CNYWBA Updates

December 15, 2025

Join us Wednesday for our holiday party!


We are so proud to celebrate our nominee, the Hon. Thérèse Wiley Dancks, a past CNYWBA President and current member, who was selected as the 2025 recipient of NYSBA's Ruth G. Schapiro Memorial Award!


Congratulations, Judge! What an honor!


Know someone we should shout out? Have something worth celebrating?

We love to feature our members! Email us at cnywba@gmail.com.

Your CNYWBA membership includes membership in WBASNY!


Please join a WBASNY Committee!


WBASNY is seeking representatives from chapters across New York State (CNYWBA is a chapter of WBASNY!) for the following committees, which meet virtually:


  • Criminal Law Committee
  • Health Law & Reproductive Rights Committee
  • Solo and Small Firms Committee
  • Children's Rights
  • Fundraising
  • Long Range Planning
  • International Women's Rights
  • Social Action Committee
  • Legislation


A full list of WBASNY committees can be found here. Some are more active than others! All active CNYWBA members are welcome to join WBASNY committees. Please reach out to cnywba@gmail.com for more information!


WBASNY speaks on behalf of CNYWBA



New Proposed Rule Changes - requests for public comments

The Administrative Board of the Courts is soliciting public comments on the following two proposed amendments to court rules:



Copies of the requests are linked above, and they are also available on the UCS website at https://ww2.nycourts.gov/rules/comments/index.shtml.



Any comments on these proposed rule changes should be sent by email to rulecomments@nycourts.gov by December 29, 2025


With any questions, feel free to reach out to David Nocenti at (212) 428-2146 or dnocenti@nyscourts.gov!

Check your membership and be sure to join for 2026!



Please join or renew now: 

https://www.cnywba.org/membership


If you are a law firm or legal organization and would like to enroll multiple members, please reach out to us at cnywba@gmail.com.


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