Hon. Betty E. Staton

After an initial career as staff attorney and deputy director of Bedford Stuyvesant Community Legal Services, Betty E. Staton became a founding partner in the first African American female law firm in the State of New York, Boyd, Staton and Cave. She then served for almost 20 years on the Kings County Family Court bench. In 2011, she returned to the Bedford Stuyvesant Community Legal Services Corporation as acting Project Director, and in 2012 was appointed President of the consolidating Brooklyn Legal Services programs. Ms. Staton received her undergraduate degree from Brooklyn College and graduated from New York University School of law where she was a founding member of the Black Latino Asian Pacific American Law Alumni Association. She has taught at several colleges, including New York City College of Technology where she taught Business Law for more than 15 years. She is a member of several community organizations and has received numerous awards for her community service.