Courts revamp bail law training for judges
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New York’s judges will now have access to revamped trainings aimed at ensuring the judiciary is up to speed on the state’s bail laws, court officials announced last week.
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Two bar associations come out against court changes
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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.
Read MoreOCA fires 100 court employees
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Over 100 court employees in New York State were fired Wednesday after they failed to comply with the Office of Court Administration’s vaccine mandate.
Read MoreQueens judges call on courts to go virtual
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A group of Supreme Court justices have called on the Office of Court Administration to shift away from in-person proceedings as COVID-19 cases in the courts continue to rise.
Read MoreAdministrative Judge Silver announces retirement
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Deputy Chief Administrative Judge of New York City George J. Silver will retire on Sept. 30.
Read MoreQueens Bar leader says in-person trial restart ‘risks the lives’ of court visitors
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Jury trials resume March 22.
Read MoreCoronavirus fears won’t get you out of Queens jury duty
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Business is continuing more or less as usual across Queens’ sprawling court system, even as other institutions restrict access or limit large gatherings of people amid coronavirus uncertainty.
Read MoreCommission weighing judge pay raises meets twice in NYC this month
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Judicial salaries depend on the type of judge, and can vary from $240,000 for the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals to $189,000 for City Court Judges.
Read MoreAppellate judges reverse 2013 murder conviction, sending case back to Queens Supreme Court
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Barbara Perez was discovered dead on the floor of the Ridgewood gym Power Factory where she worked in August 2000.
Read MorePlaintiffs file 17 sex abuse complaints in Queens under state’s Child Victim’s Act
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In addition to the 17 cases filed in Queens, there were 251 complaints in New York City’s other four Supreme Civil Courts.
Read MoreICE has made 6 arrests inside NYC courthouses this year, OCA reports
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The most recent arrest inside a courthouse occurred in Queens Criminal Court on June 17.
Read MoreNew OCA directive prevents ICE from making courthouse arrests without judicial warrant
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The new OCA rule mandates that ICE have a judicial warrant reviewed by a Unified Court System judge or court attorney before making an arrest inside a courthouse.
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