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GOVERNOR PATAKI'S
APPOINTMENTS TO THE COURT OF CLAIMS
-- A BACKDOOR TO THE SUPREME COURT
(FOR WHICH SENATE CONFIRMATION IS REQUIRED)
WILLIAM A. WETZEL
SEE:
Test Cases - State (Commission)
Elena Ruth Sassower, Coordinator of the Center for Judicial
Accountability, Inc., acting pro bono publico
v. Commission on Judicial Conduct of the State of New York
CJA's December 2, 1999 letter to Gov. Pataki -- Att: James McGuire/Counsel
--
"(1) Request, pursuant to Executive Order #11, 2(c) and #10, 2(d) and
FOIL for the judicial screening committee reports of the qualifications
of Court of Claims Judge William Wetzel and ALL the Governor's other
judicial appointees (pp. 1-2); (2) Information as to why Judge Wetzel is
being maintained as a 'hold over', as well as the number and identities
of other Court of Claims judges who are also being maintained as 'hold
overs' (p. 3)"
CJA's
February 7, 2000 letter to Nan
Weiner/Executive Director/Gov. Pataki's Judicial Screening Committees
(indicated copies to Governor, Manhattan D.A., U.S.
Attorneys/SDNY-EDNY, Ethics Commission, Wetzel, Crane)
*CJA's February 23, 2000 letter to
Governor Pataki ATT: Nan Weiner
--
"Opposition to Court of Claims Judge William A. Wetzel and Supreme
Court Justice Stephen G. Crane"
[Wetzel] [Crane]
(indicated copies to Wetzel, Crane, Kaye, Commission on Judicial
Conduct, Spitzer, Manhattan D.A., U.S. Attorneys-
SDNY/EDNY, Ethics Commission, City Bar, Patricia Salkin --
Government Law Ctr/Albany Law School, Bertram Gelfand,
media)
Ex. A: CJA's
February 7, 2000 letter to Nan Weiner
Ex. B-1: "Comm'n Abandons Investigative Mandate",
CJA's letter to editor, NYLJ, August 14, 1995
Ex. B-2: "A Call for Concerted Action", CJA's
$1,648 ad, NYLJ, November 20, 1997
Ex. B-3: "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom and on
the Public Payroll", CJA's $3,077 ad, NYLJ, August 27, 1997
Ex. C: computerized court record of Elena Ruth
Sassower v. Commission and recusal orders of 5 justices
Ex. D: statement of former Bronx Surrogate Bertram
Gelfand at the City Bar's public hearing on the Commission
Ex. E: CJA's
January 7, 1998 letter to Chief Judge Kaye
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, August 27, 1997
Ex. C-2: NYLJ item,
September 22, 1997
Ex. D: NYLJ item,
December 26, 1997
Ex. E: receipted 1st page of CJA's
December 29, 1997
memo to members of State Judicial Screening Committee
Ex. F: pp. 5-13 of the transcript of the
May 17, 1999
proceeding before Justice Lebedeff
Ex. G: pp. 8-17, 22-23 of the transcript of the
June 14, 1999
court conference before Justice Zweibel
Ex. H: transcript of the
October 8, 1999 proceeding
before Justice Zweibel
Ex. I: "Pols Rule Courtrooms: Acting Judges
Owe Their Jobs to Pataki, Rudy", NYDaily News, January 18, 2000
Ex. J: Kamau Bey's
May 27, 1999, June 25, 1999, and July 23, 1999
judicial misconduct complaints against Justice
Wetzel &Commission acknowledgment & dismissal letters
Ex. K: "Observers Say Judge Doomed Defense", NY
Post, April 17, 1998, "Wacko Wetzel Left Oliver's Lawyer
Defenseless",
NYPost May 30, 1998, "Cybersex Defense Wants Trial Halted", NY Daily News,
March 24,
1998, "Defense in Sexual Torture
Case Says Court Let the Accuser Lie", NYT, March 24, 1998, "Oliver
Jovanovic:
First Sacrifice of the Digital Age", La
Journada, May 19, 1998
-- transmitting to the Governor a copy of the
record in Supreme Court/NY
County of Elena Ruth Sassower v. Commission
-- including its
physically incorporated
record in
Supreme Court/NY County of Michael
Mantell v. Commission
CJA's
February 24, 2000 letter to Nan Weiner, Executive
Director/Governor Pataki's Judicial Screening Committees --
"Confirmation of Mailing & Informational Requests"
CJA's March 7, 2000 letter to Nan
Weiner, Executive Director/Governor Pataki's Judicial Screening Committees
--
"Official Misconduct of Court of Claims Judge William A. Wetzel
and Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Crane in the public interest
Article 78 proceeding, Elena Ruth Sassower, Coordinator of the Center
for Judicial Accountability, Inc., acting pro bono publico v. Commission
on Judicial Conduct of the State of New York"
enclosing copies of:
CJA's February 25, 2000 memo to
A.G., Manhattan D.A., U.S. Attorney-SDNY, Ethics Commission
CJA's March 3, 2000 letter to Chief Judge Kaye
CJA's March 3, 2000
complaint against Judges Wetzel and Crane to Commission on Judicial Conduct
CJA's June 17, 2001 letter to
Chairman Lack/Senate Judiciary Committee --
"Opposition to Senate Confirmation of Judge William A. Wetzel for
Reappointment to the Court of Claims, based on documentary evidence of
his judicial misconduct in the public interest lawsuit, Elena Ruth
Sassower, Coordinator of the Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc.,
acting pro bono publico against Commission on Judicial Conduct of the
State of New York (S.Ct./NY Co. #99-108551) -- and Request to
Testify in Opposition at the Senate Confirmation Hearing, based on
Direct, First-Hand Experience"
(indicated copies to Gov. Pataki, Weiner, Shechtman, Spitzer,
City Bar President Davis, State Bar President Krane, Fund for Modern Courts)
Ex. A: Gov Pataki's press
release announcing Wetzel's nomination & NYLJ item, 6/15/01
Ex. B: CJA's November 13,
2000 letter
to Chairman Lack
Ex. C-1: CJA's February
24, 2000
letter to Gov. Pataki -- ATT: Nan Weiner
Ex. C-2: CJA's March 7,
2000
letter to Gov. Pataki -- ATT: Nan Weiner
Ex. C-3: CJA's March 17,
2000
memo -- sent to Gov. Pataki -- ATT: James McGuire
Ex. C-4: CJA's April 24,
2000
memo -- sent to Gov. Pataki -- ATT: James McGuire
Ex. C-5: CJA's October
24, 2000
letter to Gov. Pataki -- ATT: James McGuire
Ex. D: CJA's March
27, 2001
letter to Ethics Commission
Ex. E-1: CJA's March 30,
2001
letter to Nan Weiner
Ex. E-2: Gov. Pataki's
March 15, 2001 press announcement on App. Div. designations
Ex. F-1: CJA's March 30,
2001
letter to Gov Pataki's records access officer
Ex. F-2: April 5, 2001 letter of
Gov. Pataki's records access officer
Ex. F-3: May 4, 2001 letter of
Gov Pataki's records access officer
Ex. F-4: May 17, 2001 letter of
Gov. Pataki's records access officer
Ex. F-5: CJA's June 4,
2001
letter to Gov. Pataki's records access officer
Ex. F-6: June 11, 2001 letter of
Gov. Pataki's records access officer
Ex. F-7: December 15,
1999
"Appointment Report" of 2nd Dept. Judicial Screening Committee for Justice Crane
--
transmitting to Senate Judiciary Committee
appellate papers in
Elena
Ruth Sassower v. Commission
CJA's June 18, 2001 letter to Nan
Weiner, Executive Director/Governor Pataki's Judicial Screening Committees
--
"Governor Pataki's Reappointment of Judge William A. Wetzel
to the Court of Claims, Scheduled for a Senate Judiciary Committee
Hearing on Wednesday, June 20, 2001"
(indicated copy to Senate Judiciary Committee)
CJA's June 18, 2001 letter to
Paul Shechtman, Chairman/Governor Pataki's State Judicial Screening Committee
--
"Governor Pataki's Reappointment of Judge William A. Wetzel
to the Court of Claims, Scheduled for a Senate Judiciary Committee
Confirmation Hearing on Wednesday, June 20, 2001"
CJA's June 18, 2001 letter to
Attorney General Spitzer --
"Governor Pataki's Reappointment of Judge William A. Wetzel to the Court
of Claims, Scheduled for a Senate Judiciary Committee Confirmation
Hearing at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2001"
(indicated copies to Senate Judiciary Committee, Solicitor Genera
Preeta Bansal)
CJA's June 18,
2001
letter to NYS Bar Association President Steven Krane, City Bar President Evan
Davis, and Steven Zeidman, Executive Director/Fund for Modern Courts --
"Governor Pataki's Reappointment of Judge William A. Wetzel to the Court
of Claims, Scheduled for a Senate Judiciary Committee Confirmation
Hearing at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2001"
CJA's June 19, 2001 letter to Senate
Judiciary Committee Chairman Lack --
"CJA's unresponded-to June 17, 2001 letter to the Senate
Judiciary Committee, opposing Senate confirmation of Court of Claims
Judge William A. Wetzel and requesting to testify in opposition at the
Committee's June 20, 2001 confirmation hearing"
CJA's June 21, 2001 letter to Senate
Judiciary Committee --
"Request for Documents & Information"
CJA's June 21, 2001 letter to Nan
Weiner, Executive Director/Governor Pataki's Judicial Screening Committees --
"Request for clarification and for the 'written reports' of the
qualifications of Court of Claims Judge William A. Wetzel"
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