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ANDREW O'ROURKE
SEE:
Judicial Selection-Federal: 1992-3: O'Rourke
CJA's January 10, 1996 letter to Susan
Meier/Legislative Asst./Governor Pataki
CJA's resending of
January 10, 1996 letter on January 16, 1996 (Linda DiBernardo); January
29, 1996 (Priscella Aboudreau); and
February 12, 1996 (Kathleen Sandvidge)
CJA's March 29, 1996 letter to
Michael Finnegan, Counsel/Governor Pataki
CJA's December 12, 1997 letter to
Nan Weiner, Executive Director/Governor Pataki's Judicial Screening Committees --
"RE: Informational Requests and Notice of Opposition to the Potential
Judicial Candidacies of Albert M. Rosenblatt and Andrew O'Rourke"
(indicated copies to 1st & 2nd Dept. Jud Screening Committees-ATT
Chairmen Gill, Plunkett, State Judicial Screening Committee-AT Chairman
Shechtman, NYLJ)
Ex. A: NYLJ items,
12/11/97 & 12/2/97
Ex. B: CJA's June 2, 1997 letter
to Governor Pataki
Ex. C: CJA's repeatedly
resent & unresponded-to 1/10/96 letter
Ex. D: CJA's December 3,
1997 fax
coversheet to Nan Weiner
CJA's December 15,
1997
letter to Paul Shechtman, Chairman/Governor Pataki's State Judicial Screening
Committee --
"RE: Public's Right to Information about your Appointment by Governor
Pataki as Chairman of his State Judicial Screening Committee and as a
Commissioner of the New York State Ethics Commission"
(indicated copies to Weiner, Gov Pataki-ATT Thomas Dougherty, Appts.
Secretary, NYS Ethics Commission, NYLJ,
Gannett)
Ex. A: CJA's June 9, 1997 letter
to NYS Ethics Commission
Ex. B: CJA's April 15, 1997 letter
to Governor Pataki
Ex. C: CJA's April 11, 1997 letter
to Reverend Robert Eggenschiller, member/NYS Ethics Commission
Ex. D: "Restraining
'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public Payroll", CJA's $3,077 ad, NYLJ,
8/27/97
Ex. E: "O'Rourke
nominated for state judgeship", Gannett, 12/13/97
Ex. F: CJA's June 12, 1997 memo
to recipients of CJA's 6/2/97 letter to Governor Pataki
Ex. G: CJA's June 10, 1997 letter
to Mr. Shechtman
Ex. H: CJA's
June 16, 1997 & June 20, 1997 letters to Mr. Shechtman
CJA's December 23, 1997 letter to
James McGuire, Counsel/Governor Pataki -- "RE: The Public's Right
to Basic Information about the Governor's Judicial Selection Process and
to Withdrawal of the Governor's Unworthy Nomination of Andrew O'Rourke
to the Court of Appeals"
(indicated copies to State Judicial Screening Committee, Exec Director
Weiner, SJC Chairman Lack, City Bar President
Cardozo, ABA President Shestack, NYSBA President Pruzansky, Media)
Ex. A:
CJA's June 2, 1997 letter to Governor Pataki
Ex. B: CJA's December 3, 1997 fax coversheet to Nan Weiner
Ex. C: CJA's December 12, 1997 letter to Nan Weiner
Ex. D: CJA's
December 15, 1997 letter to Paul Shechtman
Ex.
E: CJA's December 15, 1997 fax coversheet to Nan Weiner
Ex.
F: NYLJ, ad, 11/26/97
Ex. G-1:
"O'Rourke not qualified to serve as judge", letter to editor by Eli
Vigliano, Esq., Gannett, 12/3/97
Ex. G-2:
"O'Rourke could be wearing judge's robes in January", Gannett, 12/22/97
CJA's December 26, 1997 letter
to Andrew O'Rourke -- "RE: The Public's right to
substantiation of the 'highly qualified rating conferred by the State
Judicial Screening Committee for your appointment to the Court of
Claims"
(indicated copies to McGuire, Weiner, Members-State Judicial Screening
Committee, Lack, Cardozo, Shestack, Pruzansky, Gannett, media)
-- enclosing:
NJC's November 2, 1992 letter to
reporter Ed Tagliaferri, Gannett
"O'Rourke
not qualified to serve as judge", letter to editor, Gannett, 12/3/97
"Untrustworthy
Ratings?", letter to editor, NYT, 7/17/92
"O'Rourke
could be wearing judge's robes in January", Gannett, 12/22/97
CJA's
December 29, 1997 memo to Members of Governor Pataki's State Judicial Screening Committee
--
"RE: Reconsideration and Retraction of Andrew O'Rourke's 'Highly Qualified'
Rating"
(indicated copies to McGuire, Shechtman, Weiner, Chief Judge Kaye,
Cardozo, Shestack, Pruzansky, Media)
---- transmitting to each member a copy of
NJC's May 1, 1992 critique &
compendium of exhibits
CJA's December 31, 1997 letter
to Paul Shechtman -- "RE: MEMBERS' MAILING ADDRESSES"
(indicated copy to Weiner)
CJA's
January 2, 1998
letter to Senate Judiciary Committee
(indicated copies to McGuire, Weiner, Shechtman, Secretary of the
Senate, media)
Ex A: "O'Rourke could be wearing judge's
robes in January", Gannett, 12/22/97
Ex. B: CJA's December 22, 1993 letter to Senate Judiciary Committee counsel
Ex. C: CJA's December 18, 1997 letter to Secretary of the Senate
CJA's
January 7, 1998 letter to Chief Judge Judith Kaye -- "RE:
Safeguarding the Public's Rights and Interest in the State Judicial Appointments
Process"
(indicated copies to McGuire, Shechtman, Gill, Clair Gutekunst
(member 1st Dept Judicial Screening Committee & State Committee), Weiner,
Senate Judiciary Committee, Cardozo, Pruzansky, Shestack, Gary Brown
(Executive Director/Fund for Modern Courts), media)
Ex. A: "On Choosing Judges, Pataki Creates Problems", letter to
editor, NYT, 11/16/96
Ex. B-1: CJA's July
25, 1997 letter to James Gill,
Chairman/1st Dept Judicial Screening Committee
Ex. B-2-6:
follow-up faxes to 1st Dept. Judicial Screening Committee
Ex. C-1: "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public
Payroll", CJA's $3,077 ad, NYLJ, 8/27/97
Ex. C-2: NYLJ item, 9/22/97
Ex. D: NYLJ item, 12/26/97
Ex. E: receipted first page of CJA's
December 29, 1997
memo to members of State Judicial Screening Committee
----
transmitting to Chief Judge Kaye a
copy of
NJC's May 1, 1992 critique & compendium of exhibits
CJA's January 9, 1998 letter to Senate
Judiciary Committee
(indicated copies to Kaye, McGuire, Weiner,
Shechtman, Cardozo, Pruzansky, Shestack, Brown, media)
CJA's
January 13, 1998
notice to Senators "WHY YOU MUST VOTE AGAINST SENATE
CONFIRMATION OF ANDREW O'ROURKE TO A $113,000 COURT OF CLAIMS JUDGESHIP"
(hand-delivered to virtually every Senator's office)
CJA's January 13,1998
handwritten note to Chief Judge Kaye, delivered to her at the Clerk's office of
the NY Court of Appeals
CJA's January 27, 1998 letter to John Eiseman, Deputy Counsel/Office of Court
Administration
CJA's January 30, 1998 letter to
John Eiseman, Deputy Counsel/Office of Court Administration
(indicated copies to Lippman, Kaye, Cardozo, Pruzansky, Blair
Horner/Legislative Director-NYPIRG, Rachel Leon/Executive Director-Common Cause, media)
Ex. A: 1/27/98 letter
to Eiseman
Ex. B: Gov. Pataki's
press release nominating O'Rourke to Court of Claims
Ex. C: Retirement &
Social Security Law, Sec. 211
Ex. D: 1/27/98 letter of
Senators Franz Leichter & Richard Dollinger to Chief Administrative Judge
Lippman
Ex. E-1: "O'Rourke
gets OK to collect pension while serving as judge", Gannett, 1/28/98
Ex. E-2: "Ex-County
Chief's Deal On Pension Is Questioned", NYT, 1/29/98
Ex. E-3: "O'Rourke
confirmed as judge", Gannett, 1/14/98
CJA's January 30, 1998 letter to
Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman/Office of Court Administration
(indicated copies to OCA Counsel Michael Colodner, Kaye, Dollinger,
Leichter, Cardozo, Pruzansky, Horner, Leon, media)
CJA's January 30, 1998 letter to
Deputy Counsel John Eiseman
(indicated copies to Lippman, Colodner, Kaye, Dollinger, Leichter,
Cardozo, Pruzansky, Horner, Leon, media)
CJA's January 30, 1998 letter to
Chief Administrative Judge Lippman
(indicated copies to Colodner, Kaye, Dollinger, Leichter, Cardozo,
Pruzansky, Horner, Leon, media)
CJA's February 1,1998 letter to Chief
Judge Kaye
(indicated copy to Lippman)
February 5, 1998 letter from Ann
Pfau, Deputy Chief Administrator
CJA's February 6, 1998 memo to
Senators Dollinger & Leichter
(indicated copies to Lippman, Kaye, Cardozo, Pruzansky, Horner,
Leon, NYS Committee on Open Government, media)
CJA's February 9, 1998 letter to
Chief Administrative Judge Lippman
(indicated copies to Kaye, Dollinger, Leichter, Cardozo,
Pruzansky, Horner, Leon, media)
Deputy Chief
Administrator Ann Pfau's February 19, 1998 letter
CJA's February
26, 1998
memo to Senators Leichter & Dollinger
CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BAR ASSOCIATIONS:
ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
CJA’s
December 19, 1997 memo to Daniel Kolb, Chairman/City Bar
Judiciary Committee -- "RE: Protecting the
Public from unfit judicial appointees"
CJA’s
December 22, 1997 memo to Chairman Kolb -- "RE: Taking Action to
Protect the Public from Unfit Judicial Nominees"
CJA’s
December 23, 1997 memo to Chairman Kolb -- RE: "O'Rourke
Nomination to the Court of Claims"
Mr.
Rothstein’s December 23, 1997 letter to CJA
CJA’s
December 30, 1997 memo to Chairman Kolb -- RE: "Protecting the
Integrity of the Judicial Selection Process for Appointive State Court
Judgeships"
CJA’s
January 8, 1998 fax to Alan Rothstein --
"Opposition to O'Rourke Ct of Claims Judgeship & Public's Right to Basic
Information"
-- enclosing CJA's January 8, 1998 letter to Chief Judge Kaye
CJA’s
January 12, 1998 fax to Chairman Kolb
CJA’s
January 14, 1998 fax to Chairman Kolb -- "RE: Follow-Through"
CJA’s
January 26, 1998 fax to Chairman Kolb -- "RE: Effective
Strategies"
CJA’s
January 29, 1998 memo to Chairman Kolb
CJA’s
January 30, 1998 fax to Chairman Kolb -- "RE: Andrew O'Rourke:
Withdrawal of OCA approval of waiver"
CJA’s
January 30, 1998 fax to Chairman Kolb -- "RE: O'Rourke Waiver"
CJA’s
February 2, 1998 fax to Chairman Kolb -- "RE: O'Rourke waiver"
CJA’s
February 2, 1998 fax to Chairman Kolb -- "RE: O'Rourke waiver"
CJA’s
February 5, 1998 memo to Chairman Kolb -- "RE: O'Rourke waiver"
CJA’s
February 5, 1998 memo to Chairman Kolb -- "RE: O'Rourke waiver"
CJA’s
February 6, 1998 memo to Chairman Kolb -- "RE: O'Rourke waiver"
CJA’s
February 10, 1998 memo to President Cardozo -- "RE: O'Rourke
Waiver"
CJA’s
February 16, 1998 memo to Chairman Kolb -- "RE: O'Rourke waiver"
CJA’s
March 7, 1998 letter to Chairman Kolb
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
CJA's
January 9, 1998 letter to NY State Bar President Joshua Pruzansky
CJA's January 12, 1998 letter
to President Pruzansky
CJA's February 9, 1998 letter
to President Pruzansky, with inventory of transmittal
CJA's February 10,
1998 memo to President Pruzansky -- "RE: O'Rourke Waiver"
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
CJA’s
January 8, 1998 letter to ABA President Jerome Shestack
CJA’s
January 12, 1998 letter to ABA President Shestack
CJA’s
January 12, 1998 fax to Irene Emsellem, Liaison/ABA Standing Committee
on Federal Judiciary
Irene
Emsellem’s January 13, 1998 fax
CJA’s
January 14, 1998 letter to Irene Emsellem
CJA’s
January 14, 1998 fax to ABA President Shestack
CJA’s
January 14, 1998 fax to Blake Tartt, Chair/ABA Standing Committee
on Federal Judiciary
PRESS SUPPRESSION, PROTECTIONISM & BLACKBALLING
THE NEW YORK TIMES
CJA's December 19, 1997 memo
to Jack Kadden, Metro Editor -- RE: "Governor Pataki's manipulation of
judicial appointments"
-- resent on December 23, 1997 to Jerry Gray, Political Editor
CJA's December 24, 1997 letter to Jerry Gray
-- RE: "Our Critique of Andrew O'Rourke's judicial qualifications and the
failure of the federal judicial screening process"
SEE:
Judicial Selection - Federal: 1992-3
CJA's December 26, 1997 memo to Jerry Gray
-- RE: "Citizen Opposition to Governor Pataki's Appointment of Andrew
O'Rourke to the Court of Claims"
SEE:
Judicial Selection - NY - Appointments to Lower State Courts: O'Rourke
CJA's December 26, 1997 memo to Jerry Gray
-- RE: "Citizen Opposition to Governor Pataki's Appointment of Andrew
O'Rourke to the Court of Claims"
CJA's
January 5, 1998 fax to Jerry Gray, Political
Editor/Metro -- RE: "Citizen opposition to the O'Rouke nomination and
confirmation"
CJA's January 8, 1998 fax
to Jerry Gray -- RE: "Citizen Opposition to O'Rourke Ct of Claims
judgeship"
CJA's January 9, 1998 fax
to Joyce Purnick, Metro Editor -- RE: "Citizen Opposition to O'Rourke Ct
of Claims judgeship and the Public's Right to Basic Information"
CJA's January 9, 1998 letter
to Joseph Lelyveld, Executive Editor -- RE: "NYT suppression of
important and time-sensitive stories concerning the integrity of
essential governmental processes"
CJA's January 9, 1998 fax
to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray, Jack Kadden) -- RE: "O'Rourke
Nomination - Public's Right to Information"
CJA's January 9, 1998 fax
to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., Publisher -- RE: "NYT Suppression of
newsworthy & time-sensitive stories"
CJA's January 12, 1998 memo
to Joseph Lelyveld -- RE: "NYT suppression of important and
time-sensitive stories concerning the integrity of essential
governmental processes"
CJA's January 12, 1998 fax
to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray, Jack Kadden) -- RE: "The sham
'processes' of state judicial screening & confirmation"
CJA's January 12, 1998
fax to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. -- RE: "NYT suppression of newsworthy
& time-sensitive stories"
CJA's January 13, 1998 summary, hand-delivered to Albany Bureau
--
CJA's February 2, 1998 memo
to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray) -- RE: "O'Rourke waiver"
CJA's February 5, 1998 memo
to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray) -- RE: "O'Rourke waiver"
CJA's February 9, 1998 memo
to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray) -- RE: "Andrew O'Rourke waiver"
CJA's February 9, 1998 memo
to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray) -- RE: "Andrew O'Rourke waiver"
CJA's February 11, 1998 memo
to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray)
-- RE:
"Andrew O'Rourke waiver"
CJA's February 12, 1998
fax to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. -- RE: "Complaint: Immediate Attention
Required"
CJA's
February 12, 1998 comprehensive complaint to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.
-- RE: "Suppression of important, time-sensitive, and
electorally-significant stories"
Ex A-1:
CJA's October 21, 1996 complaint coverletter
Ex A-2:
"Times Columnist Wins a Columbia Award", NYT, 5/16/97
Ex A-3:
"Times Names 4 to Senior Positions on the News Staff", NYT,
5/24/97
Ex B:
"Creating a Forum to Rake the Media's Muck", NYT
Ex C-1: "Untrustworthy
Ratings?", NJC's letter to editor, NYT, 7/17/92
Ex C-2: "On
Choosing Judges, Pataki Creates Problems", CJA's letter to editor, NYT,
11/16/96
CJA's
February 12, 1998 memo to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray) --
RE: "Your Suppression of Important, Time-Sensitive, and
Electorally-Significant Stories"
CJA's February 12, 1998 memo
to Joseph Lelyveld -- RE: "Times suppression of important,
time-sensitive, and electorally-significant stories"
CJA's February 12, 1998
fax to Ray Hernandez/Albany -- RE: "Your Suppression of Important,
Time-Sensitive, and Electorally-Significant Stories"
CJA's February 16, 1998 memo
to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray) -- RE: "O'Rourke waiver"
Arthur
Sulzberger, Jr.'s February 18, 1998 response
CJA's
July 8, 1998 follow-up -- RE: "Times' Suppression and
Black-Balling", constituting "CJA's answer to Mr. Sulzberger's
disingenuous February 18, 1998 response"
GANNETT
JUDICIAL GROUP: ARTICLE MISSTATED FACTS
Gannett Suburban Newspapers, “In Reply” column by Doris L. Sassower
January 12, 1998
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
O’ROURKE APPOINTMENT WAS ILLEGAL
Daily News, Letter
to the Editor by Elena Ruth Sassower
February 13, 1998 |
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