The Columbian Lawyers Association of Brooklyn continued its annual tradition of honoring the judiciary of Kings County during its Judge’s Night at Gargiulo’s in Coney Island on Thursday night. “We host this event every year and it’s simply our opportunity and honor the judiciary and show respect for the bench in Brooklyn,” said President Joseph Rosato. “A judge’s job is not easy, and due to the nature of the job we can’t always properly honor them and this is our attempt to pay respect to the work they do.”

Nearly 300 judges, attorneys and court employees were packed into Gargiulo’s for the event where there are no honorees or speeches, just eggplant rollatini, calamari and pasta. “It’s a members-only event because we want this to be special for the Columbian Lawyers — particularly our active members — who want to thank and recognize the judiciary,” Rosato said. “We close it off to people who don’t come to our meetings, but merely want to show up to hobnob with some judges without participating in our association.”