The Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association (BWBA) recently hosted an enlightening “Lunch with a Judge” event featuring Hon. Cenceria Edwards, the esteemed president-elect for the 2024-2025 term.
“Justice Edwards is so dynamic and does so much which is why I’m excited for her to share all of the associations that she has been involved with,” said President Jovia Radix.
Edwards, who also boasts credentials as a certified public accountant (CPA), has a distinguished background in law and finance.
Her tenure includes serving as an acting justice in Kings County’s Criminal Court and authoring significant legal publications, including “NYS Procedural Procedures to Vacate a Judgment.” Her expertise extends to business and transactional matters, having worked with Fortune 500 companies.
Currently presiding over the Foreclosure Part since January 2022, Edwards brings a unique perspective to the judiciary, derived from her time in private practice focusing on real estate law and her substantial experience in taxation, particularly within the national and international banking sectors.
Edwards’ path to the bench was unconventional. She ventured into politics, running for the New York State Assembly in 2008 without prior political experience, ultimately garnering 25 percent of the vote in a strong political district. Despite not initially aspiring to be a judge, her extensive community work in foreclosure led civic organizations to encourage her judicial candidacy.
“For those looking to get into politics, before you do that, make sure you know the local politics of the county in which you choose to run,” Edwards said with a laugh. “People thought I was crazy, the politicians thought I lost my mind. A few people even approached me and told me to get out of the race. I thought it was my constitutional right to run and I wanted to represent my community. I thought I could win.”
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