Asian American judges have increased, but remain underrepresented in NY courts
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New York’s legal community kicked off Asian American and Pacific Islander month with a who’s who gathering of court leaders on Tuesday.
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Advocacy group calls for end to ‘rubber stamping’ judges to new terms
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A little more than a year after successfully lobbying the State Senate to reject the governor’s chief judge nominee for the first time in history, the advocacy group behind the push is calling on the governor and state lawmakers to more closely scrutinize judicial appointments and nominations for judicial openings across the state.
Read MoreQueens pol’s ‘lobbying loophole’ bill passed by Senate
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The State Senate this week passed a bill created in response to lobbying efforts in support of and against Governor Kathy Hochul’s controversial pick for chief judge last year.
Read More‘Unorthodox approaches’: Chief judge lays out vision to reform courts during State of the Judiciary address
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Chief Judge Rowan Wilson doesn’t just want to reimagine how New York’s courts operate, he wants to reimagine why they operate. For the first time since taking office as the top judge in the state last spring, Wilson delivered his State of the Judiciary speech from the Court of Appeals’ courtroom in Albany on Tuesday.
Read MoreGov vetoes lobbying transparency bill
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The governor late last week vetoed a bi-partisan bill created in response to lobbying efforts in support of and against her failed pick for chief judge, Hector LaSalle, earlier this year.
Read MoreFar more needed to fully fund civil legal services, court officials say
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Top court officials throughout the state gathered in Albany last week to hear from attorneys, judges and everyday New Yorkers about the state of civil legal services in New York. Chief Judge Rowan Wilson led the panel, featuring Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas, Presiding Justices Hector LaSalle, Dianne Renwick and Gerald Whalen, Appellate Division Justice Christine Clark and New York State Bar Association President Richard Lewis, tasked with assessing the needs of the civil legal services industry in the state.
Read MoreGov nominates Wilson for chief judge
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Governor Kathy Hochul nominated Court of Appeals Judge Rowan Wilson to serve as the high court’s chief judge.
Read MoreChief judge search again narrowed to seven candidates
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The Commission on Judicial Nomination recommended on Friday seven legal professionals for Governor Kathy Hochul to consider nominating to the top judicial position in the state.
Read MoreCannataro gives judiciary address as chief judge search continues
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Acting Chief Judge Anthony Cannataro delivered his State of the Judiciary address this week. It’s unlikely he was expecting to give the speech only a few months ago – it would have been given by Hector LaSalle, had he not been recently rejected by the State Senate. On Tuesday, LaSalle received a long standing ovation and words of praise from Cannataro.
Read MoreFull Senate must vote on judicial nominees, judge rules
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The State Senate Judiciary Committee's initial rejection of chief judge nominee Hector LaSalle was unconstitutional and all future Court of Appeals nominees must receive a full Senate floor vote, a Suffolk County judge ruled on Tuesday.
Read MoreSenate rejects gov’s chief judge pick
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The State Senate rejected Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee for chief judge of the Court of Appeals in a surprise vote on Wednesday, putting an end to a constitutional standoff between the Democratic governor and Democratic majority in the legislature and marking the first time in New York State history a chief judge nominee has been rejected.
Read MoreSenate leader defends LaSalle rejection following lawsuit
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“We're entitled to make our rules,” Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said after a lawsuit was filed alleging that she improperly ended the chief judge nomination of Hector LaSalle. “I'm disappointed, but the reality is that I think it was pretty clear in the committee meeting the votes were not there for Judge LaSalle.”
Read MoreLawsuit calls for full Senate vote on LaSalle
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A lawsuit was filed on Thursday demanding that a judge order the State Senate to take a full vote on Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee for chief judge of the Court of Appeals, three weeks after the nominee was rejected by the Senate’s Judiciary Committee in a 10-9 vote.
Read MoreLawmakers look to close lobbying loophole after money floods LaSalle fight
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Several weeks after the Eagle first reported on an opaque lobbying group’s campaign in support of the governor’s controversial chief judge nominee, two lawmakers announced that they are introducing legislation that would require lobbying efforts around judicial nominations to be reported to the state.
Read MoreFormer top judge says Senate violated constitution by rejecting LaSalle
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A former chief judge of the Court of Appeals – and a noted supporter of Hector LaSalle, the recently rejected nominee for chief judge – says the governor has a solid case to bring should she decide to sue the State Senate for failing to bring LaSalle’s nomination to the floor of the legislature.
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