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Raja Rajeswari becomes New York’s first Indian-American judge

Raja Rajeswari becomes New York’s first Indian-American judge

WASHINGTON: Chennai born Raja Rajeswari, who came to America when she was 16, has become the first person of Indian descent to be named as a criminal court judge in New York City. Rajeswari, 43, an assistant district attorney at the Richmond County District Attorney’s office, who was nominated to the bench by Mayor Bill […]

New York Mayor Nominates Raja Rajeswari as Criminal Court Judge

New York Mayor Nominates Raja Rajeswari as Criminal Court Judge

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has nominated Raja Rajeswari, an assistant district attorney in the Richmond County District Attorney’s office in Staten Island, N.Y., as a criminal court judge in New York. She is believed to be the first Indian American from Staten Island to be nominated to the bench, the Staten Island Advocate […]