David B Saxe

March 13, 2013 | New York Law Journal

David B. Saxe, an associate justice of the Appellate Division, First Department, writes: I suggested that at the First Department we should ask ourselves whether adopting changes to our treatment of complex commercial cases could legitimately improve the overall value and effectiveness of our court system in the eyes of the business community. The question is not whether we are currently handling our complex commercial cases adequately. It is whether we could implement a system under which they would be handled optimally.

By David B. Saxe

7 minute read

November 25, 2011 | New York Law Journal

David B. Saxe, an associate justice at the Appellate Division, First Department, writes that if matrimonial lawyers focus on the larger picture, they might recognize they stand to gain more in the long run from the good will and recommendations of satisfied clients following successful mediation, than from the backlash of dissatisfaction in the wake of a typical unpleasant divorce.

By David B. Saxe

10 minute read

February 22, 2013 | New York Law Journal

David B. Saxe, an associate justice on the Appellate Division, First Department, shares personal insights learned from his 15 years on that bench on how to field unfriendly questions, handle precedent that is against your position, begin your argument, and more.

By David B. Saxe

8 minute read

January 23, 2013 | New York Law Journal

David B. Saxe, an associate justice on the Appellate Division, First Department, writes to support the formation of a Commercial Division appellate bench, discussing how interested judges might undergo extra CLE - or CBE, "continuing business education," streamlining of the appeals process, and specialized benches for other categories of appeals.

By David B. Saxe

11 minute read

August 30, 2013 | New York Law Journal

David B. Saxe, an associate justice at the Appellate Division, First Department, proposes a rule for the preparation of that court's written work to ensure the timely disposition of appeals and disciplinary matters.

By David B. Saxe

6 minute read

January 23, 2013 | New York Law Journal

David B. Saxe, an associate justice on the Appellate Division, First Department, writes to support the formation of a Commercial Division appellate bench, discussing how interested judges might undergo extra CLE - or CBE, "continuing business education," streamlining of the appeals process, and specialized benches for other categories of appeals.

By David B. Saxe

11 minute read

July 15, 2013 | New York Law Journal

David B. Saxe, an associate justice at the Appellate Division, First Department, writes: There have been times when the First Department has had serious problems with excessive delays in the issuance of decisions, caused by justices who failed, for months, to complete their assigned writing of an opinion or dissent. It may be a good time for the court to take affirmative steps to prevent the problem from recurring.

By David B. Saxe

8 minute read

August 30, 2013 | New York Law Journal

David B. Saxe, an associate justice at the Appellate Division, First Department, proposes a rule for the preparation of that court's written work to ensure the timely disposition of appeals and disciplinary matters.

By David B. Saxe

6 minute read

June 17, 2013 | Commercial Litigation Insider

It has become an acknowledged priority to make New York State courts a more appealing choice for complex commercial litigation. Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman made this priority clear in his 2012 State of the Judiciary message, asserting that "We must make sure that New York remains at the cutting edge of how commercial disputes are resolved," and that it is time that our court system focuses on how we "might better serve the needs of the business community and our state's economy." To this end, Lippman appointed a taskforce that included some of the most knowledgeable members of the commercial bar, academia and the business world, to make recommendations as to how New York's state court system can accomplish these goals.

By David B. Saxe

11 minute read

July 15, 2013 | New York Law Journal

David B. Saxe, an associate justice at the Appellate Division, First Department, writes: There have been times when the First Department has had serious problems with excessive delays in the issuance of decisions, caused by justices who failed, for months, to complete their assigned writing of an opinion or dissent. It may be a good time for the court to take affirmative steps to prevent the problem from recurring.

By David B. Saxe

8 minute read