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Ex-Gov. David Paterson Supports NYSBA Report on Gubernatorial Succession but With Caveats

Lt. Gov. David Paterson's elevation to the top job left his old job unfilled. But when Paterson tried to appoint a lieutenant governor, he set off a constitutional crisis that paralyzed state government. Now -- 15 years later -- Paterson…

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NYSBA To Hold Forum on Gubernatorial Succession, Lieutenant Governor Selection

New York’s leading minds in law and politics -- including former Gov. David Paterson and Fordham Law School Dean Emeritus John Feerick -- are coming together to discuss changing the state constitution to provide a procedure for gubernatorial succession if…

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NYSBA President-Elect Richard Lewis Named to Court Modernization Action Committee

A committee of legal experts has been given the responsibility of implementing recommendations that will improve the administration of justice in New York State's courts in the wake of the pandemic, Acting Chief Judge Anthony Cannataro and Acting Chief Administrative…

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