Good government groups call for state to reform Judicial Conduct Commission

Good government groups call for state to reform Judicial Conduct Commission

Over half a dozen good government groups this week issued their support for a bill that would effectively boost the budget and power of the state’s ​​Commission on Judicial Conduct, the oversight agency that investigates ethics complaints made against New York’s judges.

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Ethics investigation into former chief judge closes – for now

Ethics investigation into former chief judge closes – for now

An ethics investigation into former Chief Judge Janet DiFiore allegedly started by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct last year has been temporarily closed as a result of the top judge’s retirement in August.

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New York's second-most powerful judge to step down

New York's second-most powerful judge to step down

Lawrence Marks will step down as chief administrative judge of the New York court system at the end of the month. His retirement will leave the state’s massive court system without permanent leadership in its two most senior judicial positions for at least a month.

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Lawmakers call for ‘diverse’ pool of chief judge candidates

Lawmakers call for ‘diverse’ pool of chief judge candidates

The call for the Commission on Judicial Nomination to diversify the group of candidates for chief judge it will soon recommend to Gov. Kathy Hochul intensified after a group of nearly two dozen State Senators wrote to the commission this week.

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Two bar associations come out against court changes

Two bar associations come out against court changes

Breaking from the New York City and State Bar Associations, several bar associations representing Latino and Hispanic legal professionals have begun to voice their opposition to court leaders’ plan to reform the state’s decades-old court structure.

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