Sentences with phrase «for civil court judge»

(Whether that will be allowed as evidence in such a case is a matter for the civil court judge to decide.)

Rivera had endorsed a Puerto Rican candidate for civil court judge, but a number of the county's politicians believed that Hispanics were overrepresented in judicial offices and their opposition sent Rivera's candidate down in flames.

During the judicial primary elections September 12, Brooklyn Democratic voters seemed to base their selections for Civil Court judge primarily on gender; immune, apparently, to an ongoing squabble over the process for selecting the nominees, who are virtually guaranteed election in November given the borough's Democratic tilt.

Nominations for Civil Court Judge are opened In the coming weeks and months we will be posting about the powers and role of the county committee.

They contain the election of the County Committee Executive Board Leadership and a vote to select a Democratic Nominee for Civil Court Judge.

A. Richard Tsai nominated to be Democratic Nominee for Civil Court Judge Nominated by District Leader Justin Yu Second by District Leader Sandro Sherrod

With no other nominees, Ta Tanisha James is elected Democratic Nominee for Civil Court Judge by acclamation.

B. Sabrina Kraus nominated to be Democratic Nominee for Civil Court Judge Nominated by District Leader Cory Evans Second by District Leader Joan Pallo

One of the most honorable duties of the New York County Democratic Committee is to endorse candidates in the Democratic Primary for Civil Court Judge races.

He handily won a contested election for Civil Court judge in 1996 and was soon serving as an acting Supreme Court justice.

A great opportunity to hear the candidates for Civil Court Judge.

At 2 p.m., Families of wrongfully convicted, Derrick Hamilton, Jabbar Collins, Jeff Deskovic and David McCallum, endorse judicial candidates John K. O'Hara and Sandra Roper for Civil Court Judge in the upcoming Democratic primary, Brownstone Bar & Restaurant, 277 Gold St., Brooklyn.

For Civil Court Judges there are primaries.

Not exact matches

Granting the CFTC's request for a preliminary injunction against the defendants who allegedly engaged in deception and fraud involving virtual currency spot markets, Judge Weinstein noted that» [u] ntil Congress clarifies the matter,» the CFTC has «concurrent authority» along with other state and federal administrative agencies and civil and criminal courts over transactions in virtual currency.

«A ruling by a single judge in one circuit can not and does not undo the years of clear legal precedent nationwide establishing that transgender students have the right to go to school without being singled out for discrimination,» said a statement from five groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), that have filed «friend of the court» briefs on behalf of transgender students.

Federal civil court guidelines enable judges to tell jurors that they can presume that information covered up by a litigant and now missing would have been negative for that party, Brickell said.

Judge John D. Bates of the District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision today that found in favor of the Justice Department in its civil antitrust lawsuit to block health insurer Aetna Inc.'s acquisition of rival insurer Humana Inc..

On March 6, 2018, Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled that virtual currencies are commodities under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and therefore subject to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) anti-fraud and anti-manipulation enforcement authority.1 Granting the CFTC's request for a preliminary injunction against the defendants who allegedly engaged in deception and fraud involving virtual currency spot markets, Judge Weinstein noted that «[u] ntil Congress clarifies the matter,» the CFTC has «concurrent authority» along with other state and federal administrative agencies and civil and criminal courts over transactions in virtual currency.2

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The Illinois Appellate Court this week found that the judge in the McHenry civil case erred by raising the bar too high for state prosecutors seeking to ban Yvonne Cryns from practicing midwifery without a license.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, in a federal district court in Washington, D.C., the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a brief requesting that a federal judge not dismiss a case of litigation against senior CIA and military officials for the 2011 targeted killing of Anwar al - Awlaki (a suspected al - Qaeda leader) and his 16 - year - old son, both U.S. citizens.

Brooklyn Councilman Vincent Gentile, blocked by term limits from seeking re-election to his current post, is mulling a run for both Brooklyn District Attorney and county civil court judge this year, his campaign spokesman confirmed.

Art. 3116, however, limits the sum that may be charged candidates for certain posts, such as the offices of district judge, judge of the Court of Civil Appeals, and senator and representative in the state and federal legislatures, and for some counties fees are fixed by Arts. 3116a - 3116d, 1939 Supp., and 3116e, 3116f, 1942 Supp.

The 2017 New York City elections are for the three citywide posts of Mayor, Public Advocate and Comptroller; the five Borough President positions; all 51 City Council seats; the Brooklyn and Manhattan District Attorney posts; and other down ballot offices like some civil court judges and some district leader positions.

Heitler, 70, the chief administrative judge for the Civil Court, also headed a special section called New York City Asbestos Litigation, or NYCAL — which Moulton will now oversee, as well.

The chief Manhattan civil judge, whose court is being probed for allegedly giving Sheldon Silver's former law firm special treatment, is being replaced — more than two months after her term expired.

Manhattan Democratic Party chairman Keith Wright, an assemblyman also running for Congress, is coming under fire for pushing fellow Dems to back Phaedra Perry, law clerk to his brother, state Supreme Court Judge Geoffrey Wright, for a civil clerk judgeship.

In a letter to Cuomo, the lawmakers wrote the need for an openly gay judge on the state's highest court is especially important given the concerns over the civil rights policies of the new Trump administration in Washington.

«And I'd quite like a court, a judge, in a civil action, to listen to what the argument for the defence is.»

Now, after a mistrial, a conviction and an exoneration, lawyer John O'Hara is running for Brooklyn civil court judge.

Civil Court Judge (Countywide): Doris Gonzalez, who appeared for and interview, is running unopposed in the primary.

Michael Katz is a Principle Court Attorney for a Supreme Court Judge, whom he followed from Civil Court.

The panel will also report on whether the service for the last 10 years of current sitting Civil Court Judge and Acting Supreme Court Justice Frank Nervo merits his continuation in office.

A candidate for Brooklyn civil court judge, John O'Hara, is filing a federal malicious prosecution lawsuit against ex-DA Charles Hynes, who he says used staffers and politicians to wrongfully prosecute him for voter fraud.

Civil Court judges are elected and undergo a primary, but if the primary winner should drop out of the race, the County Committee must convene a special Screening Panel which suggests at least three qualified candidates for each vacancy.

Two of the Council members joining de Blasio on the dais today, Levine and Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson, have both sponsored legislation to establish a «right to counsel» for those face life - altering decisions in civil courts — something that has become an increasing concern of many legal professionals, including former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman.

Mayor Bill de Blasio today told the state's top judge that he believe the day is approaching when government will guarantee all citizens a lawyer in civil court cases — but said that the funding for the attorneys will have to come from the federal level.

District Leaders also have a role in electing judges for New York's Civil, Supreme and Surrogate Courts.

She was also a staff attorney for Brooklyn Legal Services, a lawyer for the New York City Office of Labor Services, a civil court judge and criminal court judge.

The term - limited Bay Ridge Councilman is mulling a run for both Brooklyn District Attorney and county civil court judge this year, his campaign spokesman confirmed.

In 2000, a federal district judge ruled that Arizona was violating this relatively obscure law, both by not spending enough on its Lau programs — a reference to a Supreme Court decision of 1974 and regulations of the federal Office for Civil Rights — and by failing to provide enough teachers, aides, classrooms, materials, and tutoring.

The American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State immediately challenged the program in court, and Denver district court judge Michael A Martinez issued a permanent injunction in August.

Acknowledging the issues were novel, the motions judge in SC v. NS concluded that the defendant / accused had breached the deemed undertaking of confidentiality when he used for his criminal defence the plaintiff's documentary productions from the civil case without first seeking directions from the court as to whether and how he could do so.

-- authored by Circuit Judge Hurwitz [majority decision] and concurring opinion by Circuit Judge Reinhardt; discussed in our Oct. 10, 2015 post: District court in Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act case which substantially reduced fee request was reversed based upon its reliance on inapt practice area hourly rates, upon its discounts for plaintiff's attorneys not delegating tasks to associates given that only small firms prosecuted these type of cases, and upon its use of stale prior fee awards involving fee claimant's attorneys.

Aug. 18, 2015)-- authored by Circuit Judge M.D. Smith; discussed in our Aug. 18, 2015 post: California Civil Code § 1717 policy trumps a foreign choice - of - law clause for fee recovery purposes, accepting ABF Capital / Grove Properties over ABF Capital / Berglass approaches by California's intermediate appellate courts.

However, if a settlement can not be reached, our attorneys are experienced litigators that are not afraid to vehemently represent you in civil court for your personal injury claim or before a workers» compensation judge for your workers» compensation claim.

Paul Hewitt, partner at Withers, says: «Charities, along with surviving civil partners or spouses of second marriages (for instance), faced with similar clauses are unlikely to take comfort because the Court of Appeal took a broader, more purposive, approach than the judge at first instance.

It's not immediately clear to me why a judge on the New York City Civil Court, Housing Part, would be a particular expert on e-mail etiquette for lawyers, but I thought there were a lot of good points in Judge Lebovits» article — which originally appeared in the New York State Bar Association Journal — particularly the reminders on the absence of «tone» and on the need for brejudge on the New York City Civil Court, Housing Part, would be a particular expert on e-mail etiquette for lawyers, but I thought there were a lot of good points in Judge Lebovits» article — which originally appeared in the New York State Bar Association Journal — particularly the reminders on the absence of «tone» and on the need for breJudge Lebovits» article — which originally appeared in the New York State Bar Association Journal — particularly the reminders on the absence of «tone» and on the need for brevity.

Via this post on the (new) legal writer blog, I found this detailed analysis of «E-Mail Netiquette for Lawyers» by Judge Gerald Lebovits of the New York City Civil Court, Housing Part, in Manhattan.

Hats off to the judges present and past (four retired judges) of the Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal who are giving up evenings in November to provide educational sessions for islanders on PEI's courts, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, public law, criminal law, civil law and family law.