By Brian Lee | February 16, 2024
The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct's counsel and administrator Robert Tembeckjian is asking lawmakers for a budget of $8.9 million, but the executive branch has settled on $8.3 million.
By Emily Saul | February 8, 2024
In October 2022, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank ordered that the Office of Court Administration disclose the communications. OCA appealed, arguing the records sought were inter or intra-agency materials and therefore exempt under FOIL.
By Brian Lee | February 8, 2024
Third Department Justice Michael Lynch's opinion gave weight to a court official's affidavit that explained the process for evaluating exemption requests and explaining each denial.
By Brian Lee | February 1, 2024
Chief Judge Rowan Wilson said Judges Christina Ryba and Shahabuddeen A. Ally had been appointed to the roles.
By Susan J. Kohlmann | January 31, 2024
Assuming no change in circumstances between now and March 31, there will be six total commission seats to fill as of that date, the president of the New York City Bar Association writes. Failure to do so will impede the state's ability to fill a vacancy on the Court of Appeals.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joseph W. Bellacosa | January 26, 2024
A Law Journal columnist recounts legendary Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau's one-time clash with a New York chief judge.
By Brian Lee | January 25, 2024
Zayas said that while the court system had statewide coordinating judges for matrimonial matters and drug treatment, it never had one for family court matters until he appointed Judge Richard Rivera to the post, with a mandate to reduce backlogs.
By Brian Lee | January 19, 2024
The state's initial call for additional supports for New York's mentally challenged in fiscal 2025, including $6.2 million to provide mental health…
By Emily Saul | January 18, 2024
"I don't think senior attorneys tell judges what to do," Presiding Justice Jeffrey Oing of the Appellate Division, First Department at one point told NYCLU attorney Terry Ding.
By Brian Lee | January 17, 2024
In addition to creating a housing court part to reduce a monthslong backlog of cases, the bill would also provide free legal assistance for small landlords who suffered losses from unpaid rent.
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