Senator James J. Lack

A representative of the 2nd district of the NY State Senate from 1979 to 2002, Senator James J. Lack was elected 12 times to the New York State Senate beginning in 1978. He served successively as Chair of the Senate Elections, Labor and Judiciary Committees, retiring in 2002. Subsequently, he was appointed a Judge of the New York Court of Claims, serving from 2003 to 2011. While in the Senate, he was elected as Vice-President, President-Elect, and President of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), and thereafter, as President of the Foundation of State Legislatures. He currently serves as a member of the New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics.

He was appointed to the Commission by the Temporary President and Majority Leader of the New York State Senate.

Social Justice Stations of the Cross - Good Friday, April 07, 2023
  1. Introduction
  2. [Red Doors] Station 1: Jesus is condemned to death
  3. [Black Lives Matter art, Pride flag] Station 2: Jesus takes up his Cross
  4. [Accessibility ramp] Station 3: Jesus falls for the first time
  5. [Chicken Coop on Napa] Station 4: Jesus meets his Mother
  6. [Epworth Playgroups] Station 5: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the Cross
  7. [Low Water Landscaping, 1926 Napa Avenue] Station 6: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
  8. [Vote Sign, 1918 Napa Avenue] Station 7: Jesus falls for the second time
  9. [Stone obelisk, The Alameda and El Dorado] Station 8: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
  10. [Flag showing solidarity with Ukraine, 1110 The Alameda] Station 9: Jesus falls for the third time
  11. [Berkeley Fire Station, No. 4] Station 10: Jesus' clothes are taken away
  12. [Dentist office] Station 11: Jesus is nailed to the Cross
  13. [Jerusalem Kitchen] Station 12: Jesus dies on the Cross
  14. [Northbrae Tunnel] Station 13 & 14: The body of Jesus is taken down from the Cross and is laid in the tomb
  15. Closing Reflection