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New York Law Journal

Pay Board to Consider Raises For Lawmakers, Officials

Now that it has set higher pay levels for state judges for the next three years, the New York Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation is working toward recommending raises for state legislators and executive branch officials.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Court of Appeals Judge Phipps to Retire

In addition to naming three new Supreme Court justices this year, Governor Nathan Deal will have the opportunity to appoint another judge to the Court of Appeals: Presiding Judge Herbert Phipps will mark his 75th birthday in December, which means that under Georgia law he must step down; Phipps was last reelected to a six-year term in 2012, so the governor will need to appoint a replacement.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Volkswagen Bid to Consolidate State Court Suits Is Rejected

The Supreme Court has rejected Volkswagen's request to have 12 state Superior Court suits over alleged emissions violations in the company's diesel cars to be consolidated as multicounty litigation.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

A Thoughtful Approach to the Next Round of Courthouse Closings

We urge the Judicial Branch to invite key participants to join in the review of factors and to aid in the decision-making process on any future courthouse closings.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Debevoise Partner Named to Judicial Nomination Commission

Matthew Biben has been named by state Chief Judge Janet DiFiore as a member of the state Commission on Judicial Nomination. The next scheduled vacancy for which the commission will propose candidates will occur when Judge Eugene Pigott Jr. steps down Dec. 31 due to mandatory retirement rules.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Benefits of Overhauling NY Constitution Is Focus of Judicial Task Force

Chief Judge Janet DiFiore has assembled a 15-member group that she says will study the Judiciary Article of the New York state constitution and determine whether staging a constitutional convention would benefit the courts.
31 minute read

New York Law Journal

Two U.S. Court Candidates in New York Face Uncertainty

Candidates for district court seats at opposite ends of New York state are caught up in the uncertainty whether the U.S. Senate will act on President Obama's nominations to district court judgeships.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Seeks Applicants for Court of Appeals

The state Commission on Judicial Nomination is soliciting applicants for the vacancy on the Court of Appeals that will exist due to Judge Eugene Pigott Jr. reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cuomo Urged to Approve Broader Access to Counsel at Arraignments

Proponents of creating new countywide arraignment courts outside of New York City say their approach would effectively address the state's long-standing difficulties of providing legal representation to all indigent criminal defendants. A bill approved by the state Senate and Assembly in the final hours of lawmakers' 2016 session makes practical sense for local magistrates, prosecutors, defense attorneys and defendants by consolidating the off-hours processing of many criminal suspects, supporters say.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

By the Numbers: New York Federal Courts

Appeals filed at the federal court covering New York have dropped for the fourth year in a row, with immigration filings leading the decrease, according to recently released court management reports from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
3 minute read

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