Judge Simpson inducted into Brooklyn Supreme Court
In front of a packed audience in Borough Hall’s ceremonial courtroom, ShawnDya Simpson had one of Brooklyn’s largest induction ceremonies this year. It featured multiple politicians, nearly 20 speakers and even a former NBA player as she was sworn in as the first Panamanian-American judge in the New York State Supreme Court on Thursday.
“We are here to celebrate our sister in her induction tonight, Judge ShawnDya Louisa Simpson,” said Assemblymember Latrice Walker, who served as the master of ceremonies for the event. “It’s great to see a woman named ShawnDya from East New York make it as a Supreme Court justice. That says to a young girl from Brownsville named Latrice or a young lady in Long Island who is in law school named Lasheda that we too can have this day, and the world is limitless.”
Borough President Eric Adams; Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte; District Leader Olanike T. Alabi, of the 57th District; District Leader Anthony Jones, of the 55th District; Alejandro Posse, the general counsel of Panama in New York City; and Comptroller Scott Stringer were just a few of the many politicians who spoke at the event.