#ny courts

[getmanlaw]

New York bans smart glasses in all courthouses starting July 20

[getmanlaw]

N.Y. Lawyers’ Fund issues 2025 annual report, highlights client reimbursements and claims trends

[getmanlaw]

September 30 is New York State Unified Court System Interpreter Recognition Day

Schuyler County Attorney Steven J. Getman joins the New York State Unified Court System in proudly recognizing September 30, 2025, as Interp

[getmanlaw]

New York State Court system’s annual report released

The New York State Unified Court system has issued its annual report for the previous year. Among the issues addressed in the report for 2

[abigailspinach]

So what is that judge in New York gonna do?

Like the sentence for the 34 fraud felonies?

[grumpyseaman]

TranscriptsMedia Access & Updated Media List, April 24Decision & Order on Defendant's Motion to Compel Compliance with Subpoena...

You can read it for yourself.

[getmanlaw]

New law gives New York Judges authority to waive surcharges and fees for people under 21

New York State courts now have broad discretion to waive surcharges and fees where the judge finds that the person being sentenced was under the age of 21 at the time of the offense and that:

·         the waiver is in the interests of justice;

·         the imposition of the surcharge or fee would work an unreasonable hardship on the defendant, the defendant’s immediate family, or any other person dependent on the defendant for support; or

·         after considering the goal of promoting successful and productive reentry and reintegration), the imposition of the surcharge or fee would adversely impact the defendant’s reintegration into society.

 The new law was effective August 24, 2020 and the full text is available here.

[peazandq]

Taxpayers can expect ever more picking of their pockets by businesses with political clout thanks to the Nov. 21 decision by Judge Theodore Jones and four colleagues on the New York Court of Appeals.

At issue is $1.4 billion in state gifts whose primary beneficiary is a microchip maker, GlobalFoundries, a company controlled by Abu Dhabi’s hereditary ruler, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, one of the wealthiest people ever. Con't