Help Us Honor America’s First Openly LGBTQ Federal Judge
The New York City Bar Association, with its LGBTQ Rights and Women in the Legal Profession (WILP) Committees, are thrilled to announce the launch of a campaign to raise funds to commission a portrait honoring the late Honorable Deborah A. Batts to be hung in the New York City Bar Association’s landmarked building at 42 West 44th Street.
Judge Batts, an eminent jurist and adored professor, friend and colleague, was the nation's first openly LGBTQ Federal Judge. She passed away far too early in February 2020. Judge Batts was known for her vibrancy, kindness and the pleasure she took in life.
Judge Batts’ portrait is being commissioned as part of the “Women on the Walls” initiative, which was begun by the WILP Committee to honor female members of the legal profession with strong ties to the New York City legal community, with the goal of achieving gender representation in the art hung on the walls of the City Bar’s building. Justice Sonia Sotomayor and late Chief Judge Judith Kaye are judges whose portraits were previously commissioned as part of this initiative.
Your donation will help secure the portrait commission and a reception to unveil Judge Batts' portrait. Please consider donating to this important initiative to honor Judge Batts' legacy.
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If you would prefer to donate via check, please make payable to "City Bar Fund" and add a note: "For Judge Batts' portrait" Mail to City Bar Fund P.O. Box 22629 New York, NY 10087-2629
All contributions to the City Bar Fund are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. A copy of our most recently filed financial report and information on other charitable organizations is available from the NY Attorney General’s Charities Registry (www.charitiesnys.com) or (212) 416-8686. The report is also available upon request by contacting the Fund at 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036. Your donation is a reportable contribution under New York State’s biennial pro bono reporting requirement for attorneys. For more information on what contributions qualify consult the Office of Court Administration website here.
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