Effective February 1, 2021, significant amendments were made to the Uniform Rules for the Trial Courts, 22 NYCRR Part 202. The changes were prompted by the successful implementation of rules, procedures and forms in the Commercial Division.

When George J. Silver, the deputy chief administrative judge for the New York City courts, needed a new coffee table, he was sure of one thing. He didn’t want a plexiglass table after dealing with so much of it in the courtrooms this past year. Bottom line: While he hopes he will never have to … Continued

Good afternoon Members, A report released today by the New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts says there are significant areas of bias with regard to the treatment of female attorneys, litigants and witnesses despite marked improvement over the years. The Committee, chaired by the Hon. Betty Weinberg Ellerin of Alston & … Continued

All eyes were on the Bronx to see how a city ravaged by coronavirus and on the verge of a second wave, would handle an attempt at normalcy with New York City’s first coronavirus-era civil jury trial.

In an effort to demystify the selection process for judges of the Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court, the Commission on Judicial Nomination will host a virtual informational meeting this Friday, November 20, from 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM, facilitated by the New York State Bar Association.

With the spread of COVID-19 growing in New York exponentially in March, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and the entire court system decided to take unprecedented action to limit in-court proceedings to only those essential for the administration of justice.

In January 2020, the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, issued a decision in United States v. Varner,[1] that a federal court cannot require litigants, judges, court personnel or anyone else to refer to litigants using pronouns matching their gender identity. In the Varner decision, the Fifth Circuit sets forth three bases to support … Continued