There is no doubt there is a great need for civil legal services throughout New York that is not being met. The challenge is convincing the state to provide a permanent public funding source. In an effort to do that, Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman has been traveling around the state ...

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Legal professionals across the Fourth Department are meeting in Buffalo today to testify before Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman’s fourth and final hearing on the unmet civil legal service needs of low-income New Yorkers. Joining Judge Lippman will be Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau ...

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The state’s chief judge wants to see most 16 and 17-year-old offenders prosecuted through family courts instead of adult criminal courts. Speaking Wednesday before the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman said ...

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In celebration of 90 years of service to the community, the Legal Aid Society of Rochester will hold a reception at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday. Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman and United Way of Greater Rochester President ...

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NEW YORK — New York’s chief judge is proposing that family courts handle 16- and 17-year-old defendants who are accused of less serious crimes. Under Jonathan Lippman’s proposal, the most violent juveniles would still be prosecuted as adults.

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New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman has scheduled a series of hearings on civil legal services. The hearings are to evaluate to continuing unmet civil legal services needs in all parts of the state to access the level of resources ...

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A new administrative rule, the first in the country to address the issue of money in judicial elections, will go into effect July 15. The rule forbids elected New York state judges from hearing cases in which an attorney, a law firm or party individually contributed $2,500 or more to a judge’s election campaign ...

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The death of Osama Bin Laden brings Americans full circle from the events of Sept. 11, 2001, New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman told a packed courtroom Monday at the New York State Court of Appeals.

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All defendants in New York will have legal representation starting with arraignment under a new policy objective of the Indigent Legal Services Board. Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, who chairs the board ...

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Out-of-state attorneys can now register to practice in New York on a limited basis as in-house counsel, without formal admission to the state bar. Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman adopted the new rules Monday, codified at 22 NYCRR Part 522.

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The state judiciary is going to have to figure out a way to tighten its belt further without cutting off its circulation. Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman was notified over the weekend that he needs to cut another $70 million from the proposed $2.7 billion spending plan ...

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The Manhattan Mental Health Court was officially opened Wednesday by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, who was joined by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. The new court will handle criminal defendants accused of non-violent offenses ...

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