He was the first head of a state commission that investigated misconduct by judges and meted out discipline in nearly 600 cases during his 29-year tenure. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Courts and the Judiciary”
What Is Hindsight Bias And Why Does it Matter in Maxwell Trial?
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2021
Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell may call an expert on hindsight bias, a phenomenon in which people claim, after the fact, to have known what was going to happen in a given situation. Source: New York Times
Jeffrey Epstein's Black Book Was Shown to Maxwell Trial Jurors
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2021
The so-called “little black book” has been the subject of intense speculation. Source: New York Times
U.S. Senate Confirms First Muslim Federal District Judge
By Gotham Rex on June 11, 2021
The judge, Zahid N. Quraishi of New Jersey, said after his selection by President Biden, “Candidly, I would prefer to be the hundredth, if not the thousandth.” Source: New York Times
2 Leading Manhattan D.A. Candidates Face the Trump Question
By Gotham Rex on June 2, 2021
Alvin Bragg and Tali Farhadian Weinstein both had dealings with President Donald J. Trump’s administration that Mr. Trump could try to use against them. Source: New York Times
Paul Feinman, First Openly Gay Judge on N.Y. High Court, Dies at 61
By Gotham Rex on April 1, 2021
“I hope I add to the diversity of perspectives that the court considers,” he said before being unanimously confirmed to the Court of Appeals in 2017. Source: New York Times
Judges Juggle Over 2,700 Cases Each as Families Wait for Day in Court
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2021
Short-handed and deluged by complex cases, New Jersey’s federal court is in a crisis. The backlog of cases has only gotten worse in the pandemic. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Judges File Age Discrimination Lawsuits
By Gotham Rex on December 21, 2020
Dozens of judges are being forced to retire to close a pandemic budget gap. They have sued New York State, charging age discrimination. Source: New York Times
Only 9 Trials in 9 Months: Virus Wreaks Havoc on N.Y.C. Courts
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2020
The coronavirus has upended criminal trials in the city, infiltrating courtrooms in ways that threaten both health and justice. Source: New York Times
‘Vile, Racist Postings’ by N.Y. Court Officers Included Obama in a Noose
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2020
A new report found pervasive examples of racial bias — some explicit, some subtle — in New York State’s court system. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Judge Mark Grisanti Pushes Buffalo Police Officer
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2020
The white New York State judge invoked his friendship with the mayor and ties to the police, raising questions about whether his status and race were factors. Source: New York Times
Son of N.J. Judge Is Killed: Roy Den Hollander, a Lawyer, Is Identified as Suspect
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2020
Roy Den Hollander had openly seethed against the judge, Esther Salas. After the shooting at her home, he was found dead in an apparent suicide. Source: New York Times
N.Y.’s Legal Limbo: Pandemic Creates Backlog of 39,200 Criminal Cases
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2020
A justice system based on face-to-face meetings has been limping along with virtual hearings, but officials are struggling with how to restart trials and grand jury proceedings. Source: New York Times