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CORRUPT CANDIDATES FOR NEW YORK SUPREME COURT
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& HOW THEY CAME TO BE ON THE BALLOT
Assembyman Michael Norris, Esq.,
running
uncontested for Supreme Court/8th Judicial District
His record, in office, as
Assemblyman
since Jan 1, 2017 --
& the complaints filed against him
-- member of Assembly Judiciary Committee,
Ways & Means Committee,
Rules Committee,
Election Law
Committee
1.
CJA's June 18, 2020 grand jury/public corruption complaint
to Niagara County D.A. Wojtaszek vs
Norris
& his fellow Niagara County state legislators --
"for 'wilful misconduct in office', including fraud and larceny with respect
to
their OWN legislative salaries & the Legislature’s OWN budget"
CJA's June 24, 2020 grand jury/public corruption complaint
to Orleans County D.A. Joseph Cardone
vs Norris
& his fellow Orleans County state legislators --
"for 'wilful misconduct in office', including fraud and larceny with respect
to
their OWN legislative salaries & the Legislature’s OWN budget"
CJA's June 12, 2020 grand jury/public corruption
complaint
to Erie County D.A. John Flynn vs Norris
& his fellow Erie
County state legislators --
"for 'wilful misconduct in office', including fraud and larceny with respect
to
their OWN legislative salaries & the Legislature’s OWN budget"
click here for EVIDENTIARY WEBPAGE:
Invoking "The power of grand juries to inquire
into the wilful misconduct in office of public officers,
and to find indictments...",
pursuant to Article I, §6 of the New York State Constitution
2.
CJA's 2020 webpage
for the uncontested, re-election-seeking Norris,
with CJA's three September 2020 e-mails to him
A.
CJA's Sept 8, 2020 e-mail cc'ing
Norris
as re-election-seeking Niagara County Assemblymember
--
"Informing Niagara County voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Niagara County's 4
re-election-seeking state legislators --
& Niagara County D.A.
Wojtaszek, seeking election as county judge"
B.
CJA's Sept 8, 2020 e-mail cc'ing
Norris
as re-election-seeking Orleans County Assemblymember
--
"Informing Orleans County Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Orleans County's 3
re-election-seeking state legislators --
& Orleans County D.A.
Cardone, also seeking re-election"
C.
CJA's Sept 21, 2020 e-mail cc'ing
Norris
as re-election-seeking Erie County Assemblymember
--
"ERIE COUNTY ELECTIONS 2020 -- Informing Voters with
EVIDENCE:
public corruption complaint vs Erie County's 13 state
legislators --
11 running for re-election or higher office --
which Erie County D.A. Flynn, also running for re-election, is
'sitting on'"
3.
CJA's January 19, 2021 e-mail to Niagara
County D.A. Seaman --
"Public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Niagara County state legislators
&
other public officers for 'wilful misconduct in office' involving fraud and
larceny
pertaining to their own salary raises & the state & county
budgets -- plus FOIL request"
click here for:
CJA's 2020 webpage of correspondence
to then Niagara County D.A. Candidate Seaman
CJA's 2020 webpage of correspondence to then Orleans County
Incumbent D.A. Cardone,
running unopposed for re-election
CJA's 2020 webpage of correspondence to then Erie County Incumbent
D.A. Flynn,
running unopposed for re-election
4.
CJA's July 18, 2024
grand jury/public corruption complaint
to Niagara County D.A. Seaman, Orleans County D.A. Cardone,
& Acting Erie County
D.A. Keane
--
transmitting e-mail
"Your D.A. salary increases, the judicial
salary increases on which they are based,
and the violations of New York’s
penal laws by state legislators and others
within your geographic
jurisdictions,
established by CJA’s February 23, 2024 grand jury/public
corruption complaint
to Albany County D.A. Soares that he has been 'sitting
on'”
CJA's February 23, 2024 grand jury/public corruption complaint
to Albany County D.A. Soares
CJA's January 18, 2024 Opposition Report
to December 4, 2023 Report of the Commission on Legislative,
Judicial & Executive Compensation
CJA's January 19, 2024 e-mail to Norris as member of the Assembly
Judiciary Committee --
"Judiciary Budget ALERT: $34.6M at pp. 18-19 of Budget Bill
#S.8301/A.8801 must be stricken,
as it is the product of
statutory violations & fraud by the Commission on Legislative,
Judicial & Executive Compensation"
·
CJA's January 19, 2024 e-mail to Norris as member of the Assembly Ways &
Means Committee --
"Jan 25th 'Public Protection' Budget
Hearing -- ALERT: $34.6M at pp. 18-19 of Budget Bill #S.8301/A.8801
must be stricken,
as it is the product of statutory violations & fraud
by the Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation"
·
CJA's January 24, 2024 e-mail to Norris as member of the Assembly Rules
Committee --
"Tomorrow's 'Public Protection' Budget
Hearing -- ALERT: $34.6M at pp. 18-19 of Budget Bill #S.8301/A.8801
must be stricken, as it is the product of statutory violations & fraud by
the Commission on Legislative, Judicial
& Executive Compensation"
·
CJA's January 24, 2024 e-mail to Norris as member of the Assembly Minority
Leadership --
"Tomorrow's 'Public Protection' Budget Hearing -- ALERT: $34.6M at
pp. 18-19 of Budget Bill #S.8301/A.8801
must be stricken, as it is the
product of statutory violations & fraud by the Commission on Legislative,
Judicial
& Executive Compensation"
5.
CJA's March 18, 2024 verified petition/complaint
in lawsuit vs Assembly --
CJA v. NYS Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation,
et al.
to which there was NO DEFENSE, as verifiable from the
lawsuit record,
establishing that Attorney General Letitia James, a respondent
representing herself, Assembly,
& all other respondents, corrupted the
judicial process with litigation fraud
& was rewarded by fraudulent
judicial decisions,
See, analysis of Aug 14, 2024 decisions,
here.
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Other correspondence to Norris
underlying the above two
grand jury/public corruption complaints vs him
CJA's February 28, 2019 e-mail to Norris as member of Assembly
Judiciary Committee --
"AGENDA: Judiciary budget &
budget of the Commission on Judicial Conduct for Fiscal Year 2019-2020"
attached written testimony with questions
CJA's May 25, 2021 e-mail to Norris as member of Assembly
Judiciary Committee --
"Emergency Action & Oversight
Required: The Assembly's taxpayer-paid counsel, Davis Polk,
is
in breach of its contract & its publicly-made promises to safeguard
vs conflicts of interest
in investigating whether Gov. Cuomo
committed impeachable acts"
attached March 18, 2020 & August 21, 2013 letters to Gov Cuomo
CJA's February 24, 2023 e-mail to Norris as member of
Assembly Rules Committee --
"The duty of the Senate
& Assembly Rules Committee with respect to the Legislature's
FY2023-24 budget
& Gov. Hochul's Legislative/Judiciary
Appropriation Bill S.4001/A.3001"
attached written testimony with questions
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COMPLAINTS TO JOINT COMMISSION
ON PUBLIC ETHICS (JCOPE)
& LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION
(LEC)
1.
CJA's March 5, 2021 complaint to JCOPE & LEC
--
(1)
Conflict-of-interest/ethics complaint vs Governor Cuomo, Lieutenant
Governor Hochul, Attorney General James, Comptroller DiNapoli, and
all 213 state legislators, starting with Temporary Senate President
Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Heastie for their Public
Officers Law §74
violations in perpetuating statutorily-violative, fraudulent, and
unconstitutional pay raises for themselves and other self-serving
violations of their offices, as particularized, with EVIDENCE, by 62
grand jury/public corruption complaints filed with New York’s 62
district attorneys – most importantly with Albany County District
Attorney P. David Soares; (2)
NOTICE OF INTENT to bring mandamus/Article 78 proceeding"
EVIDENTIARY WEBPAGE for March 5, 2021 complaint
2.
CJA's December 17, 2021 complaint to JCOPE --
"Conflict-of-interest ethics complaint against legislators and
legislative employees
for subverting the Legislative Ethics
Commission to insulate themselves from complaints"
EVIDENTIARY WEBPAGE for December
17, 2021 complaint
3.
CJA's April 13, 2022 complaint to JCOPE --
(1) Conflict-of-interest/ethics complaint vs Governor Hochul,
Temporary Senate President Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker
Heastie, the 211 other state legislators
– and their culpable staff,
including Division of the Budget Director Mujica –
for their Public
Officers Law §74
violations pertaining to the FY2022-23 state budget,
and, in particular, pertaining to their repeal and elimination of
JCOPE
by Part QQ of Education, Labor, Housing, and Family Assistance
Budget Bill S.8006-C/A.9006-C
and their larceny of taxpayer monies by
Legislative/Judiciary Budget Bill S.8001-A/A.9001-A;
(2) Supplement to CJA’s December 17, 2021
conflict-of-interest/ethics complaint vs
legislators
and legislative employees pertaining to the
Legislative Ethics Commission
(JCOPE #21-244)
EVIDENTIARY WEBPAGE for April 13, 2022 complaint
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CJA's June 6, 2022 verified petition/complaint
in lawsuit vs Assembly
--
CJA v. JCOPE, LEC...et.
al.
to which
there was NO DEFENSE, as verifiable from the
lawsuit record in Supreme Court,
establishing that Attorney General
Letitia James, a respondent representing herself, Assembly,
& all
other respondents, corrupted the judicial process with litigation
fraud & was rewarded
by fraudulent judicial decisions,
See,
"legal autopsy"/analysis of Nov 23, 2022 decision,
here
& "legal autopsy"/analysis of Feb 15, 2023 decision,
here.
repeat, on
appeal, to the Appellate Division, Third Dept, as verifiable
from
the appellate record at the Appellate Division, Third Dept
See, "legal autopsy"/analysis of
June 20, 2024 decision,
here
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CJA's September 24, 2024 e-mail
to Erie County Bar Association
--
"Erie County Bar Association's screening & evaluation of
the qualifications
of Assemblyman Michael Norris to be a Supreme
Court Justice"
October 2, 2024 e-mail from Vice
Chair Harrington --
"Waiver of Bar Association of
Erie County ("BAEC") Judiciary Committee Confidentiality"
CJA's October 19, 2024 e-mail to
Harrington --
"Yes! -- Waiver of Bar Association of
Erie County ("BAEC") Judiciary Committee Confidentiality -- Michael
Norris"
2024 Judicial Ratings - Bar Association of Erie County
CJA's October 27, 2024 e-mail to Erie County Bar Association
--
"The Erie County Bar
Association's Oct 22nd press release announcing its 'Qualified'
rating
of Assemblyman Michael Norris to be a Supreme Court
Justice"
Erie County Bar Association's October 28, 2024 e-mail
Erie County Bar Association -- judicial ratings webpage
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NEWS REPORTING
August 2, 2024
"Norris
reiterates his electoral status: running for state assembly"
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal (Ben Joe)
August 15, 2024
"Western
NY Lawmaker Poised for Move to State Supreme Court"
NYLJ
(Brian Lee)
August 15, 2024
"Lockport
Assemblyman Norris in line for a judgeship"
Niagara
Gazette (Mark Scheer)
August 15, 2024
"Four
judgeships, four cross-endorsed candidates"
Investigative Post (Mark Scheer)
here
August 15, 2024
"Niagara
County lawmaker to become judge"
Spectrum News
Channel 7 -- Voices Interview by Michael Wooten with Robert Harding
WKBW-Buffalo - Channel 7 News
August 16, 2024
"Norris'
judicial candidacy not cause for celebration"
Niagara
Gazette (editorial)
August 16, 2024
"State
Assembly Member Michael Norris to Seek State Supreme Court Judgeship"
Buffalo News (Robert Gavin)
August 21, 2024
Norris' chief of staff running for 144th Assembly Seat
Niagara
Gazette (Benjamin Joe)
August 24, 2024
"Move
to judge means loss of outside income for Assemblyman Mike Norris"
Niagara Gazette (Mark Scheer)
August 27, 2024
"This
Assemblyman makes a lot of money on the side"
Investigative Post (Mark Scheer)
August 27, 2024
"How
many bills did your New York state lawmaker get passed?"
Buffalo News (Robert Gavin)
September 1, 2024
"Completely
undemocratic': Once again, WNY voters lack choice in state judge
races"
Buffalo News (Stephen Watson)
September 10, 2024
"New
York's system for choosing judges is, to say the least, problematic"
Buffalo News (editorial)
September 23, 2024
"Western
NY candidates reap close to $1.3M in public campaign funds"
Buffalo News (Robert Gavin)
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August 15, 2024
"Statement
from Minority Leader Will Barclay
on Assemblyman Michael Norris' Nomination for State Supreme Court
Judgeship"
August 16, 2024
"Statement
From Minority Leader Will Barclay On
Assemblyman Michael Norris' Nomination For State Supreme Court
Judgeship"
Oswego County Today
August 17, 2024
"Statement
From Minority Leader Will Barclay
on Assemblyman Michael Norris' Nomination for Supreme Court
Judgeship"
iheartoswego.com
October 29, 2024
"Roman
facing off with Bologna in 144th Assembly District race"
Lockport Union Sun & Journal (Benjamin Joe)
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