In Part 1, we examined the nominating commission’s strong list for Chief Judge, but decried the exclusion of Judges Jenny Rivera, Rowan Wilson, and Shirley Troutman. (I would also mention Elizabeth A. Garry, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department,
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Hochul’s Pick for Chief Judge (Part 2): LaSalle’s Record
In Part 1, we looked at the list of seven candidates for Chief Judge recommended to Governor Kathy Hochul by the Commission on Judicial Nomination. We discussed the strong inclusions, the shameful exclusions, and the need for a strong Chief…
Hochul’s Pick for Chief Judge: The Commission’s List and LaSalle’s Record (Part 1)
Let me start by repeating that it is a disgrace that three sitting members of the Court of Appeals were excluded from the list of candidates for Chief Judge. Those three–Jenny Rivera, Rowan Wilson, and Shirley Troutman–were the Judges whose…
Capital Tonight: Previewing Some Major Cases This Supreme Court Term
CAPITAL TONIGHT(click to enlarge)https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2022/10/03/2–blockbuster–cases-before-the-supreme-court-this-session?cid=share_clip
The Incredible Shrinking Docket: Criminal Appeals (CLA’s) Granted by Court of Appeals Judges
I wish Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, of whom I am personally fond, the very best on her announced departure from the Court.Oral Arguments/Court of Appeals WebsiteWe’ve previously looked at the Court of Appeals’ dramatically reduced caseload over the past few years–both…
The Incredible Shrinking Docket: The Court of Appeals’ CRIMINAL Caseload (with graphs!)
We’ve previously looked at the reduction in the caseload at New York’s highest court. (See The Incredible Shrinking Docket: The Court of Appeals’ Reduced Caseload [The Graph].) Now we’ll focus specifically on criminal appeals.Credit: Daniel caseThe magnificent Court of Appeals…
The Incredible Shrinking Docket: The Court of Appeals’ Reduced Caseload (The Graph)
In The Incredible Shrinking Docket: The Court of Appeals’ Reduced Caseload, we looked at the total appeals decided by New York’s highest court each year from 1988 through 2021, the last full year for which figures are available. The data are…
The No-Longer-Just-Leaked Opinion–Constitutional Nonsense Revisited (Part 4)
The now-official opinion by Justice Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating any right to choose an abortion, repeats what we’ve seen previously when the draft was leaked:As…
The Incredible Shrinking Docket: The Court of Appeals’ Reduced Caseload
New York’s high court has been deciding fewer cases. Much fewer. That may be a good development or a bad one. Wise or foolish. There are arguments pro and con. But there is no arguing that the reduction has been…
The Leaked Opinion–Constitutional Nonsense Revisited (Part 3)
Here’s the final installment in this series. Preparing an article on overturning precedent and grading final exams and papers are the culprits for the delay.Justice Samuel AlitoAl Drago/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesWe’ve previously looked at Justice Alito’s two main arguments against…