Joel Stashenko

December 14, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Two Appellate Division justices, Marcy Kahn of the First Department and Elizabeth Garry of the Third Department, will co-chair a new commission to address LGBT concerns within the justice system and the legal profession, the Office of Court Administration announced Wednesday.

By Joel Stashenko

7 minute read

December 14, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The state Assembly Banking Committee will hold a public hearing on Dec. 19 about the Cuomo administration's plan to mandate that financial services companies doing business in the state have protections in place against cyberattacks.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

December 13, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Advocates for parole reform in New York State said proposed new rules basing parole board inmate-release decisions more on risk to the public and less on the nature of the crime committed are not explicit enough about considering other factors.

By Joel Stashenko

11 minute read

December 13, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A federal judge reduced the legal fees that lawyers for Xerox Corporation workers who sued the company over lost pension benefits to $4.71 million from $7.6 million.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

December 13, 2016 | New York Law Journal

If voters call a convention to propose amendments to the state Constitution in 2018, the "forever wild" provisions are in little danger of being weakened, the New York State Bar Association has concluded.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

December 05, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A new series named in honor of the pioneering former state chief judge, Judith Kaye, will debut on Dec. 12 with a discussion featuring six of her former clerks or counsels.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

December 02, 2016 | New York Law Journal

State court officials have approved the applications of 39 of the 43 judges who sought to remain on the bench for at least two more years past the mandatory judicial retirement age of 70. Among those receiving extended terms is Eugene Pigott Jr., the 10-year veteran of the Court of Appeals who will be assigned to a state Supreme Court part in Buffalo.

By Joel Stashenko

12 minute read

December 02, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The state's health commissioner said he will add chronic pain to the list of health conditions that are eligible for prescribed medical marijuana under New York's law that took effect in January 2016.

By Joel Stashenko

6 minute read

December 01, 2016 | New York Law Journal

State court officials are asking for $2.18 billion in a 2017-18 spending plan they said continues to ease the strict austerity measures imposed in the early 2010s.

By Joel Stashenko

9 minute read

December 01, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed Akosua Garcia Yeboah, a senior information technology project manager for the city of Albany, to fill the last vacancy on the state Commission on Judicial Conduct.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read