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Chief judge opens human trafficking summit

The National Summit on Human Trafficking and the state courts kicked off Thursday morning in Lower Manhattan to shine a bright light on the world’s fastest-growing criminal industry and examine the role of the nation’s state courts toward its eradication. ...

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Chief judge hosts trafficking conference

Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman will host a summit today and Friday, bringing together more than 300 court leaders, prosecutors, legislators and other stakeholders nationwide to examine the full scope of human trafficking. The event, at the Downtown Marriott in lower ...

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Chief judge names salary commission appointees

New York City attorney Sheila L. Birnbaum and the Hon. Barry A. Cozier, formerly of the appellate bench, are Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman’s 2015 appointees to the Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation. The commission is an independent body ...

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Process underway to replace Lippman

Notice is in hand and the wheels are beginning to turn in the process to replace the state’s top judge. Andrew Klein, the clerk of the state Court of Appeals, has officially notified the Commission on Judicial Nomination, in an ...

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Attorney discipline committee members named

Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman on Monday announced the members of the new Commission on Statewide Attorney Discipline. Chaired by Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti and made up of leaders from New York’s bench and bar, the commission will conduct ...

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UBE comments deadline extended

The deadline to submit comments on a proposal for New York to adopt a uniform bar exam has been extended an additional three days to March 4, when a fourth public hearing will be conducted. Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman’s Advisory ...

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