Emily Jane Goodman

Emily Jane Goodman

January 16, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A Book That Pays Homage to the U.S. Constitution

This unique anthology presents free-standing yet thematically connected pieces, in praise not of country but of the Constitution.

By Emily Jane Goodman

6 minute read

October 26, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Retired Judge Relates Her Personal Experiences With Police Perjury

Police perjury is neither new nor rare. The facts are not quite as portrayed on Law & Order.

By Emily Jane Goodman

5 minute read

September 08, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World

While the ostensible thesis of the book is that sisterhood is powerful, the main story that author Linda Hirshman tells us is the story of "The Notorious RBG."

By Emily Jane Goodman

6 minute read

September 04, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World

While the ostensible thesis of the book is that sisterhood is powerful, the main story that author Linda Hirshman tells us is the story of "The Notorious RBG."

By Emily Jane Goodman

6 minute read

January 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Right to Counsel in Housing Court Is Right Thing to Do

There is no justice where one side in decidedly adversarial proceedings has professional legal representation and the other side has none. The landlord-tenant relationship has always been problematic, and always will be because of the imbalance of power. Nowhere is that imbalance and inequality clearer than when the antagonists get to court.

By Emily Jane Goodman

6 minute read

January 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Right to Counsel in Housing Court Is Right Thing to Do

There is no justice where one side in decidedly adversarial proceedings has professional legal representation and the other side has none. The landlord-tenant relationship has always been problematic, and always will be because of the imbalance of power. Nowhere is that imbalance and inequality clearer than when the antagonists get to court.

By Emily Jane Goodman

6 minute read

June 25, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Reichbach Would Find No Comfort Under Marijuana Law

By Emily Jane Goodman

2 minute read

March 31, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Perspective: Judicial Salaries

Supreme Court Justice Emily Jane Goodman writes: One year ago, I wrote on this page about the urgency, the imperative of granting New York State's judges fair compensation, and of the desperately needed relief from the rapidly rising cost of living. Judges are now in the 10th year of working without a raise, seeing that justice is done for everyone but the judges.

By Emily Jane Goodman

6 minute read