Sheila Boston onscreen during the New York City Bar's first virtual election. Courtesy photo.

The New York City Bar Association installed its new leaders Tuesday evening, holding its first-ever virtual ceremony where its new president and board members were elected. The leaders were installed over a Zoom meeting, after the city bar announced their nomination in December.

Sheila Boston, a partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, was elected as the city bar's 69th president. Boston—the first woman of color to serve as the organization's president—had been a vice president and secretary of the city bar. She fills the shoes of Roger Juan Maldonado, a partner at Smith, Gambrell & Russell.

David Arroyo, associate general counsel of BuzzFeed; Joseph Drayton, partner at Cooley; and Susan Kohlmann, partner at Jenner & Block, were elected for one-year terms as the city bar's three vice presidents. Drexel Harris of Reliance Insurance Co. will serve as secretary, and Thomas Slome, partner at Cullen and Dykman, will continue to serve as treasurer.

Marjorie Peerce, partner at Ballard Spahr, will serve as chair, and Devika Kewalramani, partner at Moses & Singer, will serve as secretary of the city bar's board of directors, which was formerly known as the executive committee.

The city bar's board of directors now include Sarah Berger, an attorney for the state court system; Jaipat Jain, partner at Lazare Potter Giacovas & Moyle; New York Supreme Court Justice Tanya Kennedy, who sits in Manhattan; and U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto of the Eastern District of New York.

In keeping with the city bar's diversity objectives, the organization said, 11 of the 22 board members are male and 11 are female, while 59% are from historically underrepresented groups.