Leadership
Honorary President
Rowan D. Wilson
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals
Rowan D. Wilson, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, was born in Pomona, California and grew up in Berkeley, California. He attended Harvard College, where he earned his A.B. degree in 1981, and later went on to obtain his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 1984. Following his education, he served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable James R. Browning, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. After his clerkship, Judge Wilson joined the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City, where he started as an associate and eventually became a partner. He held this position until his appointment as an Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals in 2017, later being nominated and confirmed as Chief Judge in 2023. Throughout his career, Judge Wilson actively engaged in pro bono work and served on the boards of various charitable and not-for-profit organizations.
Presidents
Hon. Mary Kay Vyskocil
Co-President
Mary Kay Vyskocil was sworn in as a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York on January 6, 2020. She previously served for almost four years as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York. Prior to her appointment to the bench, Judge Vyskocil practiced general commercial litigation for almost thirty-three years at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, from which she retired as a Senior Litigation Partner in March 2016 to join the bankruptcy bench.
Lauren Crane
Co-President
Lauren Crane represents and advises the most accomplished individuals in a wide array of matrimonial and family law matters including the equitable distribution of assets, spousal and child support, child custody and access, and prenuptial, postnuptial and separation agreements. While she skillfully resolves such matters through artful negotiation and settlement, when necessary, she is an aggressive litigator at the trial and appellate court levels.
Officers
VICE PRESIDENTS
Hon. Linda M. Capitti
Hon. Leslie A. Stroth
Ilene Jaroslaw
Matthew Schwartz
SECRETARY
Rian A. Silverman
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Hon. James G. Clynes
TREASURER
Virginia A. LoPreto
ASSISTANT TREASURER
Amy D. Carlin
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Magnolia D. Levy
JUDGES' DIVISION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Hon. Ariel D. Chesler
Hon. Abena Darkeh
Hon. Marguerite Grays*
Hon. Judy H. Kim*
Hon. Steven I. Locke
Hon. Anna Mikhaleva
Hon. Joanne D. Quiñones
Hon. Robert R. Reed
Hon. Saliann Scarpulla*
Hon. Ellen M. Spodek*
Hon. Lourdes M. Ventura
Hon. Troy K. Webber
LAWYERS' DIVISION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Elle Erickson
Jacqueline Flug*
Krystina Garda
Patricia I. Gannon
Claire Gutekunst
Vilia B. Hayes*
Isiris Isaac
Sandra Lespinasse
Faith G. Miller
Meredith Miller
Cassandra Porsch
Evridiki Poumpouridis
Parthena Psyllos
Hon. Alan D. Scheinkman
Tamara Stack
Valerie Tocci
ADVISORY BOARD
Arielle J. Albert
Karen Blaustein
Maria Cortese
Myrna Felder*
Hon. Helen E. Freedman*
Ellen B. Holtzman
Hon. Deborah Kaplan
Hon. Rachel L. Kretser
Judith A. Livingston*
Maura Miller
Hon. Charles Ramos
Hon. Jennifer G. Schecter*
Lauren J. Wachtler
Mark J. Alonso
RoseAnn C. Branda
Richard A. Edlin
Ilene Fern
Hon. Judith Gische
Hon. Barbara Irolla Panepinto*
Hon. Cynthia Kern
Hon. Joan Lefkowitz
Hon. Jonathan Lippman
Hon. Karla Moskowitz*
Barbara A. Ryan*
Cheryl Stein
Perry Weitz
Sheila L. Birnbaum*
Hon. Richard Braun
Hon. Betty W. Ellerin
Hon. Fern Fisher
Hon. Donna Golia
Hon. Barbara Jaffe
Hon. Sarah L. Krauss
Marjorie Lesch
Hon. La Tia Martin
Sharon L. Nelles*
Desiree M. (Lasalle) Ripo
Peter J. Strauss
Hilary Williams
Helene E. Blank
Hon. Margaret A. Chan
John Feerick
Marshall H. Fishman
Hon. Arlene Hahn
Hon. Michael L. Katz*
Randi L. Karmel
Joan Levenson
John J. D. McFerrin-Clancy
Hon. Paula Omansky
Hon. Lori Sattler
Virginia K. Trunkes*
Hon. Karen B. Wolff
PAST PRESIDENTS
1992-1994
1992-1994
1992-1994
1995-1996
1995-1996
1997-2000
1997-2000
2003-2005
2003-2005
2005-2008
Sheila L. Birnbaum
Hon. Karla Moskowitz
Sandra Katz
Myrna Felder
Hon. Sondra Miller
Martha L. Golar
Hon. Jacqueline Silberman
Hon. E. Leo Milonas
Barbara A. Ryan, Esq.
Hon. Helen E. Freedman
Roy L. Reardon
Hon. Shirley Kornreich
Hon. Barbara Irolla Panepinto
Judith A. Livingston
2007-2009
2008-2011
2009-2012
2011-2013
2012-2014
2013-2015
2014-2016
2016-2018
2017-2019
2018-2020
2019-2021
2020-2022
2021-2023
2022-2024
2023-2025
2024-2026
Hon. Eileen Bransten
Cynthia Rubin
Hon. Ellen M. Spodek
Edward S. Kornreich
Hon. Jennifer G. Schecter
Sharon L. Nelles
Hon. Lynn R. Kotler
Luisa M. Kaye
Hon. Michael L. Katz
Vilia B. Hayes
Hon. Saliann Scarpulla
Jacqueline Flug
Hon. Marguerite A. Grays
Virginia K. Trunkes
Hon. Judy H. Kim
Magnolia D. Levy