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Puerto Rican Bar Association Statement on Proposed Judicial District Realignment Legislation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 7, 2025 The Puerto Rican Bar Association (PRBA) expresses its strong support for Senate Bill S.8418 & Assembly Bill A.8883 which propose to divide New York State into additional judicial districts and reallocate Supreme Court justice...

Puerto Rican Bar Association Releases 2025 Judicial Diversity & Reform Report: “The Long Road Traveled Toward a Fairer Bench” finds Hispanics remain critically underrepresented in New York’s courts despite recent progress.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Puerto Rican Bar Association of New York, Inc. (PRBA) today released its 2025 Judicial Diversity & Reform Report, The Long Road Traveled Toward a Fairer Bench, detailing continued disparities in Hispanic representation...

Upholding Justice: A Call for Vigilance and Integrity in Our Legal System

As President of the Puerto Rican Bar Association, Inc. (PRBA), I feel compelled to join New York State Bar Association President Kathleen Sweet tnd President-Elect Taa Grays, Esq., CIPM in a clarion call for vigilance, integrity, and the defence of our justice system....

OUR HISTORY

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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