Courts dismiss mandatory judicial retirement lawsuit
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A lawsuit claiming the state’s mandatory judicial retirement age law is unconstitutional was thrown out by a state appellate court on Thursday.
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Civil legal services in dire need of funding in face of budget cuts, officials say
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New York’s court leaders have called for expanded civil legal services for years. But in the face of massive federal funding cuts for social services enacted earlier this year, they said last week that the funding has never been more desperately needed.
Read MoreQueens judge who presided over Trump criminal trial says federal immigration crackdown hits close to home
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The Jackson Heights-raised judge who presided over Donald Trump’s criminal case criticized the fellow Queens man’s policies regarding immigration and the rule of law during a local bar association event in the World’s Borough this week.
Read MoreQueens’ criminal court gets new top judge
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Court officials announced on Wednesday that Queens Supreme Court Justice Michelle Johnson will serve as Queens Supreme, Criminal Term’s next top judge.
Read MoreTrump trial transcripts to be posted online
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As an unprecedented criminal trail got underway in Manhattan on Monday, the court system announced it would be taking a similarly unprecedented step in bringing the trial to the press and the public.
Read MoreLawmakers call on state to ‘fully fund’ Family Court
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A group of state lawmakers gathered in Albany on Monday to call on the governor to send $102 million to New York’s struggling Family Courts in the coming fiscal year.
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