Following his death on Monday at the age of 88, members of the New York legal community remembered Senior U.S. District Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. of the Eastern District of New York for his mentorship, commitment to justice and trailblazing career as a Black prosecutor and judge.

Chief U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie of the Eastern District of New York highlighted Johnson’s “deep sense of community and love for those around him” in a statement Wednesday.

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