Who’s running to become a judge in Queens?
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Well over a dozen candidates are running in November’s general election with the hopes of winning a spot inside Queens’ courts. Learn about the candidates here.
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Opinion: ‘Some immunity’ in Trump v. United States. The facts, without the politics
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“If you put aside emotion and partisan politics, and calmly and dispassionately view Trump v. United States through the prism of that wondrous document, the Constitution, you will see that it is neither horrible nor wonderful; but it is, in fact, good for American liberty.”
Read MoreLawmakers want to raise Supreme Court justice cap, but judges aren’t on board
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Legislators are taking another shot at a constitutional amendment that they hope could lighten caseloads in the state’s busy courts by adding more Supreme Court judges.
Read MoreGov proposes eliminating Supreme Court justice cap
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With persistent backlogs clogging up the state’s court system, Governor Kathy Hochul as part of her State of the State address proposed bringing in as many Supreme Court justices as needed to cut through the stalled cases.
Read MoreQueens Dems nominate Supreme Court candidates as reformers question process
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The largely pro forma judicial convention to nominate Supreme Court justice candidates to the Queens County Democratic Party’s line in November was met with dissent this week by a group of New Reformer delegates.
Read MoreQueens Dems to choose Supreme Court nominees
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The Queens Democratic Party will meet Tuesday to nominate four judicial candidates to its party line in the November race for Queens Supreme Court justice. Find out who is expected to get the nomination and more about the process here.
Read MoreClemency reforms wait in limbo
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In New York and in many other states, governors typically grant clemencies, whether they are sentence commutations or pardons, around the holidays. For Robert Webster, Christmas came and went without news from Governor Kathy Hochul’s office.
Read MoreOpinion: Remembering John Swett Rock, a pioneering Black attorney
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John Swett Rock was a teacher, dentist, medical doctor and abolitionist, in addition to being Massachusetts’ fourth Black lawyer, and the first Black person admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
Read MoreHochul pocket vetos judge recertification bill
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Despite unanimous support from lawmakers in the State Senate and Assembly, Governor Kathy Hochul pocket vetoed a bill that would have made the judge recertification process in New York nearly automatic.
Read MoreJudge recertification lawsuit continues
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Though four Appellate Division justices had their lawsuit against the Office of Court Administration and its leaders dismissed last month, the legal battle over the controversial decision not to recertify a group of older judges in 2020 continued this week.
Read MoreLegal Aid files suits against DOC
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“Climate change moves slowly but it's moving a lot faster than the department is moving to protect our clients on high heat days.”
Read MoreMeeks makes recommendations for Supreme Court judge
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The Queens County Democratic Party’s judicial convention will convene Thursday evening to officially nominate judges to run on the party’s line in the 2021 election.
Read MoreGrays says in-person trials will soon resume
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“Attorneys need to get back to work and cases have to start moving.”
Read MoreEric Garner case review hearing begins after series of delays
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“We’re locked in a cycle I think we need assistance from the court to get out of.”
Read MoreNearly two dozen judges decide not to return to bench
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Statewide, 14 justices who had their recertification approved in the spring decided not to return this week.
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