By Jane Wester | February 4, 2022
The report found that a lack of investment in the busy court ahead of the pandemic, such as staffing shortages and a failure to transition to electronic filing, led to new challenges when COVID-19 reached New York.
By Jane Wester | February 3, 2022
Attorneys from Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, who are representing the plaintiffs, argued that the existing rates for attorneys working in state courts should match the rate for assigned counsel in comparable federal court proceedings.
By Jane Wester | February 2, 2022
The posts violated prohibitions against judges participating in fundraising and failed to promote "public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary," the commission found.
By Jane Wester | January 27, 2022
The First Department will hold remote arguments via Microsoft Teams in February and return to in-person arguments on March 1, court leaders confirmed this week. The Second Department is set to return to in-person arguments on Feb. 28, with the Third and Fourth Departments coming back to courts earlier.
By Jane Wester | January 25, 2022
Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks told lawmakers that state court leaders have not yet opined on New York City Mayor Eric Adams' proposal that judges be allowed to consider dangerousness as they weigh whether to detain a defendant.
By Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge, State of New York | January 14, 2022
Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge of the State of New York, writes: New Yorkers need a simple-to-navigate, equitably-structured court system that delivers first-class justice services to every litigant in every court—regardless of who they are or where they come from in life.
By Lawrence K. Marks, Chief Administrative Judge, New York State Unified Court System | January 14, 2022
Lawrence K. Marks, Chief Administrative Judge of the New York State Unified Court System, writes: As a result of our increased reliance on technology and innovation, and the progress we have made to move cases during the pandemic, we have every expectation that the court system will be able to return to full operational capacity in the upcoming fiscal year.
By Elizabeth A. Garry, Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, Third Department | January 14, 2022
Elizabeth A. Garry, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department, writes: Thanks to the commitment and ingenuity of the people who make up our justice system, we have not only persevered, but also begun to lay the foundation for a more efficient, sustainable, and just future for the judiciary.
By Jane Wester | January 12, 2022
Critics noted that Justice Shirley Troutman will be the fourth former prosecutor on the seven-member Court of Appeals. Her experience in that role is less recent than several of her colleagues, however. Her confirmation brought praise from most circles.
By Jane Wester | January 11, 2022
Shirley Troutman, who would be the second-ever Black woman to serve on the high court, has served as a judge since 1994 and has received high praise. But Gov. Kathy Hochul was also criticized for not nominating an attorney with a criminal defense background to the high court, which currently has no such members.
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