Brooklyn Supreme Court judges host annual courthouse holiday party
The Brooklyn Supreme Court held its annual holiday party last Friday in Downtown Brooklyn’s Surrogate Court, where approximately 300 court employees got together to share lunch and some holiday spirit.
“We’re working in an environment where staffing is down. It’s an incredibly low level, so everyone over the last seven years has been doing more and more work,” said Marc Levine, who helped to organize the party with Justice Wayne Saitta. “Some of us haven’t had a raise since 2010 and it hurts morale. We can’t do anything about that, we can’t give bonuses, but we can host this party to show our support and say thank you.”
The party started at noon and went until about 3 p.m. which allowed court employees, including judges, clerks, court reporters, court officers and interpreters, to stop in as they were able to. People came from courts all over the borough, plus the County Clerk’s Office.