The removal of an Onondaga County Family Court judge for having sexual contact with his handicapped 5-year-old niece more than 40 years ago will stand. The state Court of Appeals on Thursday unanimously agreed to uphold the Aug. 17 decision ...

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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that illegal immigrant children convicted of a crime can’t utilize the lawful permanent resident status of their parents to obtain cancellation of removal. The ruling in the consolidated cases of Holder v. ...

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The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has determined that Diane L. Schilling, a justice of the East Greenbush Town Court, Rensselaer County, should be removed. She was found to be improperly intervening in the disposition of a speeding ...

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ALBANY — The New York Commission on Judicial Conduct has recommended a town justice from Rensselaer County be taken off the bench for her involvement in two ticket-fixing cases. According to the commission, East Greenbush Town Justice Diane Schilling improperly ...

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On Monday, Executive Office of Immigration Review Judge John C. Reid ordered the removal of Clarkson resident and alleged Liberian war crimes criminal George Saigbe Boley Sr. from the United States for his role in human rights abuses committed during ...

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NEW YORK — A 60-year-old New York City man suing for age discrimination wants the judge removed from the case because he says he’s too old. Martin Stoner wrote in a judicial complaint that 88-year-old federal Judge Robert Patterson could barely see unless he put his face almost on top of a document.

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Removal Aggravated Felony Prus v. Holder 10-599-ag Judges Calabresi, Wesley and Lynch Background: The petitioner was convicted of promoting prostitution in the third degree and the Board of Immigration Appeals found her ...

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The e-STOP law has resulted in the removal of more than 24,000 accounts and online profiles linked to registered sex offenders. The Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act, authored by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo when he served as attorney general ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Immigration Removal — Aggravated Felony Oouch v. Department of Homeland Security 09-4834-ag Appealed from the Board of Immigration Appeals Background: Petitioner seeks review of an Oct. 23, 2009 decision of the Board of Immigration ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Immigration Removal — Moral Turpitude Baraket v. Holder 09-0739-ag Appealed from the Board of Immigration Appeals Background: When an alien who is a lawful permanent resident facing removal from the United States ...

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The New York State Court of Appeals has dismissed a motion by former Saratoga Family Court Judge Gilbert L. Abramson to vacate an October determination that he be removed from office.

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ALBANY — The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has called for removal of a Saratoga County Family Court judge who recently resigned while disciplinary charges were still pending for jailing people while denying their rights to a hearing and an attorney.

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