ACP coordinates the assignment of attorneys to represent individuals who cannot afford to retain an attorney in various Criminal and Family Court matters.
Home-rule legislation signed into law by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will merge two Justice Courts in the westernmost part of the state. The bill allows neighboring town courts in Harmony and North Harmony in Chautauqua County to operate from a single court facility, and to elect a single judge. ... See MoreSee Less
Would slashing public defender caseloads in Washington better ensure people accused of crimes, but unable to afford a lawyer, receive counsel as they are constitutionally guaranteed? ... See MoreSee Less
Would slashing public defender caseloads in Washington better ensure people accused of crimes, but unable to afford a lawyer, receive counsel as they are constitutionally guaranteed?
Governor Hochul recently signed legislation sponsored by Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D, WFP - Manhattan) and Assemblymember Landon Dais (D - Bronx) to reduce the backlog in the Family Court system by creating additional judgeships. ... See MoreSee Less
NEW YORK — Governor Hochul recently signed legislation sponsored by Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D, WFP - Manhattan) and Assemblymember Landon Dais (D - Bronx) to reduce the backlog in the Family Cou...
Lawmakers across the country have considered legislation this year that would allow courts or parole boards to reevaluate a person’s long prison sentence and decide whether they can be safely released into society. ... See MoreSee Less
Gall’s behavior was “as shocking as anything I have seen in my 40 years of judicial ethics enforcement,” said Robert H. Tembeckjian, the commission’s administrator and counsel. ... See MoreSee Less