New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Adrienne B. Koch and Richard P. Swanson | August 8, 2023
The New York City Bar Association's criticism of Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick as an independent monitor for the New York court system's efforts to combat racial bias in its venues could undermine public confidence in the process, the leaders of the Manhattan-based New York County Lawyers' Association write.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By William C. Silverman | August 6, 2023
The chair for the Find for Modern Courts responds to a recent report by a New York City Bar Association working group advising that the court system's appointment of former Court of Appeals Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick as a monitor to oversee reform efforts raises questions about the independence of the job.
New York Law Journal | Commentary|Letter to the Editor
By Gary Zucker | July 10, 2023
While the rest of the world embraces technology, many New York courts are regressing to a time when attorneys spent hours travelling and waiting around…
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Sandra Elena Roper | July 10, 2023
Chief Judge Rowan Wilson's plan for the Court of Appeals to rule on certified questions would allow for more expeditious stare decisis decisions to our lower courts, a Brooklyn judge writes.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Ronald McGuire | May 23, 2023
Lethal force can only be used in self defense if a person reasonably believes that lethal force is necessary to protect that person or another person from an imminent threat of grave harm, an attorney writes in response to a recent letter to the editor published in the Law Journal.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Cary London | April 20, 2023
A member of the New York City Council has proposed a bill that would extend the hours during which the city can issue fines to commercial properties for their failure to keep their sidewalks clean.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Philip Katz and Brian Zimmerman | April 16, 2023
Respectfully, Dawne Mitchell and Theresa Moser's "unartfully" worded letter to the governor as well as their most recent letter to the editor both demonstrate a lack of understanding of the present political and legal dynamics as they relate to the current battle to compel the state of New York to meet its sacred constitutional obligation to indigent adults, families and children.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Dawne Mitchell and Theresa Moser | April 12, 2023
Leaders of the New York City Bar Association's Council on Children clarify statements regarding potential increases in state funding to provide pay raises for 18-B attorneys and Attorney for the Child offices.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Erik Pitchal | April 12, 2023
From climate change to gun control, children play a leading role in social change movements, speaking out forcefully on issues that could change their lives, a Family Court judge writes.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Philip Katz | April 10, 2023
A lawyer who leads a statewide group representing assigned counsel, or 18-B attorneys, takes issue with a statement contained in a Law Journal story on the state funding long-overdue pay raises for lawyers who provide representation to some of the most vulnerable New Yorkers.
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