Tracee Davis to Speak on “Judicial Reforms that Advance Diversity and Representation” at SOMOS INC. Puerto Rico Conference

Tracee Davis, former NYC Bar Judiciary Committee Chair and a partner in Seyfarth’s New York office, will be speaking at the 2024 SOMOS INC Puerto Rico Conference on Thursday, November, 7 from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. ET. Tracee is participating as a panelist in a legislative workshop, “Equity on the Bench: Judicial Reforms that Advance Diversity and Representation.”

The workshop will focus on a recently proposed constitutional amendment lifting the cap on the number of New York State Supreme Court judgeships and its impact on diversity in the judiciary.  The panel will be moderated by Assemblymember Catalina Cruz, Senator Luis R. Sepulveda, and Assemblymember Alex Bores. Tracee joins an esteemed panel comprised of:

• Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas
• Chief Judge Rowan Wilson
• Justice Bianka Perez
• Judge Fiordaliza Rodriguez
• Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark
• Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez
• Justice Wanda Y. Negron

SOMOS, Inc., is a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501c 3 organization that unites the Latino community, raises awareness, advocates and elevates social consciousness on public policy in collaboration with the New York State Assembly/Senate Puerto Rican & Hispanic Task Force.