Adrienne Koch

December 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

While the recommendation to raise elected Supreme Court justices' pay to equal that of federal district judges is welcome, that equalization will be short-lived. Federal district judges will get their own raises next year, and the commission's recommendation only includes one further salary increase for state judges and justices between now and the next time the panel convenes in four years

By Adrienne Koch and Richard Swanson

3 minute read

April 05, 2023 | New York Law Journal

While a litigant has the right to express a viewpoint regarding litigation and the judge overseeing that litigation, Trump has issued vitriolic statements about Merchan that have nothing to do with the case and undermine the rule of law and the dignity of the judicial process.

By Vincent Chang and Adrienne Koch

3 minute read

January 17, 2023 | New York Law Journal

LaSalle merely concurred in and not author most of the decisions that his critics have cited. And none of those cited decisions can fairly be depicted as "conservative," much less legally erroneous.

By Vincent Chang and Adrienne Koch

5 minute read

January 03, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Interest groups pressing a political agenda—along with several legislators—have opposed Hector LaSalle's nomination before any hearings on his nomination have commenced. They have assigned labels to him, such as "conservative" or "anti-choice," based on flawed analysis, and as a sitting judge, he is unable to respond to these apparently unfounded attacks.

By Vincent Chang and Adrienne Koch

5 minute read