Press Release - Archive
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2011 Press Releases
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| Date |
Title |
Jun. 28 |
New Rule Governing Assignment of Cases Involving Judicial Campaign Contributors |
Mar. 08 |
New Administrative Judge of Suffolk County Courts Named |
Mar. 01 |
Hon Craig J. Doran Named 7th Judicial District Administrative Judge |
2010 Press Releases
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| Date |
Title |
Dec. 01 |
Court Leaders Submit Reduced Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 |
Nov. 23 |
Hon. Douglas McKeon Appointed Administrative Judge for Civil Matters in Twelfth Judicial District |
Oct. 28 |
First of its Kind Memorandum of Understanding Signed Between U.S. State Court and Australian Court |
Oct. 25 |
Attorney Emeritus Program Expanded, Receives “Bright Ideas” Award from Harvard Kennedy School |
Oct. 20 |
New York Courts First in Country to Institute Filing Requirement to Preserve Integrity of Foreclosure Process |
Oct. 13 |
Chief Judge Announces Creation of Permanent Sentencing Commission for New York State |
Jul. 23 |
Chief Judge to Conduct Public Hearings on the Unmet Civil Legal Services Needs of Low-Income New Yorkers |
Jun. 9 |
Task Force to Support Chief Judge's Efforts to Ensure Adequate Legal Representation in Civil Proceedings Involving Fundamental Human Needs |
May 18 |
Chief Judge Lippman Appoints Advisory Council to Foster Pro Bono by New York’s Most Experienced Lawyers |
Mar. 30 |
Hon. Rolando T. Acosta Appointed to Commission on
Judicial Conduct |
Mar. 16 |
Court System Study Yields Recommendations to Improve Management of Electronic Discovery |
Feb. 23 |
Statement of the Chief Judge on the Court of Appeals Decision on Judicial Salaries |
Feb. 4 |
Matthew G. Kiernan Named Clerk of the Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department |
Feb. 2 |
New York City Family Court and Administration for Children’s Services Launch Electronic Filing of Abuse and Neglect Petitions |
Jan. 19 |
New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman’s Statement on Proposed 2010-11 Judiciary Budget |
2009 Press Releases
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| Date |
Title |
Dec. 2 |
Hon. Sherry Klein Heitler Appointed Administrative Judge of Manhattan Supreme Court, Civil Term |
Nov. 13 |
Courts and CUNY Law School Partner on Innovative
New Pilot Program |
Nov. 5 |
Broad Changes in Merged
Bronx Criminal Court Announced Following Release of
Five-Year Assessment |
Sep. 1 |
Collaborative Family Law Center to Make Divorce Process Easier New Center to Reduce Stress, Expense and Time Involved in Matrimonial Cases |
Sep. 1 |
Hon. Paula L. Feroleto Named Administrative Judge of Eighth Judicial District |
Aug. 6 |
Hon. Alexander W. Hunter, Jr. Appointed to Appellate Term |
Jul. 13 |
Hon. Robert C. Mulvey Appointed Administrative Judge of Sixth Judicial District |
Jul. 8 |
New Supervising Judges for New York City Family Court Announced |
Jul. 7 |
Chief Judge Announces Launch of Veterans Project in Kings, Nassau and Queens Counties |
Jun. 2 |
Hon. Alan D. Scheinkman Appointed Administrative Judge of Ninth Judicial District |
May 27 |
Hon. Michael V. Coccoma Appointed Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Courts Outside New York City |
May 7 |
New Family Court Administrative Appointments Announced |
May 6 |
New Appointments of Administrative Judges in New York City |
May 5 |
Hon. Rose H. Sconiers Named Chair of Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission on Minorities |
May 4 |
Patricia Morgan Appointed Clerk of the Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department |
Apr. 8 |
Second Step in Streamlining of Court Administration Announced |
Mar. 11 |
Chief Judge Lippman Announces Restructuring of Judicial Administrative Leadership in New York State Courts |
Jan. 13 |
Gov. Paterson Appoints New Chief Judge |
2008 Press Releases
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| Date |
Title |
Dec. 16 |
New Attorney Rules of Professional Conduct Announced |
Sep. 17 |
Special Commission Charged with Scrutinizing New York's Justice Court System Releases Landmark Report |
Jul. 23 |
Hon. Michael Coccoma Named Administrative Judge of Sixth Judicial District |
Jun. 18 |
Chief Judge Kaye Announces Residential Foreclosure Program |
Feb. 14 |
New Supervising Judges for New York City Family Court Named |
Feb. 13 |
Hon. L. Priscilla Hall appointed as Administrative Judge of the State Supreme Court, Criminal Term, Kings County |
Feb. 4 |
Conference of Chief Judges Supports Pay Raise for New York State Judges |
2007 Press Releases
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| Date |
Title |
Dec 12 |
New Appointments to Disciplinary Committee of the Appellate Division, First Department Announced |
Dec 7 |
Hon. Michael J. Obus Appointed Administrative Judge of Manhattan Supreme Court, Criminal Term |
Dec 3 |
Court Leaders Submit Budget Request Containing Funding for Judicial Pay Increase, Focusing Attention on Judicial Compensation Inequity |
Oct 17 |
John W. McConnell Appointed Clerk of the Court, Appellate Division, First Department |
Oct 16 |
Hon. George D. Marlow Appointed to Newly Created Position of Statewide Judicial Director of Ethics Education and Counsel |
Sept 12 |
New York State Selected to Host Unveiling of Jury Duty Postage Stamp |
June 12 |
Chief Judge Kaye Addresses Business Leaders |
May 29 |
National Center for State Courts Study Determines New York State Judicial Pay Rate Among Lowest in the Nation |
May 29 |
Hon. Ann Pfau Appointed Chief Administrative Judge of New York State |
May 23 |
Governor Eliot Spitzer Appoints Justice Jonathan Lippman as Presiding Justice of The Appellate Division, First Judicial Department |
Apr 9 |
Chief Judge Kaye Announces Five-Point Plan to Address Crisis in Judicial Salaries - Press Release, Chief Judge Kaye's Full Statement and Judicial Compensation Fact Sheet |
Apr 2 |
Court System Launches New Youth Website |
Mar 28 |
New Queens Supreme Court Initiative Connects Self-Represented Litigants with Community Lawyers |
Mar 21 |
Hon. Bernice Siegal Named Supervising Judge |
Mar 14 |
New Queens Supreme Court Administrative Judges Named |
Mar 9 |
Hon. Martin E. Smith Named Supervising Judge |
Mar 9 |
New Campaign Ethics Training Dates Announced |
Mar 9 |
New Commercial Division Part Opens in Fifth Judicial District |
Feb 23 |
Hon. Ariel E. Belen Appointed Administrative Judge of Brooklyn Supreme Court, Civil Term |
Feb 8 |
Judicial Election Qualification Commissions Members Appointed
- Nominees to Ensure Quality of Judicial Elections Through Careful Review of Judicial Candidates’ Qualifications |
Jan 16 |
First Steps in Action Plan to Improve Quality of Local Justice Courts
- New Appointments and Administrative Changes Implemented to Enhance Justice Delivery in New York's Town and Village Courts |
Jan 8 |
Deputy Communications Director for New York State Courts Appointed |
Jan 3 |
Hon. Sherry Klein Heitler Appointed to Appellate Term |
Jan 3 |
Hon. Kathie Davidson Named Supervising Judge |
2006 Press Releases
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| Date |
Title |
Nov 21 |
Sweeping Reforms of New York's
Local Justice Courts Unveiled |
Oct 24 |
New York Court System Publishes
Online Voter Guide to Judicial Candidates |
Oct 16 |
Needy Families Get Free Legal Advice from Law Firm Attorneys |
Sept 20 |
Ten-Year Anniversary of New York’s Domestic Violence Courts |
Aug 9 |
New Rule Requiring Candidates in Judicial Elections in New York
To File Financial Disclosure Statements |
July 31 |
Focus Groups Yield Recommendations for
Improving Court Operations and Commercial Practice in New York |
July 24 |
New York Judges Can Now Order Parents
To Attend Classes Designed to Ease Divorce Trauma on Children |
July 17 |
Chief Judge Appoints Special Commission on the
Future of the New York State Courts -
Panel Charged with Redesigning State’s Arcane Trial Court Structure |
July 6 |
New York Courts to Make “Virtual” Case Files Available on the Internet -
Pilots to Begin in Manhattan and Broome County |
June 19 |
Strengthening the Local Justice Courts:
Focus of Action Plan -
Reforms to Address Problems Detailed in State Comptroller Report |
June 15 |
Significant Restrictions on Lawyer Advertising
To Be Adopted in New York |
June 14 |
Hon. Stephen Bogacz Appointed
Queens Family Court Supervising Judge |
June 5 |
Candidates in Upcoming Judges Elections to Undergo
Mandatory Ethics Training |
May 30 |
Divorce Process Made Easier
for New Yorkers without Attorneys |
Apr 5 |
New York Courts Implement Action Plan to
Lessen Language Barriers for Non-English-Speaking Litigants |
Mar 28 |
Hon. Douglas McKeon Appointed Presiding Justice of Appellate Term of the Supreme Court for the First Judicial Department |
Mar 27 |
Hon. Lucindo Suarez Named Statewide Coordinating Judge for Summary Jury Trials |
Feb 28 |
New Supervising Judge of Family Courts
Appointed in the 7th Judicial District |
Feb 16 |
Court Exclusively for Sex Offense Cases Opens in Westchester: New York Becomes First State to Establish Adult Sex Offense Courts |
Jan 25 |
New Criminal Court Supervising Judge Appointed |
Jan 5 |
Hon. Theodore Jones Named Administrative Judge of Brooklyn Supreme Court, Civil Term |
Jan 3
|
Statewide Uniform Rules for Commercial Division Adopted
New Uniform Rules of the Commercial Division |
