Partner Ralph Preite Selected to Serve on the New York Judicial Screening Panel
July 24, 2025Partner Ralph Preite is to serve on the New York County Judicial Screening Panel, conducting interviews of judicial candidates for Civil and Supreme Court positions in NY County. The Judicial Screening Panel provides a merit-based evaluation process established to instill public confidence in, and to reinforce impartiality to, the process of selecting judicial candidates for NY County judicial positions, and to promote qualified and diverse candidates who reflect the community’s diversity in background and experience.
The NY County Judicial Screening panelists are chosen from bar associations, law schools, and civic groups, and are responsible for interviewing and vetting candidates. With the support of Cullen and Dykman, Ralph's service on the Panel was invited through his service as chair of the Columbian Lawyers Association - an Italian heritage bar association.
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