Announcements
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....
2025 PRBA ANNUAL MEETING
2025 PRBA ANNUAL MEETING: To: Active Members in Good Standing of the Puerto Rican Bar Association of New York (PRBA) Date of Meeting: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PMLocation: Archer & Goat, 187 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10026 Pursuant to...
PRBA ENDORSEMENT OF LILLIAN MOSLEY FOR LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL
The PRBA, one of the oldest Latino bar associations in the nation, and dedicated to advancing the interests of Puerto Rican and Latinx attorneys and promoting access to justice, is extremely proud to endorse our President-Elect, Lillian Mosley, for Long Beach City...
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...
PRBA Condemns Intimidating Federal Presence at National Puerto Rican Museum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 11, 2025NEW YORK, NY – The Puerto Rican Bar Association (PRBA) strongly condemns the alarming actions taken by federal agents on July 8, 2025, at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture (NMPRAC) in Chicago’s Humboldt Park....
FORMATION OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE – 2025 PRBA & PRBASF ELECTION
Dear Members: Notice of Formation of the Nominating Committee Please be advised that the Board and Officers of the Puerto Rican Bar Association will be forming a Nominating Committee consisting of members in good standing who demonstrate a commitment, passion and...
“We are all well aware of the many responsibilities and challenges these positions entail and we are eager to get to work. In the end, we may not achieve everything we wish to accomplish, but, expect that with every PRBA member’s help, we will write another chapter in the long tradition of excellence of the PRBA.”
— This, we believe is our responsibility, and right, as Puerto Rican lawyers and members of the Puerto Rican Bar Association.