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THE CORRUPTION OF "MERIT SELECTION" TO NEW YORK'S HIGHEST STATE COURT:

 

HOWARD A. LEVINE

1.
NJC's August 24, 1993 letter to NYS Senate Judiciary Committee Counsel
              SEE: Castracan v. Colavita - NY Judicial "Elections"

2.
NJC's September 1, 1993 transmittal



3.
NJC's September 7, 1993 WRITTEN OPPOSITION STATEMENT


Compendium of Substantiating Appendix Documents (119 pp)

1-3     1989 Three-Year Judge Trading Deal

                   Eye-witness affidavits/affirmation to Election Law violations
                   at Judicial Nominating Conventions
4-11       Affidavit of Professor Vincent Bonelli
12-21     Affidavit of Eli Vigliano, Esq.
22-25     Affirmation of David Cohen, Esq.
28-32     Supreme Ct Justice Lawrence Kahn's October 16, 1990 decision, dismissing the petition
33-35     Appellate Division/3rd Dept. May 2, 1991 decision, affirming dismissal on other grounds
36-38     July 25, 1991 notice of motion for reargument/renewal/recusal or, alternatively,
                       leave to appeal to the Ct of Appeals
39-46      Affidavit of Doris L. Sassower, Esq.
50           Ex. C:  October 31, 1990 letter from NYS Board of Elections
51-52      Ex D:   Affirmation of Service of Specifications of Objections
54-56      Ex. E:  Board of Election records of cross-endorsements of App. Div. judges
57-58      Ex. F:  Sassower's October 19, 1990 letter about denial of automatic Election Law preference
59           Ex. G:  October 19, 1990 letter from Clerk of App. Div. adhering to denial of preference
61-92       Memorandum of Law in support of reargument/renewal/recusal, or alternatively,
                       leave to appeal
93-102    Exhibit B to Eli Vigliano's August 15, 1991 affirmation in reply/opposition: 
                       August 1, 1991 memo to Ct of Appeals
103         App. Division/3rd Dept's October 17, 1991decision denying motion for reargument/
                       renewal/recusal/leave, etc.
105-117  
Addendum: Sassower's October 24, 1991 letter to Gov. Cuomo for appointment of
                       special prosecutor

 4.
Transcript excerpt of Senate Judiciary Committee's September 7, 1993 "hearing"

Transcript excerpt of Senate confirmation, September 7, 1993

 

 

* * *

CASE STUDY OF THE PRESS IN ACTION
 

Doris Sassower's column,
"LEVINE STORY, SENATE ACTION CRITICIZED",
Legislative Gazette
, 9/20/93


THE NEW YORK TIMES

NJC's September 2, 1993 fax to Albany Bureau Chief James Dao
 -- NJC's August 24, 1993 letter to NYS Senate Judiciary Committee
outlining NJC's opposition to Howard Levine's Senate confirmation to the NY Court of Appeals

NJC's September 7, 1993 fax to Dao
 -- NJC's September 7, 1993 written statement
in opposition to Senate confirmation of Howard Levine to the NY Court of Appeals

NJC's September 9, 1993 proposed Letter to the Editor --
              RE: "Judge Levine Is Confirmed To Top Court" by James Dao, NYT, September 8, 1993



NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL

NJC's September 3, 1993 fax to Albany Bureau Chief Gary Spencer

NYLJ's September 8, 1993 article, "Levine Wins Confirmation to Top Court"

NJC's September 13, 1993 proposed letter to the editor

NJC's September 20, 1993 letter to NYLJ Counsel James Goodale, Esq.

NJC's September 20, 1993 fax to NYLJ Editor Ruth Hochberger



GANNETT


NJC's  August 31, 1993 fax to Jay Gallagher
        
NJC's August 31, 1993 fax to Gallagher

NJC's September 3, 1993 fax to Gallagher

September 4, 1993 article by Gallagher "Group to Oppose Cuomo's Court of Appeals nominee"

NJC's September 7, 1993 fax to Gallagher

September 8, 1993 article by Gallagher "Levine confirmed for top court seat"

NJC's September 8, 1993 letter to Gallagher


Gallagher's September 14, 1993 note

NJC's September 23, 1993 fax to Gallagher


 


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