Judge Geraci sworn in as federal judge
Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. has waited a long time to be sworn in as a federal judge, but it is a day he will not forget. Surrounded by family and friends, Judge Geraci took the oath of office Friday as a U.S. District Court judge in the Western District of New York. The oath […]
Federal judiciary has long history of swearing in presidents
With the swearing-in this week of President Barack Obama, U.S. presidents have taken the oath of office 65 times in our nation’s history and a federal jurist has administered that oath on 62 of those occasions. No constitutional or statutory language mandates that the federal judiciary be involved; the only qualification is the legal authority […]
Judge Donofrio swearing in set for Thursday
Judge Gail A. Donofrio will be sworn in Thursday as a New York state Supreme Court justice. A public ceremony will be at noon in Courtroom 404 of the Hall of Justice, 99 Exchange Blvd., followed by a reception in the fifth floor lobby. Judge Donofrio, who was elected to a 14-year term Nov. 6, […]
New attorneys sworn in
New attorneys are sworn in during the admission ceremony for the Fourth Judicial Department at Hyatt Regency in Rochester on Thursday. Click here for more photos and coverage. Click here for a link to the names of all the admitted attorneys.
Doorley to be sworn-in as district attorney
The oath of office will be administered Friday to Sandra Doorley, Monroe County district attorney-elect and the first woman to lead the office. The ceremony will be at 1 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Rochester, 500 Genesee St. Doorley is continuing the tradition started by her predecessor, District Attorney Mike Green, by […]
Brighton officers taking oaths
Brighton Town officials elected in November will be sworn in at a public ceremony at 2 p.m. Jan. 1 at Brighton Town Hall on Elmwood Avenue. Officials to be sworn in are Supervisor William W. Moehle, council members Christopher K. Werner and Jason S. DiPonzio, Town Clerk Daniel Aman and Town Justice Karen Morris. A […]
Mayor names Redon, retired businessman, deputy mayor
The city’s new deputy mayor is a successful businessman with no government experience. “He doesn’t know a lot about government and that’s a good thing,” Mayor Thomas S. Richards said Wednesday after appointing Leonard E. Redon, 59, of Perinton, to the post.
Richards sworn in as mayor
Mayor Thomas S. Richards was sworn in Friday by former mayor and Lt. Gov. Robert J. Duffy. Richards’ term began April 11 when he signed the Oath of Office. At his inauguration, he called ...
Elena Kagan takes her place on high court bench
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Justice Elena Kagan has taken her seat at the Supreme Court in front of a packed courtroom that included President Barack Obama.
Wolford to be sworn
The newest judge of the Monroe County Court will be sworn in Friday by New York State Court of Appeals Judge Eugene F. Pigott Jr. Rochester attorney and former county prosecutor Kelly Wolford ...
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Negligent performance: Rosenthal v. Syracuse University, et al.
- Second Circuit – Visual Artists Rights Act: Kerson v. Vermont Law School Inc.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Former foreclosure referee: Opinion 22-157
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – College honorarium: Opinion 22-156
- Second Circuit – Reasonable accommodation: Tafolla v. Heilig
- Fourth Department – Labor Law: Primisch v. Peroxychem LLC
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Judicial candidacy: Opinion 22-155
- Fourth Department – Defamation: Lavine v. Glavin
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Law clerk: Opinion 22-154
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Review of another judge’s actions: Opinion 22-153
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Charitable contributions: Opinion 22-150
- Second Circuit – Class action settlement: Moses v. The New York Times Company
Law News
- Appeals court upholds conviction
- Federal lawsuit reinstated against jail officer over strip search, delayed release
- Hyzon to pay $25M penalty to settle alleged fraud charges by SEC
- NY appeals court reinstates lawsuit over contract to remove snow
- Fourth Department affirms $400K judgment in contract dispute
- Fourth Department affirms decision in NY property dispute
- Greenlight Networks selects Buffalo-based attorney as general counsel
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith