By Shibani Gokhale | July 12, 2017
It's been a half century since Eastern District Judge Jack Weinstein was appointed to the federal bench, but his judgeship hasn't been completely traditional.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 11, 2017
A judicial election qualification commission for the First Judicial District has rated Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Frank Nervo as highly qualified.
By B. Colby Hamilton | July 7, 2017
The head of the state's Commission on Judicial Conduct is disputing the Office of Court Administration's explanation that allowed an acting state Supreme Court justice to stay on the bench 10 months after an admonishment should have demoted him.
By Josefa Velasquez | July 7, 2017
The lawyer for Rochester City Court Judge Leticia Astacio, who received a 60-day jail sentence and three years of probation on a driving while intoxicated charge has filed an appeal of the sentence.
By Josefa Velasquez | July 6, 2017
Acting Rochester City Court Judge Stephen Aronson on Thursday sentenced fellow Judge Leticia Astacio to 60 days in jail and three years' probation for violating terms of her condition discharge on a DWI sentence. Her attorney called the jail sentence "outrageous."
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 6, 2017
Two dozen state Supreme Court justices approaching or past age 70 are seeking to continue their judicial careers for extra terms under the certification program.
By B. Colby Hamilton | July 5, 2017
An acting state Supreme Court justice was allowed to remain in his position for 10 months after being admonished by the state's Commission on Judicial Conduct, despite administrative rules barring disciplined acting justices from doing so.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 5, 2017
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed Melody Glover, supervising attorney for Queens Law Associates; Elenor C. Reid, who has spent 16 years as an appellate court attorney and a principal law clerk for the state Unified Court System; and Christopher Robles, a family, civil and appellate litigator in private practice, to serve in the city's Family Court.
By Jeff Storey | July 3, 2017
Members of a new commission tasked with addressing LGBTQ issues in state courts have underlined their mission by naming the panel after a Manhattan judge who was a forceful advocate of the gay and lesbian community at a dark time in its history.
By Jason Grant | June 28, 2017
A former upstate town justice cannot be held liable for allegedly mishandling court fees and failing to keep accurate books because his actions were cloaked with judicial immunity, a state appeals court has ruled.
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