Judge Lisa Bloch Rodwin

A second-generation Holocaust survivor born in NYC and raised in New Jersey and Connecticut. Judge Lisa retired from Erie County Family Court after developing specialized programs for refugees and immigrants who interact with the civil and criminal court systems, and working with victims of interpersonal violence as founder and Chief of the Domestic Violence Bureau of the District Attorney’s Office, where she served as a prosecutor for 22 years. She has served on the Boards of Jewish Family Services, the YWCA, the Child Advocacy Center, the Family Justice Center, the Women’s Bar Association of NY, and various statewide Judicial committees. Judge Lisa has appeared on national television as a domestic violence expert on 20/20 with Diane Sawyer and on three occasions on Oprah. She has taught at national conferences on family violence across the country and has lectured at UB Law School, Canisius College, the National College of District Attorneys, the Police Academy and the NYS Prosecutors Training Institute. She is the Social Action Chair on the leadership council of HERO, and dedicates her volunteer efforts to the memory of her Mom and grandparents.