State court leaders scrap court simplification plan
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Former Chief Judge Janet DiFiore’s sweeping but controversial plan to restructure, or “simplify,” the state’s court system is no more, the Eagle has learned.
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Lawmakers question DOC’s ability to get detainees to court
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While Department of Correction officials say that their ability to get detainees to their court appearances has markedly improved over the past year, others say the corrections agency isn’t being forthcoming about its practices.
Read MoreQueens has fewest Family Court judges per capita – a new bill could change that
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A bill that would boost the number of Family Court judges in New York City began to advance through the State Senate this week.
Read MoreFormer top Queens judge officially named chief administrative judge
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Joseph Zayas, who spent two decades of his legal career in Queens, was officially named chief administrative judge of New York’s court system on Thursday.
Read MoreCourts reform controversial bar exam question
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“It's a small step and it's good for the people who no longer have to answer the particular parts of the inquiry that they decided to remove, but [OCA] doesn't get brownie points for making a question halfway legal.”
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 MoreEthics investigation into former chief judge closes – for now
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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.
Read MoreNew York's top judge to step down
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Janet DiFiore, the top judge in New York and the face of the state’s entire court system, announced her resignation on Monday.
Read MoreCourts open next week – here’s what you need to know
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Everyone is coming back to the courts. Well, mostly everyone. Learn more about the rules and procedures of the court’s reopening here.
Read MoreQueens judges lack diversity, report finds
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“The reality is that the Office of Court Administration does not really understand that the people in the county want to have judges that reflect their population.”
Read MorePay raises delayed for state court employees
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“They have now turned away and said, ‘Thanks for nothing.’”
Read MoreInterviews to begin soon for next Queens Supreme administrative judge
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The new top judge will be selected in the coming weeks.
Read MoreNearly 1,200 people have sued their alleged abusers under the state’s Child Victims Act
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Survivors of sexual abuse are coming forward.
Read MoreCourt reverses 2013 child sex abuse conviction, sending case back to Queens Supreme
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A spokesperson for the Queens DA said the office is “still evaluating our decision and looking at our options.”
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.
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