New York State Chief Judge Janet DiFiore said that, during the holiday-shortened week of Jan. 18, the state’s virtual courts conferenced and heard 19,633 matters; settled or disposed of 5,070 of those matters; and issued over 1,530 written decisions on ...

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State officials have announced that the temporary “virtual court” model is being expanded beyond the limited category of essential and emergency matters. A week ago, virtual court operations using Skype or teleconferencing started to address essential and emergency proceedings during ...

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The New York State court system has designated 45 judges statewide, including 12 in New York City’s five boroughs to prepare for an influx of lawsuits beginning Wednesday (Aug. 14, 2019), when a key provision of New York’s Child Victims ...

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New York state court officials have created a new advisory panel to develop a plan to improve access to the courts for everybody, including those with visual, hearing, communication, mobility, cognitive and other disabilities. The Advisory Committee on Access for ...

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New York state court officials have announced a plan to improve services for litigants with limited English proficiency or who are deaf or hard of hearing. The plan called Ensuring Language Access: A Strategic Plan for the New York State Courts includes ...

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