Brian Lee

Brian Lee is an Albany-based litigation reporter for the New York Law Journal. He has worked at daily newspapers in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @bleereporter

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March 31, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Whalen's 4th Department, Which Covers Vast Region, Provides Experience for Chief Judge Post

Presiding Judge Gerald J. Whalen was part of a law firm that produced a line of jurists including retired Court of Appeals Judge Eugene Pigott.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

March 31, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Stoughton Hoping Third Appearance on COA Shortlist Is the Charm

A lawyer who was once on the opposite side from Stoughton in litigation said she "has that trajectory of jurisprudence that would benefit New York, that would represent all of us in a fair, impartial way."

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

March 31, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Five Candidates Accorded Top NYSTLA Ratings for Chief Judge of NY

NYSTLA was the first bar association to issue its ratings, with its announcement coming within a week of the New York State Commission on Judicial Nominations' release of its shortlist.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

March 30, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Presiding Justice Garry Said She Wants to Become Chief Judge—Not Associate Judge—on High Court

Garry runs a busy appeals court that handles weighty matters, as its jurisdiction includes Albany County, the hub of state government.

By Brian Lee

7 minute read

March 30, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Program Bill That Would Allow Two Choices From Court of Appeals Shortlist Passes Senate

Senate Republicans questioned the constitutionality of the bill, while noting it could exclude candidates of color from the process for filling the associate judgeship.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

March 29, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Lawmaker Asserts Court of Appeals' Rejection of Amicus Brief Was 'Personal'

Attorneys from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan wrote the amicus brief on behalf of Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, D-Manhattan, which was turned away by the high court.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

March 28, 2023 | New York Law Journal

NY Governor's Proposal for Court of Appeals Vacancies Is Constitutionally Questionable, Some Say

The measure would allow two nominations from the current shortlist.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

March 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal

As Key Lawmaker Hails Shortlist, Court Watcher Says Wilson, Halligan, Stoughton Would 'Sail' Through Senate

If Gov. Kathy Hochul picks one of the three current Court of Appeals jurists, it would prolong the absence of a seventh judge on the state's highest court since former Chief Judge Janet DiFiore resigned on Aug. 31, 2022.

By Brian Lee

7 minute read

March 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach Fined $200K for NYC Hospitals' Patient Data Breach, AG Says

Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach's "poor data security measures" made it vulnerable to a 2021 data breach that compromised the private information of approximately 114,000 patients, including more than 60,000 New Yorkers, New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

March 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Court Modernization Action Committee To Build on System's Pandemic Innovations

The Court Modernization Action Committee is chaired by state Supreme Court Justice Craig Doran of the Seventh Judicial District.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

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