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THE "MERIT SELECTION"
OF WESTCHESTER DISTRICT ATTORNEY DiFIORE
AS NEW YORK'S
HIGHEST JUDGE--
THE NOMINATION
"PROCESS"
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BACKGROUND:
23 years of EVIDENCE of
the corrupted "process" of "merit
selection"
to the New York Court of Appeals
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Step 1.
Commission
on Judicial Nomination
Commission on Judicial Nomination's May 12, 2015 press release of Chief
Judge vacancy
Commission on Judicial Nomination's June 3, 2015 press release: "The
Road to the Court of Appeals: Demystifying the Process"
Commission on Judicial Nomination's October 15, 2015 press release,
letter to Governor & report
Step 2.
Bar Associations
November 6, 2015:
New York City Bar Association
Janet DiFiore
“Well Qualified“
Carey R. Dunne “Well
Qualified"
Michael J. Garcia “Well Qualified”
Caitlin J. Halligan “Well Qualified”
A. Gail
Prudenti “Well Qualified”
Rowan D.
Wilson “Well Qualified”
Stephen P. Younger
“Well Qualified”
November 8, 2015:
NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers
Janet DiFiore
“Recommended “
Carey R. Dunne
“Recommended”
Michael J. Garcia “Recommended”
Caitlin J. Halligan “Most Highly Recommended”
A.
Gail Prudenti “Highly Recommended”
Rowan D.
Wilson “Highly Recommended”
Stephen P. Younger
“Most Highly Recommended”
November 9, 2015:
Tri-County Bar Association
&
here
Janet DiFiore
“Highly Qualified “
Carey R. Dunne
“Highly Qualified”
Michael J. Garcia “Highly
Qualified”
Caitlin J. Halligan “Qualified”
A.
Gail Prudenti “Highly Qualified”
Rowan D.
Wilson “Highly Qualified”
Stephen P. Younger
“Highly Qualified”
November 9, 2015:
Albany County Bar Association
Janet DiFiore
“Qualified “
Carey R. Dunne
“Qualified”
Michael J. Garcia “Highly Qualified”
Caitlin J. Halligan “Qualified”
A. Gail Prudenti
“Qualified”
Rowan D. Wilson
“Highly Qualified”
Stephen P. Younger “Highly Qualified”
Broome County Bar Association
Janet DiFiore
“Highly Qualified “
Carey R. Dunne
“Highly Qualified”
Michael J. Garcia “Qualified”
Caitlin J. Halligan “Qualified”
A. Gail Prudenti
“Highly Qualified”
Rowan D.
Wilson “Qualified”
Stephen P. Younger
“Highly Qualified”
November 10, 2015:
Women Trial Lawyers Caucus
Janet DiFiore “Highly
Qualified “
Carey R. Dunne “Qualified”
Michael J. Garcia “Qualified”
Caitlin J. Halligan
“Qualified”
A. Gail Prudenti “Highly
Qualified”
Rowan D. Wilson “Qualified”
Stephen
P. Younger "Highly Qualified”
November
10, 2015:
New York State Bar Association
letter to Governor
Janet DiFiore
“Qualified “
Carey R. Dunne
“Qualified”
Michael J. Garcia “Qualified”
Caitlin J. Halligan “Well Qualified”
A. Gail
Prudenti “Well Qualified”
Rowan D.
Wilson “Qualified”
Stephen P. Younger
“Well Qualified”
November 10, 2015:
New York State Trial Lawyers
Association
Janet DiFiore...“Highly Qualified & Highly Recommended“
Carey R. Dunne......................"Qualified”
Michael J.
Garcia............“Qualified & Recommended”
Caitlin J.
Halligan........."Qualified & Recommended”
A. Gail
Prudenti..............“Highly Qualified & Highly Recommended”
Rowan
D. Wilson............“Highly Qualified & Highly Recommended”
Stephen
P. Younger.......“Highly Qualified & Highly Recommended”
Step 3.
Governor
Governor's December 1, 2015 press announcment
NYS Bar Association's December 1, 2015 Statement
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Steps 4 & 5 --
Senate confirmation
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MENU PAGES ON THE
"MERIT SELECTION"
OF D.A. DiFIORE
AS NY's CHIEF JUDGE
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Press Reporting
October 10, 2015: "Janet
DiFiore on list of potential N.Y. Court of Appeals candidates",
Gannett (Joseph Spector)
October 15, 2015: "DiFiore:
"I would be privileged to serve", Gannett-LoHud
(Joseph Spector)
October 16, 2015: "Practitioners
Dominate Chief Judge Nominee List" (Joel Stashenko)
November 12, 2015:
"DiFiore
not among top qualified candidates for chief judge, Bar Association says",
Gannett (Democrat & Chronicle) (Joseph Spector)
December 6, 2015:
"Judging
the judge as Janet DiFiore seeks top judge spot" Daily News
editorial
December 30, 2015: "New
year to begin with judge shortage on NY high court",
North Country Public Radio (Karen DeWitt)
January 4, 2016:
"Court
of Appeals Resumes With Only Five Judges", New
York Law Journal (Joel Stashenko)
January 4, 2016: "Dereliction
of Duty in Albany", Daily News editorial
January 6, 2016: "DiFiore's
court screening set for Jan. 20", Journal News-Gannett
(Jon Campbell)
January 7, 2016: "Confirmation
Hearing Set For DiFiore as Chief Judge", New
York Law Journal (Joel Stashenko)
January 7, 2016: "Former
Chief Judge Lippman gets new gig", Gannett (Jon Campbell)
January 8, 2016: "Senator:
Can DiFiore be independent of Cuomo as chief judge?",
Gannett (LoHud) (Joseph Spector)
January 17, 2016: "Cuomo
ally Janet DiFiore up for approval as top judge",
Newsday (Yancey Roy)
January 19, 2016: "DiFiore
to face Senate hearing on Wednesday", Gannett (Jon
Campbell)
January 19, 2016:
"Janet
DiFiore: Part 2 -- The Confirmation Hearing" (Vincent
Bonaventre) -- caution, you are entering a spin zone
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MENU PAGES ON THE
"MERIT SELECTION" OF D.A. DiFIORE
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