Attorney General Eric Schneiderman of New York

11/22/2017

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

c/o Office of the Attorney General

New York State Capitol Building

Between State Street and Washington Avenue

Albany, NY  12224-0341

Dear Attorney General Schneiderman,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan with a strong interest in learning history and social justice. In these subjects, I like to learn the need to make Civil Rights stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, and many others. Attorney General Schneiderman, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work as current Attorney General of New York to be very inspiring to me.

In your current role as 65^th Attorney General of New York, I’m very proud on how you are a strong supporter of Civil Rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, combating against people who commit hate-crime to help protect minorities including people who are different, and investigating public places that practice discrimination.   To protect the environment, I really liked on how you are prosecuting industries that pollute the environment including water resources to make them safe for people to use. Your approach to criminal justice reform like expand drug treatment programs to help drug-users get the care they need to reduce drug addiction, push for more community services to help non-violent offenders including non-violent juveniles get help in order to reduce re offending, and implement more educational awareness programs to help teach youth including people about the need to reduce bullying, gun violence, and drug abuse.  Another thing that I like about your work as NY Attorney General is how you prosecute corrupted public officials who accept illegal bribes or receive gifts from lobbyist,  create Taxpayer Protection Unit to investigate any companies or state contracts that abuse or commit fraud against New York citizen’s taxpayers,  and  advocate for immigration reform to help protect immigrants including refugees from being oppressed.  Also I truly appreciate on how you are a strong supporter of women’s rights to help protect them from losing healthcare and support more programs to help victims of domestic violence or victims of crime get help from legal along with law enforcement resources to help deal with their trauma.

Attorney General Schneiderman, 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, and get teased. Your continuous strong supporter of Civil Rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability.  Your work as current position as Attorney General of New York gives me motivation to learn history and social justice.  My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need to make Civil Rights stronger, protect the environment from pollution, and improve social justice to help protect people.

I strongly believe that you are making a great difference for society. I’m very proud on how you are working hard to support Civil Rights, push for criminal justice reform, and advocate for victim’s rights. You have inspired me to work hard on my disability and to continue to learn different subjects especially history and social justice. I was wondering if you could please share with me what it is like being NY Attorney General and give me some advice about working hard on my disability. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, making a great impact on society including the criminal justice reform, and inspiring me. Please continue to advocate for common sense ideas.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick

U.S. Circuit Judge Morgan Christen of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

10/30/2017

U.S.  Circuit Judge Morgan Christen

United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

c/o Federal Building

605 West Fourth Avenue, Suite 252

Anchorage, AK  99501-2248

Dear U.S. Circuit Judge Christen,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan with a strong interest in learning history, social justice, and public policy. In these subjects, I like to learn the need to make Civil Rights stronger to reduce discrimination, have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others.  Circuit Judge Christen, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain  how I find your work in the Alaska Supreme Court and as U.S. Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to be very inspiring to me.

When you served as Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 2009-2012, I really appreciated on how you were a strong supporter of Civil Rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, supporting the need for strict laws to help combat against hate-crime to help protect minorities including people who are different, and expressing the need to reduce racial profiling in the judicial system including law enforcement.  Another thing that I liked about your work in the Alaska Supreme Court was on how you were an advocate for women’s rights to be protected from being discriminated and support the need for more programs to help victims of crime or victims of domestic violence get help from law enforcement.  In May 2011, I liked on how you accepted President Obama to be nominated to fill a seat in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to help him work on improving the judicial system.  In January 2012, I was amazed on how you made history by the first woman from Alaska to be on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.   In your current position in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, I’m very proud on how you are a continuous supporter of Civil Rights, advocate for victims’ rights in order for them to get help from the court system or law enforcement services, and support protecting basic fundamental of civil liberties like the 4^th amendment to help protect people from unreasonable search warrants, 6^th amendment to have a right to a lawyer including have the right to know what evidence is against a person.  Besides your judicial career, I really like on how you are active in the community by volunteering as a board member of Planned Parenthood to help advocate for women to have a right to healthcare and working with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Anchorage to help youth get mentoring instead of turning to crime.  

U.S.  Circuit Judge Morgan Christen, 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, 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 work in the Alaska Supreme Court and in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit gives me motivation to continue to learn history and social justice. My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need to make Civil Rights stronger to reduce discrimination, have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others.  My letter is a gift to you for inspiring  me and to wish you a Happy Birthday for December 5^th.  

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 help improve the community through volunteering and supporting Civil Rights, criminal justice reform, and civil liberties.  You have inspired me to work hard on my disability and to continue to be motivated to learn different subjects.  Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, making a difference for the community including the judicial system, and inspiring me. I wish you the best to continue to advocate for common sense ideas in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick

State Representative Donna Lasinski from Michigan 52nd District

10/25/2017

State Representative Donna Lasinski

c/o Capitol Building

P.O. Box  30014

Lansing, MI  48909-7514

Dear State Representative Lasinski,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan with a strong interest in learning history, social justice, and public policy.  In these subjects, I like to learn the need for Civil Rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, and many others. State Representative Lasinski, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work as Michigan State Representative from 52^nd District be very inspiring to me and how I enjoyed your speech at the Women’s March 2017 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

In your current role as Michigan State Representative from 52^nd District, I really appreciate on how you are a strong supporter of Civil Rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, supporting the need for equal pay for women to help protect them from being discriminated in pay, and expressing the need to expand laws to combat against hate-crime to help protect minorities including people who are different.   On the environment, I like on how you are a strong supporter of funding renewable energy projects to help reduce addiction to oil with gas, support the need for an investigation in the Flint water crisis to help people who live in Michigan including in Flint get help from toxic water, and express support to funds help protect parks, water resources, and public lands from being polluted.  Your approach on the economy like advocating for the need to raise the minimum wage to help minimum wage workers afford to live and supporting the need to expand job-training programs to help train youth including workers to develop work skills to help prepare for the workforce is common sense. Another thing that I like about your work in the Michigan state legislature is how you are a strong supporter of women’s right to have healthcare, advocate for the Health Care Bill of Rights to help people with pre-existing conditions or people who can’t afford health insurance get the medical care they need,  and support funs to help special education and different resources to help people with disabilities get the help they need with accommodations.

State Representative Lasinski, I have autism with a learning disability.  Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased. Your continuous strong support for Civil Rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability.   In January 2017, I went to the Women’s March in Ann Arbor Rally and I listened to your speech. In your speech you did an excellent job speaking about being a first woman in your family to get an education, expressing the need to help protect women’ rights from being taken away, supporting the idea of equal pay for women, and many others.   Also your role as Michigan State Representative gives me motivation to continue to learn history and social justice.  My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need to make Civil Rights stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, and many others.

I strongly believe that you are making a great difference in the Michigan state legislature. I’m very proud on how you are a continuous supporter of Civil Rights, protect the environment, advocate for women’s rights, and improve social justice. You really did a great job speaking at the Women’s March in Ann Arbor.  You really inspire me to work hard on my disability, listen to your speech, and to continue to learn history with social justice.  Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to support with advocate for common sense ideas when the political environment is difficult, and inspiring me.  I hope that you can continue to advocate for common sense ideas and give more speeches in Ann Arbor, MI to help inspire many people like me.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick

U.S. District Judge Pamela K Chen of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

11/07/2017

U.S. District Judge Pamela Chen

c/o U.S. District Court for Eastern District of New York

Federal Courthouse

225 Cadman Plaza East

Brooklyn, NY  11201

Dear U.S. District Judge Chen,

My name is Matt Winick, an Asian American from Ann Arbor, Michigan with a strong interest in learning history, social justice, and public policy.  In these subjects, I like to learn the need to make Civil Rights stronger to reduce discrimination,  have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, the need for diversity to help improve society, and many others.  U.S. District Judge Chen, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your role as an Asian American in helping the community, your work in the judicial system, and your role as U.S. District Judge in the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of New York to be very inspiring to me.

When you served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York from 2008-2013, I liked on how you were a strong supporter of Civil Rights by prosecuting people who commit hate-crime to help protect minorities including people who are different, advocate for people with disabilities rights,  and express the need to end racial profiling in law enforcement including the judicial system.  Another thing that I liked about your work as an Assistant U.S. Attorney was how you prosecuted people who committed human trafficking to help protect victims from abuse,  pushed for investigation into public officials who are  corrupt or accept illegal bribes, and supported programs to help victims of domestic violence or victims of human trafficking get law enforcement resources to help deal with their trauma.  In you role as Deputy Commissioner for Enforcement for the New York State Division of Human Rights,  I especially liked on how you worked hard in the department to combat against discrimination in housing, employment, and public places based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, and disability.  In August 2012, I really liked on how you accepted President Obama to nominate you to serve as U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of New York to help him work on improving the judicial system.  In March 2013, I was amazed on how you made history by becoming the first Asian lesbian to serve in the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of New York. In your current position as U.S. District Judge, I truly appreciate on how you are a continuous strong supporter of Civil Rights including people with disabilities’ rights, express the need to protect fundamental civil liberties like the 4^th amendment to protect people from unreasonable search warrants, support the need for criminal justice reform like expand drug treatment programs to help non violent drug offenders get treatment, and continue to support programs to help victims of domestic violence or victims of crime get help from law enforcement resources. Besides your judicial career, I am very grateful on how are very active in the Asian American community by advocating for the need for funds to help Asian American communities get the care they need, expressing the need for more Asian Americans to enter in the legal system career, supporting Asian Americans including Asian Americans with disabilities’ rights, and advocating for the need for more educational awareness about Asian American culture.  

U.S. District Judge Chen, 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, and get teased.  Your commitment to be a strong supporter of Civil Rights, combat against hate-crime, and advocate for people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability. Also being an Asian American with autism is a hard struggle for me due to some Asians including some Asian Americans tease me along with get judgmental about me having disability and not fitting in with their culture.  Your role in advocating for Asian Americans with disabilities’ rights and helping the Asian American community gives me motivation to continue to be confident about being an Asian American when I have struggles and to be interested in Asian American history along with culture.  Also your role Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York, Deputy Commissioner for Enforcement for the New York State Division of Human Rights, and as U.S. District Judge motivates me to continue my strong interest in learning history and social justice.  My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need to make Civil Rights stronger,  improve social justice, and many others.

I strongly believe that you made a great difference in the judicial system. Also I’m very proud on how you are working hard to help the Asian American community and advocate for Civil Rights including criminal justice reform in the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of New York. You have inspired me to continue to work hard on my disability, be confident about being an Asian American when I have struggles, and have motivation to continue to learn different subjects.  I hope you enjoy my letter. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make a great difference in the judicial system including the Asian American community.  I was wondering if you could please share some advice about working hard on my disability and explain your achievements in your judicial career.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick