Shift to Emergency Operations-Cattaraugus
Please be advised that Judge Carter in consultation with Judge James P. Murphy, has authorized a shift to emergency court operations for Cattaraugus County Court located at 303 Court Street, Little Valley, NY 14755 effective today July 17, 2024. Physical access to the Cattaraugus Supreme, County and Surrogate Court will be curtailed. With the exception of criminal court arraignments and any emergency …
Request for Public Comment from the NY State Unified Court System, Office of Court Administration
Persons wishing to comment on the proposals below should e-mail their submissions to rulecomments@nycourts.gov or write to: David Nocenti, Esq., Counsel, Office of Court Administration, 25 Beaver Street, 10th Fl., New York, New York, 10004. Comments must be received no later than August 16, 2024.
Hon. Christopher Burns Has Applied to Be Designated as Judicial Hearing Officer in the Fourth Judicial Department
Dear BAEC Members, Hon. Christopher Burns has applied to be designated as Judicial Hearing Officer in the Fourth Judicial Department. See letter here. The Rules of the Chief Administrator provide for the evaluation of every applicant by the Fourth Department Selection Advisory Committee prior to the initial designation as Judicial Hearing Officer. The criteria for …
Public Notice – Order Creating a Merit Selection Panel to Fill the Vacancy of a WDNY Magistrate Judge
On behalf of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, Chief Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford has ordered that a Merit Selection Panel be appointed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §631 and the Regulations of the Judicial Conference of the United States. The Panel will review applications for the magistrate judge position and …
The 2023 Hon. Michael F. Dillon Attorneys for Children Award Has Been Announced
The 2023 Hon. Michael F. Dillon Attorneys for Children Award will be presented to local attorney Mary Anne Connell, Esq. by Presiding Justice Gerald J. Whalen on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Ms. Connell was designated to receive the award by the Fourth Department Attorneys for Children Advisory Committee, which annually selects two attorneys for children …
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Buffalo’s Role in Historic Decision
Roy Jones, a distinguished professor at Clemson University, has extensively researched the events leading to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the 1954 Supreme Court ruling that revolutionized American education. On May 17, 1954, the Court declared “separate but equal” unconstitutional, a decision heralded as a pivotal moment for Black Americans’ full …
