Belmont native, The Hon. Yadhira González-Taylor, a lawyer, veteran, educator, retired firefighter, children’s author, and mother of three, was formally inducted as a civil court judge of the City of New York for Bronx County on Sunday, Jan. 29 at Monroe College. It followed her November 2022 general election win when, as reported, she garnered 23.30 percent of the vote, along with fellow Democrats, the Hon. Michele Davila who won 22.82 percent of the vote, the Hon. Sophia Hershman who won 20.11 percent and the Hon. Cynthia Isales who won 19.56 percent.

Among the attendees were Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, State Sen. Jamaal Bailey (S.D. 36), State Sen. Luis Sepúlveda (S.D. 32), Alina Dowe, Bronx borough director of the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit, District 18 City Council Member Amanda Farías, District 12 City Councilman Kevin Riley, District 13 City Councilwoman Marjorie Velázquez, Marion Frampton and other members of TBS New Direction youth mentor program, and Ramdat Singh and Abigail Martin of the Unity Democratic Club.

Singh described Gonzalez-Taylor, who, as reported, previously received the approval of the New York City Bar Association, as a fierce Latina that made everyone proud. “Thankful for your friendship and community-centered mindset,” he wrote. “Excited to watch your tenure on the bench.”

Meanwhile, Farias congratulated Gonzalez-Taylor, a Walton H.S. graduate, as one of her favorite people, saying she was most deserving of the title of judge. “Years serving in a multitude of ways to The Bronx, to our families, to young people, you show up for what you believe in, support who you believe in, and have fought to get here, where you will continue to fight for all of us,” Farias wrote.

She continued, “It’s the type of leadership we need in our court system, in The Bronx, and in Latino leadership in this city. Thank you, hermana [sister], for continuing to create more pathways for young Latinos, lawyers of all ages, Bronxites, to see another example to aspire to. I’m excited to serve this borough with you. I’m so proud of you. Congrats!”

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