New York
3415 ABA Journal New York articles.
The New York Commission on Judicial Conduct has recommended the removal of a Sullivan County judge accused of ordering the jailing and handcuffing of litigants for contempt without following procedural safeguards.
Mar 27, 2020 3:33 PM CDT
New York state courts report that 25 people with court connections have been diagnosed with COVID-19, including Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini.
Mar 25, 2020 10:39 AM CDT
A New York lawyer who was one of the first people in New York diagnosed with the novel coronavirus is recovering.
Mar 20, 2020 10:06 AM CDT
A Manhattan judge declared a mistrial Monday after an ill lawyer tried to question a witness from a speakerphone in a courthouse conference room and then acknowledged that he couldn’t continue.
Mar 17, 2020 11:15 AM CDT
Former prosecutor suspended for bar assault
A New York appeals court has imposed a two-month suspension on a former prosecutor in New York County after his conviction for getting into…
Mar 12, 2020 4:31 PM CDT
Some federal courts are changing or suspending some operations as a result of concerns about the coronavirus. The U.S. Supreme Court is among them.
Mar 12, 2020 12:15 PM CDT
A partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in New York has tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting the firm to close the office as a precaution this week.
Mar 9, 2020 10:47 AM CDT
An attorney at a Manhattan trusts and estates law firm has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Tuesday.
Mar 4, 2020 10:23 AM CST
A New York family court judge who engaged in a “pattern of inappropriate behavior” toward female court employees should be fired, the state’s Commission on Judicial Conduct has determined.
Mar 2, 2020 9:48 AM CST
Bar applicants in New York will no longer have to answer questions about mental health conditions or treatment history as a result of action by the state’s court system.
Feb 28, 2020 1:07 PM CST
A judge on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New York says he removed a Monet reference from an opinion after it was misconstrued as a criticism of the artist.
Feb 25, 2020 2:04 PM CST
Lawyers for a brother and sister accused in a double murder are seeking dismissal of an indictment after a court reporter apparently botched an important statement by a grand jury witness.
Feb 25, 2020 10:51 AM CST
A lawyer who made personal cash withdrawals from his lawyer trust account with an ATM card has been suspended for three years.
Feb 20, 2020 11:51 AM CST
The judge overseeing the sexual assault trial of film producer Harvey Weinstein barred the defense from talking to the press Tuesday after a member of the team wrote an op-ed asking jurors to “do what they know is right.”
Feb 19, 2020 10:38 AM CST
Censure recommended for judge’s remarks on racy photos
The New Jersey Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct is recommending censure for a judge who commented on a “knucklehead”…
Feb 7, 2020 4:40 PM CST
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