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New York Law Journal

Ken Strutin, Technology Today Columnist, Dies at 56

As director of legal information services for the New York State Defenders Association, Strutin helped thousands of incarcerated people. He argued forcefully for expanding the right to counsel beyond current constitutional limits.
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New York Law Journal

Former Bronx State Supreme Court Justice Phylis Skloot Bamberger Dies at Age 79

Bamberger served on the bench for nearly two decades before her retirement in 2006. She was active in the legal community after her retirement and well-recognized among her peers.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

In Memory of Emmet J. Agoglia

Here's his secret. He became a lawyer not just to make a living – although that was important – but to help others.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Remembering Judge César Quiñones

He liked to say that he played on the same bandstands as Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri—just not at the same time.
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New York Law Journal

Thomas Dickerson, Former Appellate Justice, 2nd Department, Dies at 74

Former Second Department Justice Thomas Dickerson, who turned cases representing travelers whose dream vacations went awry into the field we now know as travel law, died July 26 at age 74.
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New York Law Journal

Retired Judge Robert G.M. Keating Has Died at 76

Judge Keating, who also was credited with creating the first community court in the U.S. for low-level and drug offenses, died on July 14 at age 76, according to Fairchild Sons Funeral Home in Garden City, N.Y.
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New York Law Journal

'Beloved' Housing Court Judge José Rodriguez Dies

Supervising Judge for the New York City Housing Courts Jean Schneider called Rodriguez "the finest of men and a terrific judge." She said he was loved by all.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawrence Randolph Bailey, the First African-American Equity Partner at Eckert Seamans, Dies

Lawrence Randolph Bailey Jr., the first African-American attorney to become an equity partner at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, died May 2 in Westchester at the age of 68.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Remembering Kay Crawford Murray's Contributions

As a nonlawyer, I had a lot to learn about juvenile law and the way the judicial system worked for the children in our care, and Kay Crawford Murray was my tutor.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

EDNY Judge Leonard Wexler Dies at 93

As an attorney in private practice and a judge, Wexler was known for trying cases rather than settling them. "I tried more cases in civil and criminal courts than any other lawyer in the state,” he once said.
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