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Frist Bahamian-American female to be elected as a Judge of the NYC Civil Court
By Oswald Brown
Dec 8, 2014 - 4:17:48 PM


NEW YORK - The Hon. Forrester J. Carroll, Bahamas Consul General to New York, attended the induction of J. Machelle Sweeting as a Judge of The Civil Court, 10TH District of The City of New York on Thursday, December 4, 2014. In remarks given during the ceremony, Consul General Carroll extended congratulations to Judge Sweeting from the Right Hon. Prime Minister Perry G. Christie and the Hon. Frederick Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, who wished Judge Sweeting to know that The Bahamas is proud of her in being the first Bahamian-American female to be elected as a Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York 10th District. Judge Sweeting is the youngest of three children of William and Mary Sweeting. The late William Sweeting was born in Deep Creek South, Andros. Ms. Sweeting was named “Bahamian-American of the Year” for her excellence in the Caribbean Community.

NEW YORK – The Hon. J. Machelle Sweeting, newly appointed Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York 10th District, was honoured with the presentation of a plaque at the annual “Christmas Splash” of the Bahamian American Association, Inc. (BAAI) at the BAAI Bahama House building, 211 West 137th Street, on Saturday, December 6. Judge Sweeting, the first Bahamian-American female to be appointed as a Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York, was inducted on Thursday, December 4. Pictured from left at the Christmas Splash are: Judge Sweeting; the Hon. Forrester Carroll, Bahamas Consul General to New York; Ms. Dorea Rolle, President of The BAAI; and His Excellency Dr. Elliston Rahming, Bahamas Ambassador to the United Nations and the Organization of American States (OAS).

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