Joseph W. Bellacosa

February 16, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Judge Joseph Bellacosa (retired) weighs in on the New York State Senate Democrat supermajority's recent rejection of Governor Hochul's nomination of Presiding Justice Hector LaSalle as the next Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

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January 24, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Recent utterances attributed to the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Leadership merit some rebuttal to be added to the public record of many competing views, no matter what may ensue, if anything, concerning the Governor's nomination of a Chief Judge.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

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January 05, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Senate, as a whole, is singularly invested with the legitimate institutional authority to bear public scrutiny and responsibility to complete the authorized process. Why? Because no room is allowed for roundabout maneuvers to curtail or evade the performance of an official duty.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

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December 30, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Chief Judge-Designate Hector LaSalle is the right choice to take on the leadership role at this time.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

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December 09, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Professor Snyder's biography of Felix Frankfurter provides a treasure trove of documented analysis across a mass of cases and jurisprudential issues throughout the 20th century.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

11 minute read

October 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The two big hats worn by the next Chief Judge demand almost Biblical-like wisdom and the Herculean strength. While the superior fulfillment of both Chief functions won't be easy, the good news is that it can be done by the exceedingly qualified person selected to perform both functions. History has proven it so.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

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September 21, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Alexandra Shapiro has written a compelling narrative for reform and restoration of the heralded presumption of innocence, as an operative principle of law, not just a remotely admired adage.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

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July 14, 2022 | New York Law Journal

How do "noisy" defects in a trial get air-brushed as "harmless"?

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

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June 08, 2021 | New York Law Journal

"I am proud once again today to reflect and publicly recall how the members of the court unostentatiously performed their service to the People and the jurisprudence of the state."

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

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November 16, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Lots of local and sometimes broad reaching election appeals are decided, albeit hurriedly, in New York's courthouses—and across the nation—in every political season.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

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