Ryan Tarinelli is a reporter at the New York Law Journal. He is based at the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York. He can be reached through email at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @ryantarinelli.
July 15, 2021 | New York Law Journal
Judicial Hopefuls Show Money on Hand, With Conventions to Select Candidates on HorizonThe state elections board has certified 46 state Supreme Court seats across New York for the November general election. Fourteen of those are new seats after New York voted to expand the judiciary earlier this year.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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July 14, 2021 | New York Law Journal
NY Event Venue Pays Refunds to Consumers, State AG Office SaysThe state attorney general's office says they negotiated with Greentree Country Club in New Rochelle, New York to get restitution for a total of 76 consumers who paid deposits.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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July 13, 2021 | New York Law Journal
NY Court System Drops Mask Mandate for Fully Vaccinated Attorneys and VisitorsThe state court system is shifting its mask policy for lawyers, court visitors and judges as new coronavirus cases among staff members remain low.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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July 12, 2021 | New York Law Journal
Application Period Opens for Candidates Seeking to Fill Fahey Seat on NY's High CourtFahey's retirement from the court will be the third opening on the seven-person bench in less than a year—a momentous amount of turnover for the state's top court.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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July 08, 2021 | New York Law Journal
More Than 30 Former Judges Urge Cuomo To Return Ousted Appellate JusticesIn a striking show of support, the former judges sent a letter last week urging the third-term governor to return Ellen Gesmer, David Friedman, Sheri Roman and Joseph Maltese back to their mid-level appellate courts.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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July 07, 2021 | New York Law Journal
Administrative Judge Kathie Davidson Named Dean of NY State Judicial InstituteDavidson, an alumna of Howard University School of Law, worked as the administrative judge for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess and Putnam counties.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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July 06, 2021 | New York Law Journal
Election Officials Green Light 14 New Judicial Spots for November BallotA bill signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week adds new judicial seats in 11 of the 13 judicial districts that cover New York.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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June 29, 2021 | New York Law Journal
High-Level New York Administrative Judge Is Set to Retire"The call of home and family and doing something together as a family ... is just too strong to wait," Judge Vito C. Caruso said in a recent interview. He spent the last part of his career helping the state court system navigate through the coronavirus pandemic, which upended normal operations.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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June 29, 2021 | New York Law Journal
Q&A: New NY State Bar President Talks Pandemic, Policing, Older Judges and Future ChallengesT. Andrew Brown discussed how two crises—one dealing with public health and the other with racial justices—"will serve as the backdrop" to his presidency and inform his approach to leading the state bar association.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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June 25, 2021 | New York Law Journal
New York OKs 'X' Designation for Gender on State Driver's LicensesThe bill, named the Gender Recognition Act, also allows people to be listed as "parent" on a birth certificate instead of "father" or "mother."
By Ryan Tarinelli
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