For the first time, an Albanian judge in New York

2023-11-09 20:39:51Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
For the first time, an Albanian judge in New York
Edith Shkreli

For the first time, an Albanian will be part of the New York Court.

Edit Shkreli, employed at the Bronx Civil Court, is now the first Albanian judge in New York.

Shkreli was born in Shkodër and immigrated to America with her parents when she was 13 years old to escape the riots of March 1997. Her father, Ing. Skënder Shkreli has directed the construction of roads, bridges, plants and hydropower plants everywhere in Albania. Her mother, Elida Shkreli, worked as a monetary circulation economist at the Shkodër State Bank, today the National Commercial Bank.

In 2011, Edita completed her law studies at the New York Law School, graduating juris doctor, cum laude. After a few months, he passed one of the most difficult licensing exams, the New York State bar exam, for the first time. Edita has been working at the Bronx and White Plains Courts for more than eight years with divorce cases, etc.

She is a lecturer at New York Law School since 2019.

For the first time, an Albanian judge in New York

Shkreli contributes as a member of the Bronx Community Board as well as a board member of the non-profit organization, Neighborhood Initiatives Development Inc. and the Albanian-American Educators Association.


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