New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joseph W. Bellacosa | January 5, 2023
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 Andrew Denney | January 3, 2023
The commission, a 28-member body of judges and attorneys originally formed in 1991, is co-chaired by Appellate Division, First Department Justice Troy Webber and Albany Supreme Court Justice Richard Rivera, who is also supervising judge of the Family Court for the Third Judicial District.
By Brian Lee | January 3, 2023
The veto message said the bill would have hamstrung a review board because it wouldn't have been able to consider whether a judge had been the subject of judicial complaints or there were other serious concerns.
By Thomas R. Newman and Steven J. Ahmuty Jr. | January 3, 2023
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's approach to judging—to evaluate the facts and interpret and apply the law to the facts of the case without fear or favor—should be the norm for all appellate judges, including judges of our Court of Appeals.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joseph W. Bellacosa | December 30, 2022
Chief Judge-Designate Hector LaSalle is the right choice to take on the leadership role at this time.
By Andrew Denney | December 29, 2022
Trusts and estates attorneys with cases in Brooklyn Surrogate's Court told the Law Journal that Thompson's refusal to work directly with Buckheit on the so-called Even Docket caused delays in cases often filled with time-sensitive matters.
By Joel Cohen | December 27, 2022
Scrutiny of a judge's record in particular requires the punctilio of fairness.
By Brian Lee | December 22, 2022
Judge Hector LaSalle is the presiding justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department in Brooklyn, said to be the country's busiest appellate court, and where he has been credited for reducing substantial case backlogs.
By Jason Grant | December 22, 2022
In the two months that followed the event, several ex-judges questioned whether the courtroom dedication at 60 Centre Street should have happened at all.
By Andrew Denney | December 20, 2022
DiFiore defended her legacy in an exclusive interview with the Law Journal and pushed back against observations that the court underwent a rightward ideological shift under her watch.
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