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Chief
Judge Judith Kaye
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
SEE:
Judicial Selection - NYS: Chronological Paper Trail of
Judicial Appointments to
Lower State Courts
CJA's January 13, 1998
handwritten note to Chief Judge Kaye, delivered to the Clerk's office of the
NY Court of Appeals
CJA's
February 1, 1998 letter to Chief Judge Kaye -- "RE: Safeguarding the
Public's Right to Compliance by the OCA with 211 of the Retirement and
Social Security Law""
-- CJA's January
30, 1998 letter to Chief Administrative Judge Lippman #1-- "RE:
Reconsideration and Withdrawal of OCA Waiver to Court of Claims Judge Andrew
O'Rourke and Informational Requests"
--Ex
A CJA's Jan 27, 1998 letter to OCA Deputy Counsel John Eiseman
--Ex
B Gov Pataki's Dec 12, 1997 press release on O'Rourke's
nomination to Court of Claims
--Ex
C Secs. 211 & 212 of Retirement & Social Security Law
--Ex
D Jan 27, 1998 letter from Senators Leichter & Dollinger to
Chief Administrative Judge Lippmann
--Ex
E articles on O'Rourke
-- CJA's January
30, 1998 letter to Chief Administrative Judge Lippman #2-- "RE:
Reconsideration and Withdrawal of OCA Waiver to Court of Claims Judge Andrew
O'Rourke and Informational Requests"
CJA's March 3, 2000
letter to Chief Judge Kaye --
"RE: (1) Meeting your
Administrative and Disciplinary Responsibilities under Sec. 100.3C and D of
the Chief Administrator's Rules Governing Judicial Conduct; (2) Designation
of a Special Inspector General to Investigate the Corruption of the New York
State Commission on Judicial Conduct"
(indicated copies to Administrative Judge Crane, Judge Wetzel, Gov.
Pataki, Commission on Judicial Conduct, A.G. Spitzer, Manhattan D.A., U.S.
Attorneys-SDNY-EDNY, Ethics Commission, City Bar, Patricia Salkin,
Director-Gov't Law Center/Albany Law School, Former Bronx Surrogate Gelfand,
media)
Annexed
Inventory of transmitted substantiating files
Ex. A:
pages from Chief Judge Kaye's January 10, 2000 "State of the Judiciary Address"
Ex.
B: exchange of correspondence between Kamau Bey & Chief Judge
Kaye's office
SEE:
Test Cases -
State (Commission)
SEE:
Judicial Selection - NYS: "Merit Selection" to the NY
Court of Appeals
CJA's April 18, 2000
letter to Chief Judge Kaye
-- "RE: (1) Formal Misconduct Complaint
against Michael Colodner, Counsel of the Unified Court System; (2) Request
for Clarification of your Supervisory Power as Chief Judge and your
Administrative Responsibilities under Sec. 100.3C and D of the Chief
Administrator's Rules Governing Judicial Conduct"
(indicated copies to Counsel Colodner, Special
Inspector General Spatz, Gov. Pataki, Commission on Judicial Conduct, A.G.
Spitzer, Manhattan D.A., U.S. Attorneys-SDNY/EDNY, Ethics Commission, City
Bar, media)
Ex. A:
March 27, 2000 letter from Michael Colodner, Counsel/Unified Court System
Ex. B:
Chief Administrative Judge's 1998 report, pp. 45-6, 57
Ex. C-1: CJA's March 3, 200 judicial misconduct complaint vs. Judges Wetzel &
Crane
Ex.
C-2: Commission's March 7, 2000 acknowledgment letter
Ex.
C-3: Commission's April 6, 2000 dismissal letter
CJA's June 30, 2000
letter to Chief Judge Kaye -- "RE: (1) CJA's unresponded-to April 18,
2000 letter to you [pp. 1-4]; (2) CJA's opposition to the Mayor's
appointment of your Deputy Counsel Susan K. Knipps, for a civil court
judgeship, scheduled for a July 6, 2000 'public hearing' at the Association
of the Bar of the City of NY [pp. 5-9]"
(indicated immediate copies to Chief Administrative
Judge Lippman, Counsel Colodner, Special Inspector General Spatz, Commission
on Judicial Conduct, Susan Knipps-Deputy Counsel/Chief Judge Kaye, Mayor's
Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, City Bar, & eventual copies to Gov.
Pataki, A.G. Spitzer, Manhattan D.A., U.S. Attorneys-SDNY/EDNY, Ethics
Commission, media)
Ex. A: notice in NYLJ, 6/27/00; CJA's
June 27, 2000 letter to
Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary
Ex. B: CJA's
June 27, 2000 letter to Michael Colodner, Counsel/Unified
Court System
Ex. C: receipted first pages of CJA's
April 18, 2000 letter to
Chief Judge Kaye, March 3, 2000 letter to Chief
Judge Kaye, March 3, 2000 complaint to Commission on Judicial Conduct,
February 23, 2000 letter
to Gov.
Pataki, February 25, 2000 memo to
proposed intervenors
Ex. D: CJA's
exchange of correspondence with Claire Gutekunst,
Chief Judge Kaye's designee on Gov. Pataki's
State
Judicial Screening Committee
Ex. E:
CJA's February 1, 1998 letter to Chief Judge Kaye -- "RE: Safeguarding the
Public's Right to Compliance
by the OCA with 211 of the Retirement and
Social Security Law""
--
CJA's January 30,
1998 letter to Chief Administrative Judge Lippman #1-- "RE:
Reconsideration and
Withdrawal of OCA Waiver to Court of Claims Judge Andrew
O'Rourke and Informational Requests"
--Ex
A CJA's Jan 27, 1998 letter to OCA Deputy Counsel John Eiseman
--Ex
B Gov Pataki's Dec 12, 1997 press release on O'Rourke's
nomination to Court of Claims
--Ex
C Secs. 211 & 212 of Retirement & Social Security Law
--Ex
D Jan 27, 1998 letter from Senators Leichter & Dollinger to
Chief Administrative Judge Lippmann
--Ex
E articles on O'Rourke
--
CJA's January 30,
1998 letter to Chief Administrative Judge Lippman #2-- "RE:
Reconsideration and
Withdrawal of OCA Waiver to Court of Claims Judge Andrew
O'Rourke and Informational Requests"
Ex. F: Thomas Thornton's
February 11, 2000 letter to Chief Judge Kaye, on
behalf of himself, John Heard, &
Ross Giunta,
co-signers; Susan Knipps' May 5, 2000 letter to Thomas Thornton, on behalf of Chief
Judge
Kaye; Thomas
Thornton's June 6, 2000 letter to Chief Judge Kaye
Ex. G: Thomas Thornton's
May 30, 1998 & June 25, 1998 letters to Gerald
Stern, Administrator/Commission on
Judicial Conduct;
Gerald Stern's June 25, 1998 letter to Thornton; Thornton's June 26, 1998 letter to Stern
Ex. H: Thomas Thorton's
January 18, 1998 judicial misconduct complaint
& subsequent correspondence with
Commission
based thereon, etc.
CJA's August 3, 2000 judicial misconduct complaint against Chief Judge
Kaye,
filed with the New York State Commission on Judicial
Conduct
October 17,
2000 hand-delivery
to Chief Judge Kaye's NY Office of CJA's OCTOBER 16, 2000 Report on the
Corruption of "Merit Selection" by the NYS Commission on Judicial Nomination
Ex A-1: "An Appeal to Fairness: Revisit the Court of
Appeals", letter to the editor, NYPost, 12/28/98
Ex A-2: CJA's March 26, 1999 ethics complaint to the NYS Ethics
Commission
Ex B: CJA's September 15, 1999 ethics complaint/supplement to the
NYS Ethics Commission
Ex C-1: CJA's October 6, 2000 letter to NYS Commission on Judicial
Nomination
Ex C-2: Commission on Judicial Nomination's October 4, 2000 report of
recommendees
Ex D-1: CJA's October 11, 2000 letter to Commission on Judicial
Nomination
Ex D-2: CJA's October 11, 2000 letter to Commission on Judicial
Nomination
Ex D-3: October 13, 2000 letter from Counsel/Commission on Judicial
Nomination
Ex E-1: February 24, 2000 letter from Counsel/Commission on Judicial
Nomination, enclosing Commission's
November 12, 1998 report of recommendees
Ex E-2: CJA's March 12, 1999 letter to Commission on Judicial
Nomination
Ex F: CJA's February 5, 1999 letter to Commission on Judicial
Nomination
Ex A-1: November 25, 1998 letter from Counsel/Commission on Judicial
Nomination
Ex. A-2: CJA's December 1, 1998 letter to Commission on Judicial Nomination
Ex. B: CJA's December 16, 1998 letter to Senior Counsel/NYS Senate
Judiciary Committee
Ex. C: "An Appeal to Fairness: Revisit the Court of Appeals",
NY Post, December 28, 1998
Ex. D: CJA's January 13, 1999 letter to NYS Senate Judiciary
Committee/Clerk
Ex G-1: April 26, 1999 letter of Exec.Director/NYS Committee on Open
Government
Ex G-2: CJA's May 3, 1999 letter to Commission on Judicial Nomination
Ex H: CJA's October 5, 1998 letter to Commission on Judicial Nomination
Ex. A: NYLJ notices, 9/15/98, 9/21/98
Ex. B-1: Commission on Judicial Nomination brochure
Ex. B-2-5: Commission on Judicial Nomination questionnaire
Ex. C: "Where Do You Go When Judges Break the Law?", NYT,
10/26/94
Ex. D: "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom and on the Public
Payroll", NYLJ, 8/27/97
Ex. E-1: "Commission Abandons Investigative Mandate", NYLJ,
8/14/95
Ex. E-2: "A Call for
Concerted Action", NYLJ, 11/20/96
Ex. F: "On Choosing Judges, Pataki Creates Problems",
11/16/96
Ex I: CJA's 11/18/98 letter to Exec. Committee/City Bar
Ex J-1: "On Choosing Judges, Pataki Creates Problems",
ltr to the editor, NYT, 11/16/96
Ex J-2: CJA's June 12, 1996 letter to Counsel to Governor Pataki
Ex J-3: CJA's June 11, 1996 letter to NYS Senate
Ex. A: CJA's April 18, 1996 letter to Counsel/Senate Judiciary Committee
Ex. D: "Commission Abandons Investigative Mandate", NYLJ,
8/14/95
Ex. F: CJA's 3-page analysis of decision in Doris L. Sassower
v. Commission on Judicial Conduct
Ex. B: CJA's April 29, 1996 letter to Counsel to Governor Pataki
Ex K: NYS Assembly Bill: 2/23/83
CJA's October 24, 2000 letter to Chief Judge Kaye --
"RE: CJA's October 16, 2000 Report evaluating the Commission on
Judicial Nomination's October 4, 2000 Report of Recommendees for the
Court of Appeals"
Ex B-1: CJA's March 17, 2000 memorandum
Ex B-2: April 24, 2000 memorandum
CJA's December 9, 2000 letter to Chief Judge Kaye -- RE:
Presentment of CJA's November 13, 2000 Report to Your Committee to
Promote Public Trust and Confidence in the Legal System & Removal of
Four of Its Members"
-- given to her, in hand, along with
CJA's November 13, 2000 Report on the Complicity of the Bar
Associations in the Corruption of "Merit Selection"
Ex A-1: City Bar President Evan Davis' October 18, 2000 letter to Governor
Pataki, with accompanying
10/18/00 press release
Ex A-2: 10/19/00 front-page item, NYLJ
Ex A-3: CJA's October 16, 20 fax coversheet to City Bar Counsel
Ex A-4: CJA's October 19, 2000 fax to City Bar Counsel
Ex A-5: October 19, 2000 fax from City Bar Counsel
Ex A-6: October 25, 2000 fax coversheet from City Bar Counsel,
enclosing member rosters
Ex A-7: November 17, 1998 fax from City Bar Counsel with Executive
Committee membership
Ex B-1: State Bar President's October 24, 2000 letter to Gov. Pataki with
accompanying
"Guidelines for Evaluating
Qualifications of Judicial Candidates"
Ex B-2: State Bar's October 24, 2000 "News Release"
Ex B-3: 10/25/00 NYLJ front page item on State Bar's ratings
Ex B-4: CJA's October 25, 2000 fax to State Bar counsel
Ex B-5: State Bar membership list of its Executive Committee &
Judicial Selection Committee
Ex B-6: State bar President's November 2, 2000 letter to NYS Senate
Judiciary Committee
Ex C-1: Women's Bar Association's October 20, 2000 "Media Advisory"
Ex C-2: 10/23/00 NYLJ front-page item on Women's Bar ratings
Ex C-3: CJA's October 23, 2000 letter to Women's Bar
Ex C-4: website of Women's Bar listing its officers & past
presidents
Ex D-1: 10/20/00 letter from President/NYS Trial Lawyers
Association to Gov. Pataki's counsel
Ex D-2: Trial Lawyers' 10/20/00 "News Release"
Ex D-3: 10/24/00 NYLJ front-page item on Trial Lawyers' ratings
Ex D-4: CJA's October 24, 2000 letter-fax to Trial Lawyers
Ex E: "Court of Appeals Nominees Grilled by Bar Groups",
10/17/00 front-page article, NYLJ
Ex F-1: Gov Pataki's 11/2/00 press release: "Governor Pataki
Nominates Graffeo to Court of Appeals"
Ex F-2: "Pataki Selects Judge for Appeals Court He Sees as
Lenient", NYT, 11/3/00
Ex F-3: "Pataki Names Graffeo to Court of Appeals",
NYLJ, 11/3/00
Ex G: CJA's June 20, 2000 letter to City Bar President Evan Davis
Ex H-1: CJA's September 18, 2000 letter to Guy Miller Struve & P. Kevin
Castel
Ex H-2: 11/3/00 front-page item/NYLJ
Ex I-1: CJA's November 19, 1998 letter to Chairman/NYS Bar's Judicial
Selection Committee
Ex I-2: CJA's January 14, 1999 letter to State Bar President
Ex I-3: CJA's February 17, 1999 letter to State Bar President
Ex I-4: February 18, 1999 letter from Counsel/NYS Bar
Ex J-1: "Where Do You Go When Judges Break the Law?"
Ex J-2: June 1, 1995 letter to Chairman/State Bar Committee on
Professional Discipline
Ex J-3: June 5, 1995 letter from Counsel/NYS Bar
Ex K: CJA's November 19, 1998 letter to Co-Chair/Women's Bar Judiciary
Committee/with fax coversheets
to her
& her Co-Chair, and Women's Bar President
CJA's
March 1, 2001 letter to Chief Judge Kaye -- "RE: CJA's
December 9, 2000 letter"
(indicated copy to Committee to Promote Public Trust
& Confidence in the Legal System-c/o Patricia Bucklin/Counsel)
See also
May 1, 2002 disqualification/disclosure motion
in Commission case (pages 16-56, 63-66 in
particular)
SEE:
Test Cases -
State (Commission)
SEE also
correspondence with Office of Court Administration & Chief Judge Kaye's
committees, commissions, institutes, special inspector general
BACK TO:
Corruption of "Merit Selection" to New York's Highest
State Court:
JUDITH S. KAYE-2007
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