Cohen wins judicial seat
From left, Rodneyse Bichotte, Caroline Cohen
and Josue Pierre.
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than your congressman;
these elections give our
community a stake in our
legal system.”
Cohen said she was
found qualified by
four judicial screening
committees, including
the New York City
Bar Association and
the Brooklyn Bar
Association.
B r o o k l y n
A s s embl ymem b er s
Rodneyse Bichotte and
Walter Mosley, as well
as District Leaders,
Josue Pierre and Cory
Provost had endorsed her
candidacy.
Cohen said she was also
supported by the Shirley
Chisholm Democratic
Club and Brooklyn
Young Democrats.
She is a member of the
Ernest Skinner Political
Association as well.
She said her “deep well
of support” came from,
among other things,
her “demonstrated
commitment to the
Caribbean-American
community in Brooklyn.”
She said she, along
with her family, has been
“a consistent presence” at
Caribbean events, such as
the annual West Indian
American Day Carnival
Parade on Brooklyn’s
Eastern Parkway and
Haitian Flag Day.
In addition, Cohen
said she marched with
current Public Advocate
Jumaane Williams
and Bichotte to defend
temporary protected
status for Haitians
immigrants immediately
after President Donald
J. Trump threatened to
rescind their Temporary
Protected Status (TPS).
Furthermore, after
Trump was elected, Cohen
co-founded Ditmas Civic,
an organization focused
on, among other things,
helping immigrant
families in the local
Flatbush community.
With her election to the
bench, Cohen said she will
“continue to vigorously
advocate for the Caribbean
community.
“Hearing people’s
stories these past five
years has only deepened
my resolve to fight for
New Yorkers throughout
Brooklyn,” she said.
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