Queens lawyer sworn in to lead citywide law secretary org
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Queens-based law secretary Alla Allison Ageyeva was sworn in as president of the association by Queens Supreme Court Justice Hon. Darrell L. Gavrin.
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Local bar associations release Queens judicial candidate ratings
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Two of the four candidates running for one of two vacancies on the Queens Civil Court bench were given an “approved” rating by two local bar associations last week.
Read MoreProfessors’ free speech rights violated in case against Queens DA
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A group of New York law professors had their right to free speech violated last year when the city’s top attorney attempted to prevent them from publicly publishing a number of misconduct claims against nearly two dozen current and former Queens prosecutors, a judge ruled this week.
Read MoreQueens man convicted of murdering NYPD detective shot by fellow officers
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Following one of the longest trials in Queens Criminal Court this year, a jury convicted Jagger Freeman of murder in the death of an NYPD detective who was shot by his fellow officers during a robbery gone wrong in 2019.
Read MoreAppellate court tosses Assembly maps
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An appellate court struck down the state’s Assembly maps on Friday. The court ruled that the maps will be used this election cycle but redrawn before the 2024 election cycle.
Read MoreTop court reverses Queens murder conviction
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The Court of Appeals overturned a Queens murder conviction last week, finding that a Queens judge improperly denied a man his right to mount a full defense during his trial.
Read MoreFour candidates vie for two Civil Court judicial seats
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Four Democratic candidates are running for two open Civil Court seats in Queens.
Read MoreTrial begins for man accused of murdering NYPD detective whose fellow officers pulled the trigger
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Though Jagger Freeman didn’t shoot the gun that killed Detective Brian Simonsen, Queens prosecutors are pursuing a murder charge, which is allowed in New York State. His trial began Tuesday.
Read MoreAssigned counsel attys rally for better pay
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Attorneys representing indigent clients and children in Family Court, including a handful from Queens, rallied in Manhattan and Long Island Thursday to call for a pay raise after not seeing one in nearly two decades.
Read MoreImmigrant legal service providers call for funding boost
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A group of legal service providers rallied virtually Wednesday to urge the city to boost funding legal services for immigrant New Yorkers.
Read MoreGun diversion program launches in Queens Criminal Court
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A new program in Queens Criminal Court gives a number of young people charged with gun possession a chance to clear their record and access services to treat the root causes of violence.
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 MoreLive from New York, it’s a trial!
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The bill, introduced by Manhattan State Senator Brad Hoylman, would require that the Office of Court Administration broadcast and archive most trial court proceedings and offer them free of charge to the public and press.
Queens pol aims to decriminalize massage work
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“We have seen no change, we have found no comfort,”
Read MoreIn-person arguments return to Appellate Division
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The courthouse of the Appellate Division, Second Department will soon again be filled with in-person arguments after exclusively holding virtual proceedings for the past two months.
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