{"id":289508,"date":"2026-07-07T19:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/289508\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T19:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:37:08","slug":"izetta-johnson-internship-program-celebrates-its-class-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/289508\/","title":{"rendered":"Izetta Johnson Internship Program celebrates its class of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The six-week internship program, which runs through Aug. 13, will expose interns to the many professional possibilities the court system has to offer. In addition, workshops and seminars will cover resume writing, interview techniques and tips on financial planning.<\/p>\n

According to Dowling, more than 1,500 interns have come through Kings County Courts in Brooklyn over the past 30-plus years.<\/p>\n

\u2018The most successful summer youth program in the city\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hon. Matthew D\u2019Emic said that what Dowling and her committee have created \u201cis probably the most successful summer youth program in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s truly a remarkable achievement,\u201d D\u2019Emic continued. \u201cAnd you are all the beneficiaries of it. We are so glad to have you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hon. Genine Edwards called the opportunity \u201cthe genesis of your careers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTake this seriously, take in everything that you can, and of course, have a good time,\u201d Edwards said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hon. Christopher Robles reflected a bit on his own upbringing. \u201cMy path to the bench, the ticket that got me on the right track and into law, was education,\u201d Robles said. \u201cRegardless of your station in life, you can overcome anything with education and determination. That said, I urge you all to take advantage of the opportunity you have here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hon. Don Leo also spoke about his background, noting that his first summer legal job was working for a precursor to the Summer Youth Employment Program. \u201cI was employed through the Chinese American Planning Council,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI truly hope this internship program will instill an interest and appreciation in our city\u2019s legal system.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hon. John Hecht urged the interns to \u201ctake your tasks seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if you realize how lucky you all are,\u201d Hecht said. \u201cThe key here is to make connections and meet as many people as you can.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hon. Claudia Daniels-DePeyster read what she called one of her favorite poems to the audience, \u201cLive Your Creed\u201d by Langston Hughes. The poem is a call to value action over words when it comes to leadership, teaching and personal example. It encourages learning by doing rather than relying solely on lectures. Hughes urges people, especially leaders and mentors, to live their creed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Hon.<\/a>Hon. Claudia Daniels-DePeyster. Photo: Wayne Daren Schneiderman\/Brooklyn Eagle<\/p>\n

Supreme Court\u2013Civil Matters Chief Clerk Charles Small, Esq., Supreme Court\u2013Criminal Term Chief Clerk Brian McCallister, and Civil Term Court Officers Samson Adelaja and Ivan Cruz also delivered brief remarks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Izetta Johnson created the Summer Youth Employment Program in 1989 and was an employee of the New York State Unified Court System for more than 30 years. She was also a trainer and manager of the Court\u2019s Equal Employment Opportunity Office.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Johnson chaired and co-chaired numerous events at the Supreme Court, including Career Day and Unity Day, along with committees such as the Gender Fairness Committee and the Supreme Court BHM Committee. Johnson died in 2016 at the age of 59.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The six-week internship program, which runs through Aug. 13, will expose interns to the many professional possibilities the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289509,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,3308,66128,110659,15312,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-289508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-daily-bulletin","tag-internships","tag-izetta-johnson","tag-kings-county-supreme-court-brooklyn-supreme-court","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}