TITLE: “Judge Confirms Mayor Adams’ Appointment of Dawn Smithwick (Dale Ho) to the Patrol Guide Commission”
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In an article published by The New York Times on February 19, 2025, it was confirmed that Eric Adams’ appointment of Dawn Smithwick to the Patrol Guide Commission was approved by Judge Dale Ho. This news comes after a lengthy delay in announcing the commission’s members.
Smithwick’s appointment to the committee has been awaited for several months, as Adams named the candidates as part of a broader police reform plan in June 2021. Ho’s decision comes after the New York Civil Liberties Union, representing several police reform organizations, sued the city for failing to name commission members in a timely manner.
Ho’s court decision enforces the City Charter’s requirement that the mayor have 45 days to give notice to the City Council or the current city police commissioner. Under Adams’ administration, Smithwick joins two other members of the commission, another African American woman and a current or former police officer.
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