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MADELINE SINGAS &
ANTHONY CANNATARO
2021

 

Commission on Judicial Nomination

April 8, 2021 press release & report

April 29, 2021 press release & report

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Correspondence
to Commission on Judicial Nomination Counsel

CJA's May 28, 2021 e-mail --
"IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUIRED: 
Commission on Judicial Nomination's website is deficient & erroneous"

CJA's June 1, 2021 e-mail --
"AGAIN & MORE, INCLUDING PURSUANT TO FOIL --
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUIRED: 

Commission on Judicial Nomination's website is deficient & erroneous"

CJA's June 8, 2021 e-mail --
"A THIRD TIME & now with a 2nd FOIL REQUEST --
for records pertaining to the Commission's appointment of you, as its counsel --
& the compensation it "fixed" for you & other staff
"

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News York State Bar Association Ratings:
April 22, 2021  press release

 

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May 25, 2021
"Governor Cuomo Announces Nominations for Court of Appeals..."

 

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CJA's June 1, 2021 e-mail
to Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Hoylman,
to which all 14 other members were cc'd
--
"Senate Judiciary Committee procedures for vetting Gov. Cuomo's nominations of Singas & Cannataro to the NY Court of Appeals -- & request to testify in strong opposition at their confirmation hearings, with EVIDENCE, decisive of their unfitness"  -- 
included link to 2009 hearings

CJA's June 7, 2021 e-mail
to the Senate Judiciary Committee's 15 Members
--
"Your tomorrow's 'meeting' on the nominations of Singas & Cannataro to the NY Court of Appeals -- UNCONSTITUTIONAL & FRAUDULENT, as it has not been preceded by vetting of the EVIDENCE decisive of their unfitness, of which you have had NOTICE"

click here for:  EVIDENTIARY WEBPAGE & Questions for D.A. Singas 

click here for:  EVIDENTIARY WEBPAGE & Questions for Judge Cannataro


Senate Judiciary Committee's June 8, 2021 "meeting"
on the confirmation of Court of Appeals nominees Singas & Cannataro

 

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CJA's June 7, 2021 e-mail to stopsingas.com --
"Effective strategies for stopping the confirmation of Singas
& Cannataro -- scheduled for tomorrow"

CJA's June 7, 2021 e-mail to Professor Noah Rosenblum, Rachel Barkow,
& Steve Zeidman, with cc to stopsingas.com
  --

"Effective strategies for stopping the confirmation of Singas & Cannataro --
scheduled for tomorrow"

* * *

June 8, 2021 memorandum
of New York State Association to Criminal Defense Lawyers to Senators

press release

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NY Court Watcher:

April 12, 2021
"The NY Court of Appeals List"

May 3, 2021
 "New York Court of Appeals Latest List"
Vincent Bonaventre

 

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April 30, 2021
"Commission Names Candidates For 2nd NY Top Court Seat"
Law 360 (Marco Poggio)

April 30, 2021
"Commission Names Candidates For 2nd NY Top Court Seat"
Law 360 (Marco Poggio)

May 5, 2021
"How Political Will Cuomo's High Court Appointments Be?"
Law 360 (Marco Poggio)

May 11, 2021
"An appeal to Cuomo: Follow the law as written in picking judges for NY's highest court"
Daily News (editorial)

May 13, 2021
"Bar Groups Issues High Marks to NY Court of Appeals Hopefuls
Seeking to Succeed Feinman
"
NYLJ (Ryan Tarinelli)   

May 25, 2021
"Singas, Cannataro Announced as Cuomo's Choices for New York Court of Appeals"
NYLJ (Ryan Tarinello)    

May 25, 2021
"Singas, Cannataro Announced as Cuomo's Choices for New York Court of Appeals"
NYLJ (Ryan Tarinello)

May 25, 2021
"Nassau County DA Madeline Singas Nominated to NY Court of Appeals"
Long Island Press (Briana Bonfiglio)

May 25, 2021
"Cuomo picks two for seats on New York's highest court"
Center Square (Steve Bittenbender)


May 26, 2021
"Cuomo Selects Nassau County DA For New York's Highest State Court"
WMHT (Dan Clark)

May 26, 2021
"Cuomo Announces Picks to Fill Two Seats on State's Highest Court"
WSKG -- NPR (Dan Clark)

May 26, 2021
"Cuomo nominates Nassau County DA, administrative judge for state's highest court"
Spectrum News (Nick Reisman)

May 26, 2021
"Singas court nomination triggers deadlines and political dominoes"
Newsday (Yancey Roy)

May 26, 2021
"Some NY Senators Voice Support for State Top Court Nominee Singas"
NYLJ (Ryan Tarinello)

May 26, 2021
"Cuomo Ignores National Cry For Change with Court of Appeals Appointments"
New York
State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

May 28, 2021
"Three Things To Know About Cuomo's Judicial Picks"
City & State (Jasmine Sheena)

May 28, 2021
"Final New York legislative session days will include judicial confirmations"
State of Politics (Nick Reisman)

May 28, 2021
"Andrew Cuomo Picks His Jurors"
National Review (Dan McLaughlin)

May 28, 2021
"Criminal defense lawyers oppose DA's confirmation to state's top court"
Capitol Pressroom-WCNY (David Lombardo)

June 1, 2021
"The New York State Senate Should Reject Cuomo's Nominees
to the State's Highest Court
"
Slate (Steve Zeidman)

June 2, 2021
"Progressives seek to block Singas' nomination
to state's highest court
"
Newsday (Yancy Roy)

Peter F. Martin twitter   Stopsingas.com

June 4, 2021
"Singas' Nomination to NY Court of Appeals Raises Concern
From Law Professors
"
New York Law Journal (Ryan Tarinelli)

June 4, 2021
"...top court nominee met with opposition"
City & State (Rebecca Lewis)

May 4, 2021
"Progressives Mobilize to Block Cuomo's Tough-on-Crime Pick
for Highest State Court
"
NY Focus (Sam Mellin)

June 6, 2021
"Senate, oversee this court"
Daily News (Noah Rosenblum)

June 6, 2021
"And speaking of key nominations..."
Reisman tweet

June 7, 2021
"New York lawmakers consider key appointments in final days"
Spectrum (Nick Reisman)

June 7, 2021
"Singas confirmation vote on for Tuesday despite pocket of opposition"
Newsday (Yancey Roy, Michael Gormley)

June 7, 2021
"A Great Day for Mediocrity?' Many Lawyers Left Disappointed
by Nominees for NY's Top Court
"
NYLJ (Ryan Tarinelli)

June 7, 2021
"Cuomo's Nominee for NY's Highest Court
Alarms Criminal Justice Reformers
"
The Appeal (Kyle Barry) 

June 8, 2021
"NY's high court needs Madeline Singas,
champion of the most vulnerable"
Syracuse.com (opinion-Pres/NOW-NYS)

June 8, 2021
"Singas, Cannataro confirmed for NY's top court"
State of Politics -- Spectrum (Nick Reisman)

June 8, 2021
"State Senate OKs Singas for NY's top court after testy hearing"
Newsday (Yancey Roy)

June 9, 2021
"Madeline Singas Confirmed as New York Court of Appeals Justice"
Patch (Alex Costello)

June 9, 2021
"New York Senate Confirms Pro-Cop District Attorney to Highest Court"
The Intercept (Rose Adams, Sara Sirota)

June 9, 2021
"Court picks win approval in contentious hearing"
NCPR (Karen DeWitt)

June 10, 2021
"How Might Singas Handle Her New Role? Key Moments From a Legislative Hearing"
New York Law Journal (Ryan Tarinelli)

June 15, 2021
"How A Democratic Supermajority Confirmed A Tough on Crime Prosecutor
to New York's Highest Court
"
New York Focus

June 16, 2021
"What Would It Have Taken to Have Stopped Singas?"
Filter (Rory Fleming)

August 6, 2021
Andrew Cuomo Picked His Own Impeachment Jury
New York Focus (Sam Mellins)

 

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