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CJA Leads the Way to NYS Budget Reform...

 

webpage for January 14, 2014 letter


 Legislature's Announcement of Budget Hearings --
Jan 10, 2014 

 

CJA's January 14, 2014 letter to "The Appropriate Committees of the Legislature" -- "RE:  Vindicating the Public’s Rights under Article VII, §1 of the NYS Constitution & Legislative Law §32-a:
      (1) request to testify at the Legislature’s joint budget hearings in opposition to the proposed Judiciary & Legislative budgets;
      (2) request for information/records as to the process, if any, by which the Legislature’s proposed budget was compiled."
              -- January 14, 2014 transmittal to recipients

MEET "THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF THE LEGISLATURE"

Senate Judiciary Committee --
                 primary jurisdiction over Judiciary budget

        Chair:  John J. Bonacic -- added pay $18,000 (law degree from Fordham Law School; former co-chair/Temporary Senate Committee on Rules & Administration Reform)
        Ranking Member:  Ruth Hassell-Thompson -- added pay $11,000

Senate Committee on Investigations & Government Operations
            -- primary jurisdiction over Legislative budget 

       Chair: Carl L. Marcellino -- added pay $15,000
       Ranking Member: Brad Hoylman -- added pay $9,500

Senate Finance Committee -- overall budgetary jurisdiction

       Chair: John A. DeFrancisco -- added pay $34,000
       Ranking Member: Liz Krueger -- added pay $20,500

Assembly Judiciary Committee
                  -- primary jurisdiction of Judiciary budget

          Chair: Helene E. Weinstein -- added pay $18,000 (law degree from New England School of Law)
          Ranking Member:  Michael Montesano -- added pay $11,000  (law degree from CUNY Law School)

  • William Barclay -- law degree: Syracuse University College of Law (also member/Ways & Means)
  • Edward Braunstein -- law degree: New York Law School
  • David Buchwald -- law degree: Harvard Law School;  & masters from Kennedy School of Gov't 
    (also member/Assembly Oversight, Analysis & Investigation)
  • Jeffrey Dinowitz -- law degree: Brooklyn Law School
  • Al Graf -- law degree: Touro Law School
  • Edward Hennessey -- law degree: Touro Law School
  • Charles Lavine -- law degree: New York Law School
  • Chad Lupinacci -- law degree: Hofstra Law School
  • Daniel O'Donnell -- law degree: CUNY Law School
  • Dan Quart -- law degree: St. John's Law School
  • Sean Ryan -- law degree: Brooklyn Law School
  • Aravella Simotas -- law degree: Fordham Law School
  • Phil Steck -- law degree: University of Pennsylvania Law School
  • Claudia Tenney -- law degree: Taft College of Law/Univ of Cincinnati
  • Matthew Titone -- law degree: St. John's Law School
  • Michele Titus -- law degree: Albany Law School
  • David Weprin -- law degree: Hofstra Law School
  • Kenneth Zebrowski -- law degree: Seton Hall University School of Law

    • Assembly Committee on Governmental Operations
               -- primary jurisdiction of Legislative budget

             Chair: Steve Englebright -- added pay $12,500
                 Ranking Member:  Janet L. Duprey -- added pay $9,000
                                                also "Secretary, Minority Conference"
  • Michael Benedetto
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  • David Buchwald -- law degree: Harvard Law School (also member/Assembly Judiciary)
  • Sandy Galef
  • Deborah Glick (also member/Assembly Ways & Means)
  • Andy Goodell -- law degree: Cornell Law School
  • Mark Johns
  • Ron Kim
  • Kieran Michael Lalor
  • Margaret Markey  (married to Supreme Court justice)
  • Crystal Peoples-Stokes
  • Michelle Schimel

  • Assembly Ways & Means Committee
                 -- overall budgetary jurisdiction

           Chair: Herman D. Farrell, Jr. -- added pay $34,000
           Ranking Member: Bob Oaks     -- added pay $20,500

  • Jeffrion Aubry
  • William Barclay -- law degree: Syracuse College of Law (also member/Assembly Judiciary)
  • Michael Benedetto
  • Kevin Cahill -- law degree: Albany Law School
  • William Colton -- law degree: St. John's Law School
  • Vivian Cook
  • Jane Corwin
  • Clifford Crouch
  • Michael Cusick
  • Janet Duprey (ranking member/Assembly Governmental Operations)
  • Michael Fitzpatrick
  • David Gantt
  • Deborah Glick -- member/Assembly Judiciary; Governmental Operations
  • Stephen Hawley
  • Carl Heastie
  • Earlene Hooper
  • Rhoda Jacobs
  • Joseph Lentol -- law degree: Baltimore University Law School
  • Nicole Malliotakis
  • Margaret Markey  (married to Supreme Court justice)
  • Joan Millman
  • Catherine Nolan
  • Félix Ortiz
  • N. Nick Perry
  • J. Gary Pretlow
  • Joseph Saladino
  • William Scarborough
  • Robin Schimminger -- law degree: New York University
  • Fred Thiele, Jr. -- law degree: Albany Law School (member/Assembly Oversight, Analysis & Investigation)
  • Raymond Walter -- law degree: University of Buffalo
  • Helene Weinstein  -- law degree: New England School of Law (chair/Assembly Judiciary)
  • Keith L.T. Wright -- law degree: Rutgers Law School
                     State Co-Chair/NYS Democratic Party

    Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis, & Investigation
           -- secondary jurisdiction over Legislative & Judiciary budgets

             Chair: Andrew Hevesi  -- added pay $12,500
             Ranking Member:      Michael Montesano -- added pay $9,000
                                        also "Assistant Minority Whip"

  • Michael Kearns
  • William Magnarelli -- law degree: Syracuse University Law School
  • Philip Palmesano
  • Annette Robinson
  • Fred Thiele, Jr. -- law degree: Albany Law School (member/Assembly Ways & Means)

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    Senate Judiciary Committee:

     

    February 27, 2014 committee meeting:
    (4 minutes, 26 seconds: 5 senators present
    (Bonacic, Little, Stavisky, Zeldin, Holyman)

    February 4, 2014 interview:
    "Senator John Bonacic discusses the Judiciary committee"

     February 4, 2014 committee meeting: 
    3 minutes, 38 seconds: 4 senators present
    (Bonacic, O'Mara, Stavisky, Hoylman)

    January 28, 2014 committee meeting:
     7 minutes, 33 seconds: 6 senators present
    (Bonacic Little, Hoylman, Addabo, Stavisky,
    (Breslin-arrival at midpoint))

    January 15, 2014 posting of 2013 Annual Report

     

    Senate Committee on Investigations
    & Government Operations

    January 14, 2014 committee meeting:
    8 minutes, 3 seconds: 4 senators present
    (Marcellino, Hoylman, Diaz, (Golden, arriving at midpoint))

     

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