Former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Warren E. Burger once observed that “[c]oncepts of justice must have hands and feet or they remain sterile abstractions. The hands and feet we need are efficient means and methods to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and at the lowest possible cost. This is the challenge to every lawyer and judge in America.” This challenge is particularly acute today, as we face a new economic reality in which we must make more efficient use of our limited resources, while at the same time adapting to a constantly evolving legal practice. Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman and I are confident that with the continued assistance of our dedicated judges and court staff, as well as the cooperation and support of the entire judicial community, we will meet this challenge and find innovative and efficient means and methods to carry out justice for the people of our state.
In fact, we have already begun to take action towards this end. As I announced a few weeks ago, First Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks has been working closely with the deputy chief administrative judges and the administrative judges to develop individualized plans for their districts to ensure that the New York courts continue to fulfill our core mission of fairly and swiftly adjudicating cases. I can think of no better opportunity than Law Day to provide a glimpse at some of our plans to improve case management and reduce case backlogs that are already beginning to take shape.
Expediting Criminal Cases
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