Recent events have shown us the importance of equal representation on the bench. Presently we have three County Court Judges. None are women. The bench should reflect the demographics of our community. Having judges with comparable lived experiences to those who appear in County Court makes people appearing in court feel represented, respected, seen and heard. As a mother, and someone who already has spent 17 years in Family Court, I know many of the cases will be hard to hear, but I would be honored to lend both my legal expertise and lived experience to this critical process.