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Lippman names Commercial Division advisors
Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman on Tuesday named the members of a permanent Commercial Division Advisory Council to advise him on an ongoing basis about all matters involving and surrounding the […]
Lippman calls for reforms to system
Revamping the state’s bail system and expanding the use of cameras to all court proceedings are two new initiatives Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman will be putting before the Legislature this […]
Lippman calls for revamping bail system and other reforms
Revamping the state’s bail system and expanding the use of cameras to all court proceedings are two new initiatives Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman will be putting before the Legislature this […]
Chief Judge Lippman: On the record
The thing Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman finds most surprising about the testimony he has heard in a series of hearings on civil legal services is the depth of the need. […]
Task force focus on civil legal service needs
When Cheri Caiella’s son returned from serving in the military, he looked like the same person who had left, but it quickly became obvious to her that he had greatly […]
Chief judge to conduct civil legal services hearings
New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman will be hitting the road again this month to conduct his third annual series of public hearings on civil legal services. The forums […]
Lippman discusses his job, threats to the judiciary
A judge’s life experiences come into play in the cases they decide, according to New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman. “We look at so many issues,” he said late […]
Reforming the judiciary and the profession
Judge Jonathan Lippman, chief judge of New York state and of the Court of Appeals, will discuss current reform initiatives in New York state via live video stream from 4 […]
‘Pro bono’ requirement draws mixed reaction
If any member of the legal profession is required to provide free services, one Rochester attorney plans to quit doing pro bono work as a form of protest. Andrew J. […]
Lippman calls on lawyers to ’embrace a culture of service’
All new attorneys in New York state will be required to contribute 50 hours of free legal service before they will be able to practice in the state. Under new […]
Lippman: Turn challenges into opportunity
A new youth court is being proposed to handle criminal cases involving 16 and 17 year olds accused of non-violent crimes. The idea is to remove them from the adult […]
Lippman: Judges can’t be lawyers at the same time
Judges feel their position as a neutral arbiter may be compromised when litigants appear before them without legal representation That is one of the challenges the judiciary faces because of a lack of funding for civil legal services for the state’s poor. A panel of three judges ...
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Termination of parental rights: Matter of Kal-El F.
- Court of Appeals – Probation: People v. Brazeal; People v. Lora
- Fourth Department – Certificate of compliance: People v. Crews
- Fourth Department – Traffic stop: — Vehicle identification People v. Camber
- Court of Appeals – Public works projects: Walton, et al. v. Comfort Systems USA (Syracuse) Inc.
- Second Circuit – Malicious prosecution: Chapdelaine v. Desjardin
- Fourth Department – Collateral estoppel: Busch v. County of Erie, et al.
- Court of Appeals – Best evidence rule: People v. Coggins
- Fourth Department – Unlawful inventory search: People v. Boatwright
- Second Circuit – Fossil-fuel powered appliances: Assoc. of Contracting Plumbers v. CNY; Mulhem Gas Co., v. Mosley
- Fourth Department – Dismissal of the indictment: People v. Anderson
Law News
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District headquarters shifting to Albany
- NY appeals court changes sex offender’s risk level
- Rochester man accused of threatening President Trump’s son
- Legal Aid Society of Rochester leader retiring
- NY appeals court overturns weapon conviction on discovery issue
- Genesee Valley Club to pay $1.05M to settle federal case
- Major Rochester-area auto dealer accused of fraud in federal loan program
- Rochester attorney Donald O. Chesworth Jr. has died
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