitment,” was the embodiment of the individual the award is named after. Moskowitz, in 1976, was the first woman elected to the Brooklyn Supreme Court.