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New York Law Journal

Honoring Fern Schair, Who Made Access to Justice Her Life's Work

Last month, the Feerick Center for Social Justice at the Fordham University School of Law, Legal Services NYC and the New York City Bar Association hosted an event to honor Schair's legacy that drew other trailblazers from the legal community.
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New York Law Journal

Largest-Ever Recruit Class Trains This Summer at New York Court Officer Academy

For 17 weeks this year—from June 5 to Sept. 29—the current class of court officer recruits is working to be in the necessary physical and mental shape to keep New York's courthouses orderly and safe.
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New York Law Journal

Former Administrative Judge Fern Fisher Takes Reins of Nonprofit Legal Assistance Service

At Legal Hand, law school students and community members who are not lawyers provide free legal information, assistance and referrals for practice areas that include housing, family, consumer debt, immigration, domestic violence, public benefits and employment.
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New York Law Journal

'There Is No Comparator': US Solicitor General Recalls Moot Court Arguments Before Scalia at Urban Debate League's Annual Gala

Elizabeth Prelogar attended the June 8 event at Tribeca Rooftop in Manhattan fresh from a tight 5-4 victory in Allen v. Milligan, in which a majority found that that the configuration of Alabama's congressional districts violates the Voting Rights Act.
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New York Law Journal

Former Counsel to New York Governor, Ex-Head of Social Justice Nonprofit Appointed as Lawyer for Court System

David Nocenti's appointment as counsel to the Office of Court Administration is the latest in a series of changes for high-level positions in the court system since Chief Judge Rowan Wilson took the reins of the judiciary in April.
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New York Law Journal

Weinberg Center for Elder Justice Presents Awards of Distinction to Founder, Ralph Lauren CLO

Past award recipients include former Court of Appeals Chief Judge Judith Kaye, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler partner Stephen Younger and former Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.
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New York Law Journal

New York Voters Casting Ballots in Contested District Attorney, Judicial Races

Check back here regularly for new candidate profiles as we approach the June 27 primaries.
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New York Law Journal

State-of-the-Art Courtroom Technology Unveiled in Queens Criminal Term

The innovations include individualized monitors, wireless microphones, echo-less audio systems, camera installation for better remote viewing, and a litany of other upgrades – including a "bring your own device" evidence presentation system.
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New York Law Journal

Second Department Honors Trailblazing Members of New York's AAPI Community

Former Presiding Justice Randall Eng said that there are now 65 members of New York's AAPI community now on the bench in federal and state courts. He noted, though, that the community is currently not represented on the New York Court of Appeals.
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New York Law Journal

Breaking The Rising Tide of Antisemitism

The Anti-Defamation League reports that 2022 saw the highest number of antisemitic incidents in the United States—the most since the organization started keeping track of such attacks about four decades ago.
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