April 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Passing the Torch in the Southern DistrictThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Federal Bar Association presented a "Pass the Torch" ceremony Wednesday at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. courthouse in Foley Square.
By Rick Kopstein, Photographer
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April 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Tiscione Receives His RobeAn investiture ceremony for Eastern District Magistrate Judge Steven Tiscione was held Wednesday at the Eastern District Courthouse in Brooklyn.
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April 21, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Carter Receives Pioneer AwardNew York City Corporation Counsel Zachary Carter received the George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award Tuesday from the New York State Bar Association's Commercial and Federal Litigation Section at an event entitled "Smooth Moves 2016: Career Strategies for Attorneys of Color."
By Rick Kopstein, Photographer
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April 15, 2016 | New York Law Journal
City Bar Justice Center AwardsThe City Bar Justice Center held its 11th Annual Gala on Wednesday. Awards went to CBS, accepted by Lawrence Tu, senior executive vice president and chief legal officer officer and Willkie Farr & Gallagher, accepted by partner Michael Schachter.
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April 13, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Veterans Treatment Court OpensManhattan Supreme Court Justice A. Kirke Bartley Jr. spoke at the opening ceremony of the Manhattan Veterans Treatment Court on Tuesday. The new court is designed to identify defendants who are U.S. veterans and are suffering from addiction, mental illness or other disorders, and connect them to treatment and services.
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April 12, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Morgenthau Award WinnersDechert partner Andrew Levander and Zuckerman Spaeder partner Barbara Jones, a former Southern District Judge, received the Robert M. Morgenthau Award from the Police Athletic League Monday at its 18th annual legal profession luncheon.
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April 12, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Improving Access to JusticeFormer Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman was the keynote speaker at the annual symposium entitled "Equal Before the Law? Civil Rights and Access to Justice" sponsored by New York Law School's Impact Center for Public Interest Law.
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April 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Hip Hop Comes to the CourthouseHip hop dancers performed in the rotunda of the New York Supreme Court at 60 Centre St. Thursday. The lunchtime performance, called "It's Showtime at the Courthouse," included a dialogue about the history and significance of hip hop culture.
By Rick Kopstein, Photographer
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April 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Fossils Returned to MongoliaU.S. Eastern District Attorney Robert Capers presided over a ceremony Tuesday in which the United States transferred to Mongolia the ownership of the remains of six species of dinosaurs, including the skull of a 70 million-year-old Alioramus.
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April 05, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Hall Sworn In as JudgeEastern District Chief Judge Carol Bagley Amon swore in LaShann DeArcy Hall as a new Eastern District judge on Friday.
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