Chief Judge Janet DiFiore announced today, in her biweekly update, that 200 jury trials were scheduled in our courts statewide, in addition to hundreds of nonjury bench trials — numbers not seen since before the pandemic.
Reliable, speedy online access is critical to ensuring a functional justice system, economy, and democracy.
Today’s legal clients expect more remote options, and law firms stand to benefit in many ways.
Judge, professor, author, visionary, advocate for civic education, and initiator of the “Justice for All: Courts and Community” project, Judge Robert A. Katzmann will continue to be honored with the creation of the Judge Robert A. Katzmann Memorial Essay Contest.
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The New York State Bar Association has determined that four candidates under consideration by Governor Kathy Hochul for elevation to the state’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, are well-qualified.
Topic: Attorney advertising Digest: A lawyer who contacts a medical fertility clinic to request to be included on the clinic’s website as a lawyer who practices in the area of assisted reproduction is engaged in attorney advertising, but not solicitation. Rules: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 FACTS: 1. The inquiring lawyer would like to contact a medical … Continued
Technology can provide advantages but it can also threaten the confidentiality and the functioning of computer networks and employee devices both at home and in the office.
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