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New York Law Journal

'A Regressive Institution': SDNY Judge Rakoff Delivers Pointed Remarks on SCOTUS in Recent Appearance

In a recent article and at his Oct. 23 speech at the New York City Bar Association, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York portrayed the U.S. Supreme Court as a relatively "conservative" branch of government that has long stood athwart progressive legislation.
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New York Law Journal

Federal Court That Faces Its Share of Real-Life Horrors Gets Into Halloween Spirit

For the second year, Southern District Executive Edward Friedland and his staff have gotten into the spooky season spirit and turned their workspace into an office of horrors.
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New York Law Journal

Legal Aid Society Honors Milbank Attorney, Selendy Gay for Providing Pro Bono Firepower

Legal Aid presented its Public Interest Law Leadership Award to Anthony Perez Cassino, Milbank's pro bono counsel, for his 25 years of working with Legal Aid, according to a Legal Aid press release.
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New York Law Journal

See Who Passed the July 2024 Bar Exam

Of the 10,392 candidates the Board examined in July, 7,158 passed for an overall passing rate of 69%.
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New York Law Journal

Columbian Lawyers Association of the First Department Honors the Bench

The event celebrated judges' service to the bench, to practicing attorneys and to New Yorkers.
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New York Law Journal

NYC Law Department Swears in New Class of Assistant Corporation Counsels

The new hires were sworn-in by New York City Acting Corporation Counsel Muriel Goode-Trufant.
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New York Law Journal

City Bar Holds 32nd Annual Henry L. Stimson Medal Presentation

The award is named for the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1906-09.
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New York Law Journal

Dealmaker of the Year Winner: Jennifer St. John Yount, Partner, Paul Hastings

"As an essential part of the practice, Jennifer advises a range of large sophisticated lending facilities for global banks and finance houses and is a leading expert in multi-tranche and multi-lien transactions."
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New York Law Journal

My Summer as a Judicial Intern

A Court of Claims judge's son who is preparing to begin high school this year shares his experiences as an intern in Westchester Supreme Court in White Plains, a rich experience in which he wasn't relegated to making copies.
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New York Law Journal

Remembering the Honorable Sondra Miller 

The statewide coordinating judge for matrimonial matters remembers retired Appellate Division, Second Department Justice Sondra Miller, a titan of the family law bar who died on Aug. 7 at 95 years old.
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