NY’s criminal justice system isn’t working, chief judge says
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New York’s top judge on Monday called on lawmakers and judges to enact major sentencing reforms to address a criminal justice system in New York that “just isn’t working.”
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 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.
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