Draft:Kim M. Parker

Justice Parker is the daughter of a Korean immigrant mother and African American father, and she was raised in Harlem. In November 2021, Justice Parker was elected to the New York Civil Court. In 2023, she was appointed to the NYS Court of Claims as an acting Supreme Court Justice by Governor Kathy Hochul. Prior to taking the bench, she worked as an Administrative Law Judge at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings since 2017. She served as a sole practitioner specializing in civil litigation and real estate matters. She was also counsel to former New York State Senator Eric Adams. Justice Parker was a small claim’s arbitrator and she volunteered with Access to Justice in the court system. She worked on President Obama’s Clemency Project, providing pro bono legal services to federal prisoners. She was also Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee and Executive Board member for the NAACP Mid-Manhattan Branch. Additionally, she served as Executive Director of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association. Justice Parker earned her undergraduate degree from Hampton University and her law degree from Touro Law Center.