U.S. District Judge Frank Geraci Jr.U.S. District Court of the Western District of New York

10/07/2022

U.S. District Judge Frank Geraci Jr.

U.S. District Court of the Western District of New York

c/o Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building

100 State Street

Rochester, NY  14614

Dear U.S. District Judge Geraci Jr.,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan and I have a strong interest in learning history, social justice, and criminal justice reform. In these subjects, I like to learn the need for civil rights stronger to reduce discrimination, have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others.  U.S. District Judge Geraci Jr., the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work when you served as judge of the Monroe County Court in Rochester, New York and as current U.S. District Judge of the U.S. District Court of the Western District of New York to be very inspiring to me. 

When you served as Judge of the Monroe County Court in Rochester, New York from 1999-2012, I really liked on how you were a strong supporter of Civil Rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, express the need to reduce racial profiling in law enforcement with the judicial system to help protect minorities including immigrants from being oppressed, and pushing for strict sentencing for people who commit hate-crime to help protect people who are different.  Supporting drug treatment programs to help drug-users get the care they need to reduce drug abuse, expanding programs to help victims of domestic violence or victims of crime get the care they need from law enforcement resources, and advocating for the need for funds to improve DNA testing along with forensic science to help  solve evidence or cases efficiently while reduce sending an innocent person to jail is common sense for criminal justice reform. Also on criminal justice reform, I like on how you work to expand on mental health court to help people with disabilities including people who struggle with mental health get treatment instead of strict sentencing. In May 2012, I liked on how you accepted President Obama to nominate you to serve on the U.S. District Court of the Western District of New York to help him improve the judicial system. In your current role as U.S. District Judge of the U.S. District Court of the Western District of New York, I like on how you are a continuous supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights and criminal justice reform. Another thing that I like about your work in the U.S. District Court of the Western District of New York is how you are a strong supporter of protecting civil liberties like protecting the 4th amendment to help protect people from unreasonable searches and strongly advocate for ethics reform to help reduce corruption including judicial misconduct in the court system.

U.S. District Judge Geraci Jr., I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts in different settings, and get teased. Your commitment to be a strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability. Your role as former Judge of the Monroe County Court in Rochester, New York and as current U.S. District Judge helps me motivation to continue to learn history, social justice, and criminal justice reform.  My future goal is to work in these areas to help emphasize the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others.

I strongly believe that you are making a great difference in the judicial system. I’m very proud on how you are working hard to support civil rights, push along with advocate for criminal justice reform, and many others. You truly inspire me to work hard on my disability, learn more about your work in the judicial career, and continue to learn different subjects. Thanks for taking the time to read to read my letter, working hard to make a great difference, and inspiring me. Please continue to make a great difference for society.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick