Mary Lynn Nicolas-Brewster was named as the new executive director Wednesday of the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission, a statewide panel of judges and attorneys that seeks to educate and advise court officials on issues that affect both employees of the court system and litigants of color.

Nicolas-Brewster, an attorney, will replace Joyce Hartsfield, who’s retiring after more than two decades in the position, according to the state Office of Court Administration.