Joel Stashenko

July 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A federal judge on July 19 kept alive several claims brought by a bus mechanic who contends he was sexually degraded by his co-workers in an incident later posted online.

By —Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

July 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Jonathan Lippman will be the first recipient of an award from a coalition of judicial groups in recognition of his work in New York while serving as chief judge and chief administrative judge.

By Joel Stashenko

5 minute read

July 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Sheila Birnbaum, special master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, said Thursday she will step down by the end of the month.

By — Joel Stashenko

7 minute read

July 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The Second Circuit found unanswered legal questions about whether American properties, acquired with Iranian government funds, are subject to forfeiture to benefit victims of terrorist activities sponsored by Iran, reversing Southern District Judge Katherine Forrest's grant of summary judgment and remanding the two cases back to the district court.

By Joel Stashenko

12 minute read

July 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

An appellate court has modified an injunction it issued in June by allowing the sponsors of a disputed park project to drive nine piles that would support a platform of land over the Hudson River.

By Joel Stashenko

7 minute read

July 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Now that it has set higher pay levels for state judges for the next three years, the New York Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation is working toward recommending raises for state legislators and executive branch officials.

By Joel Stashenko

7 minute read

July 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Matthew Biben has been named by state Chief Judge Janet DiFiore as a member of the state Commission on Judicial Nomination. The next scheduled vacancy for which the commission will propose candidates will occur when Judge Eugene Pigott Jr. steps down Dec. 31 due to mandatory retirement rules.

By Joel Stashenko

8 minute read

July 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Chief Judge Janet DiFiore has assembled a 15-member group that she says will study the Judiciary Article of the New York state constitution and determine whether staging a constitutional convention would benefit the courts.

By Joel Stashenko

31 minute read

July 19, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Candidates for district court seats at opposite ends of New York state are caught up in the uncertainty whether the U.S. Senate will act on President Obama's nominations to district court judgeships.

By Joel Stashenko

6 minute read

July 19, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Chief among the defense counsel's errors cited by the Third Department was the failure to challenge statements by the prosecution that testing had conclusively linked the blood stains found on the sweatshirt the defendant wore on the morning his wife disappeared with her DNA.

By Joel Stashenko

6 minute read