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PUERTO RICAN BAR ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP GALA - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

Tue, 30 Sep 06:00 PM

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE 2025 PRBA SCHOLARSHP FUND GALA ! Purchase your tickets and sponsorships here.

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2024 PRBA Installation Ceremony

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Judge Elena Goldberg Velazquez has been elevated to the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department

Governor Kathy Hochul has designated Judge Elena Goldberg Velazquez as an Additional Justice of the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department, marking a significant milestone in Judge Goldberg Velazquez’s distinguished judicial career. Judge Goldberg...

Hon. Betty Lugo-Martinez and Hon. Emily Morales-Minerva Reported as Most Highly Qualified by 2025 Manhattan Democratic Supreme Court Independent Screening Panel

The Puerto Rican Bar Association proudly congratulates Hon. Betty Lugo-Martinez and Hon. Emily Morales-Minerva on being reported out as Most Highly Qualified by the 2025 Manhattan Democratic Supreme Court Independent Judicial Screening Panel. The judges’ candidacies...

PRBA, LLAQC, DBA and HVHBA Back Landmark Report on Latino Judicial Underrepresentation in New York CourtsNew York, NY – In a unified call for accountability

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2025 New York, NY – In a unified call for accountability and action, the Puerto Rican Bar Association (PRBA), joined by fellow Latino affinity bar associations Latino Lawyers of Queens County, the Dominican Bar Association, and the...

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MORE THAN SIXTY YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE PUERTO RICAN AND LATINO COMMUNITY

The Puerto Rican Bar Association, Inc. (PRBA) was founded in 1957 by a group of Puerto Rican and Latino attorneys who began gathering socially to offer one another both personal and professional support in an era when it was difficult for attorneys of color to be accepted as members in established bar associations.

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