A year after getting their first pay raise in decades, attorneys who represent indigent clients and children in the state’s Family Courts say they are still a long way from refilling their ranks, cutting back on their caseloads and being fully equipped to provide the best representation possible to those who need it.
Read MoreThe governor last week signed a bill that will add over two dozen judges to benches across the Empire State, including three in Queens.
Read MoreA group of state lawmakers gathered in Albany on Monday to call on the governor to send $102 million to New York’s struggling Family Courts in the coming fiscal year.
Read MoreA bill that would boost the number of Family Court judges in New York City began to advance through the State Senate this week.
Read More“I think having more judges is definitely a great step...it's going to help parents in the court system move these cases along.”
Read More“I'm just looking to do the best I can and when the staff is back later this week I'll be able to go at 100 percent.”
Read More“The current system leaves the Family Court in a state of constant flux.”
Read More“The panel is wearing so many hats for the sake of enabling people to access the court system. For us, we don't care if we keep the cases we prepare — we just want to be as helpful as we can under these emergency circumstances.”
Read MoreAdvocates say ICE’s presence in and around courthouses endangers immigrants, who are less inclined to seek justice as victims or witnesses for fear of deportation.
Read More“It’s unclear if she will be able to get out even with the humanitarian concerns.”
Read More“Probation officers are an alternative to incarceration. We save the city and state hundreds of thousands of dollars by keeping people out of the prison system.”
Read More“When you start working in the court system and you realize all the information that is available to you, you realize how important it is to protect that information.”
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