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ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
(21 members -- Assembly Rule IV,
§1a)
Stipends up until Jan 1, 2019: Chair $18,000 Ranking Member:
$11,000
ANNUAL REPORTS:
2008
2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
News-June 28, 2018/summer
News-Dec 5, 2018/winter
"The Committee also shares budgetary oversight
of the Office of Court Administration
and the
Department of Law with the Assembly Ways and Means
Committee."
click here for:
SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION,
as presented by CJA's February 19, 2019
WRITTEN TESTIMONY
link to:
webpage with substantiating EVIDENCE
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2013
CHAIR: Helene
Weinstein, ESQ.
RANKING MEMBER: Tom McKevitt, ESQ./Tony Jordan,
ESQ.
MEMBERS: Edward Braunstein, ESQ., David Buchwald, ESQ., Jeffrey
Dinowitz, ESQ., Edward Hennessey,
Charles Lavine, ESQ., Daniel
O'Donnell, ESQ., Dan Quart, ESQ., Sean Ryan, ESQ., Aravella Simotas,
ESQ.,
Phil Steck, ESQ., Michele Titus, ESQ., Matthew Titone, ESQ.,
David Weprin, ESQ., Kenneth Zebrowski, ESQ./
William Barclay, ESQ.,
Al Graf, ESQ., Chad Lupinacci, ESQ., Michael Montesano, ESQ., Claudia
Tenney, ESQ.
[2013 LEGISLATIVE SESSION]
CJA's January 30, 2013 letter to
Chair
Weinstein & Ranking Member Tom McKevitt
--
"February 6, 2013 Joint Legislative Hearing on
'Public
Protection':
The Legislature’s Mandatory Duty to Override the
Judiciary’s Request for “funding for the next phase of the judicial
salary increase”, in Discharge of its Checks-and-Balance
Constitutional Function"
click here for:
VIDEO
CJA's
testimony at Legislature's February 6, 2013 budget hearing
CJA's February 27, 2013 e-mail to Chair Weinstein &
Ranking Member McKevitt
--
"Verifying the Dispositive Nature
of the February 6, 2013 Opposition Testimony to the
Judiciary Budget
& Judicial Pay Raises"
CJA's March 4, 2013 e-mail to Chair
Weinstein & Ranking Member McKevitt
--
"Assembly
Judiciary Committee: Verifying the Dispositive
Nature of the February 6, 2013 Opposition Testimony
to the Judiciary Budget & Judicial Pay Raises"
CJA's March 15, 2013 e-mail ALERT to ALL Senate &
Assembly Members
--
"Is the
Judiciary Budget a 'Slush Fund'?"
CJA's March 18, 2013 letter to ALL Senate and
Assembly Members
--
"The People's Right
to Know the Dollar Cost of the Judiciary Budget & of
the Appropriations Bill for the Judiciary"
transmitting e-mail/fax receipts
CJA's March 26, 2013 letter to ALL Assembly Members
--
"Why You Must Reject
A.3001 -- The Appropriations Bill for the Judiciary"
TRANSMITTING
E-MAIL TO ALL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
CJA's May 7 and May 22, 2013 letters to ALL the
Legislators --
"DOING YOUR PART TO END PUBLIC CORRUPTION"
CJA's December 11, 2013 letter to Governor Cuomo
&...Chair Weinstein
--
"SAFEGUARDING
THE PUBLIC PURSE FROM JUDICIAL FRAUD & LARCENY:
Your Constitutional & Statutory Duty to Reject the
Entirety of the Judiciary’s Proposed Budget for
Fiscal Year 2014-2015, Over & Beyond its Concealed,
Unitemized Third Phase of the Judicial Salary
Increase that Will Otherwise Take Effect,
Automatically, on April 1, 2014"
CJA's December
17, 2013 e-mail to Chair Weinstein
--
"The Judiciary's Proposed Budget for Fiscal
Year 2014-2015: Safeguarding the Public Purse
from Judicial Fraud & Larceny"
2014
CHAIR: Helene Weinstein,
ESQ.
RANKING MEMBER: Michael Montesano, ESQ.
MEMBERS: Edward
Braunstein, ESQ., David Buchwald, ESQ., Jeffrey
Dinowitz, ESQ., Edward Hennessey,
Charles
Lavine, ESQ., Daniel O'Donnell, ESQ., Dan Quart,
ESQ., Sean Ryan, ESQ., Aravella Simotas, ESQ.,
Phil Steck, ESQ., Michele Titus, ESQ., Matthew
Titone, ESQ., David Weprin, ESQ., Kenneth Zebrowski,
ESQ./
William Barclay, ESQ., Al Graf, ESQ., Chad
Lupinacci, ESQ., Anthony Palumbo, ESQ., Claudia
Tenney, ESQ.
2014 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
CJA's January
14, 2014 letter to Chair Weinstein & Ranking Member
Montesano
--
"Vindicating
the Public’s Rights under Article VII, §1 of the NYS
Constitution & Legislative Law §32-:
(1) request to testify at
the Legislature’s joint budget hearings in
opposition to the proposed Judiciary & Legislative
budgets..."
CJA's March 4, 2014 letter to Chair
Weinstein & Ranking Member Montesano --
"Your Constitutional Duty:
"(1) to address the evidence of fraud and
unconstitutionality in the proposed Judiciary and
Legislative budgets – and in the
materially-divergent Governor’s Budget Bill
#S.6351/A.8551, which, in violation of Senate and
Assembly Rules, is unsupported by a fiscal note and
introducer’s memorandum..."
2016
CHAIR: Helene Weinstein,
ESQ.
RANKING MEMBER: Michael Montesano, ESQ.
MEMBERS: Edward Braunstein, ESQ., David
Buchwald, ESQ., Jeffrey Dinowitz, ESQ., Latoya
Joyner, ESQ.,
Charles Lavine, ESQ., Dan Quart,
ESQ., Rebecca Seawright, ESQ., Jo Anne Simon, ESQ.,
Aravella Simotas, ESQ.,
Phil Steck, ESQ.,
Michele Titus, ESQ., Matthew Titone, ESQ., David
Weprin, ESQ., Kenneth Zebrowski, ESQ./
William
Barclay, ESQ., Andrew Goodell, ESQ., Al Graf, ESQ.,
Chad Lupinacci, ESQ., Anthony Palumbo, ESQ.
[2016 LEGISLATIVE
SESSION]
CJA's
January 15, 2016 e-mail to Chair Weinstein & Ranking
Member Montesano
-- "Immediate Oversight Required: Jan. 20, 2016
Senate Judiciary Confirmation Hearing of Chief Judge
DiFiore AND 'Force of Law' Judicial Salary
Recommendations of Dec. 24, 2015 Report of
Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive
Compensation"
-- CJA's January 15, 2016
letter to Temporary Senate President Flanagan &
Assembly Speaker Heastie
--
"IMMEDIATE OVERSIGHT
REQUIRED:
(1) The Commission on
Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation and its
statute-repudiating, fraudulent, and unconstitutional December 24,
2015 Report with “force of law” judicial salary recommendations;
(2) The
Senate Judiciary Committee’s January 20, 2016 public hearing to
confirm the nomination of Westchester District Attorney Janet
DiFiore as New York’s Chief Judge – and the deceptive public notice
concealing that oral testimony is restricted to the nominee and bar
associations"
CJA's January 28, 2016
letter to Chair Weinstein & Ranking Member Montesano
--
"The
Legislature’s February 4, 2016 “Public Protection”
Budget Hearing:
Your scrutiny of the Judiciary’s two-part budget and
of the Governor’s Budget Bill #S.6401/A.9001,
embodying the Judiciary’s discrepant “single budget
bill”
CJA's Jan. 29, 2016 e-mail to Chair
Weinstein --
"FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ALL
ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MEMBERS in preparation
for Feb. 4, 2016 'Public Protection' Budget Hearing
-- the Judiciary's 2-part budet & the Governor's
Budget Bill #S.6401/A.9001"
CJA's Jan. 29, 2016 e-mail to Ranking Member
Montesano --
"FOR
DISTRIBUTION TO ALL ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
MEMBERS in preparation
for Feb. 4, 2016 'Public Protection' Budget Hearing
-- the Judiciary's 2-part budet & the Governor's
Budget Bill #S.6401/A.9001"
CJA's February 4, 2016 e-mail to Chair Weinstein &
Ranking member Montesano
--
enclosing
"QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE MARKS"
CJA's February 19, 2016
letter to Chair Weinstein & Ranking Member Montesano
--
"Preventing Yet Another
“Grand Larceny of the Public Fisc”
cc:
CJA's March 25, 2016 e-mail
--
"Restoring
constitutionality and lawfulness to NY's budgeting
process -- & overriding the 'force of law'
judicial pay raises" --
link to:
CJA's March 23, 2016
verified 2nd supplemental complaint (1st citizen-taxpayer action)
2017
CHAIR: Helene Weinstein, ESQ.
suceeded
Aug 2017 by Jeffrey Dinowitz, ESQ.
RANKING MEMBER:
Anthony Palumbo, ESQ.
MEMBERS: Edward Braunstein, ESQ., David
Buchwald, ESQ., Jeffrey Dinowitz, ESQ., Latoya
Joyner, ESQ.,
Charles Lavine, ESQ., Dan Quart,
ESQ., Rebecca Seawright, ESQ., Jo Anne Simon, ESQ.,
Aravella Simotas, ESQ.,
Phil Steck, ESQ.,
Michele Titus, ESQ., Matthew Titone, ESQ., David
Weprin, ESQ., Kenneth Zebrowski, ESQ./
Michael
Montesano, ESQ., William Barclay, ESQ., Andrew
Goodell, ESQ., Al Graf, ESQ., Chad Lupinacci, ESQ.
[ 2017 LEGISLATIVE SESSION]
CJA's January 9, 2017 e-mail
to Scheduler for Chair Weinstein
January 10, 2017 e-mail from Scheduler for Chair
Weinstein
CJA's January 11, 2017 e-mail
to Scheduler for Chair
Weinstein
CJA's January 30, 2017 written statement
about Legislative budget & budget bill, with QUESTIONS to be
answered
VIDEO:
CJA's testimony at the
Legislature's Jan. 30, 2017 budget hearingon
"local gov't
officials
/general gov't"
VIDEO:
CJA's testimony at the
Legislature's
Jan. 31, 2017 budget hearing on "public protection"
CJA's February 8, 2017 e-mail to
Judiciary Committee member Buchwald
--
"Letter to Leadership: (1) Legislative Law Article
5-A Commissions on Gov't Administration & State-Local
Relations; (2) requested meetings to prevent repeat of
constitutional, statutory, & Legislative rule violations:
re: fiscal year 2017-18 budget"
CJA's February 6,
2017 letter
to
Legislative leaders
October
18, 2017 e-mail --
"Yesterday's UNCONSTITUTIONAL Closed-Door Democratic Assembly
Conference Meeting --
PAID FOR BY THE TAXPAYERS, NO LESS!"
CJA's
October 27, 2017 e-mail to
Chair Dinowitz --
"Request for a meeting to
discuss the Assembly Judiciary Committee's discharge of its
oversight responsibilities,whose ABSENCE underlies the
citizen-taxpayer action about which I testified at the
Legislature's January 30, 2017 budget hearing"
December 7, 2017 e-mail to Committee Chair Dinowitz
--
"FWD: Request for a meeting to
discuss the Assembly Judiciary Committee's discharge of its
oversight responsibilities,whose ABSENCE underlies the
citizen-taxpayer action about which I testified at the
Legislature's January 30, 2017 budget hearing"
CJA's December 8, 2017 e-mail
"Statement for the
Record of the Assembly Judiciary Committee's
Rigged
December 1, 2017 Hearing on the Judiciary Budget
cc:
Chair Dinowitz & Assemblyman Buchwald
Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing notice
VIDEO: Assembly Judiciary Committee's December 1, 2017
hearing --
"Implementation of the State Budget on
the Judiciary"
CJA's December 8, 2017 e-mail to Assembly member Jo Anne
Simon & Rebecca Seawright --
"The Assembly
Judiciary Committee's rigged December 1, 2017 Hearing on the
Judiciary Budget"
December 13, 2017 e-mail to Assembly member Seawright & her
public scholar intern --
"The Assembly Judiciary
Committee's rigged December 1, 2017 Hearing on the Judiciary
Budget --
& THE IMPERATIVE FOR SCHOLARSHIP ABOUT WHAT
GOES ON"
CJA's December 13, 2017 e-mail to Assemblyman Buchwald --
"Assemblyman Buchwald's membership on pertinent Assembly
committees -- reinforcing the duty he owes his Westchester
constituents and the People of the State of New York"
CJA's December 19, 2017 e-mail to Assembly Judiciary
Committee Ranking Member Montesano --
"Request for a
meeting 'as soon as possible' to discuss the corruption
issues within the Assembly Judiciary Commitee's
jurisdiction"
Assemblyman Montesano's December 20, 2017 e-mail
CJA's December 20, 2017 e-mail to Chair Dinowitz --
"Moving Ahead on Issues
within the Assembly Judiciary Committee's Jurisdiction --
Preliminary to a Meeting with Chair Dinowitz"
CJA's December 22, 2017 e-mail to
R'anking
Member Polumba --
"Rectifying the Assembly Judiciary
Committee's rigged December 1, 2017 hearing
on the
Judiciary budget by YOUR LEADERSHIP: Request for
Meeting, Etc."
2018
CHAIR: Jeffrey Dinowitz,
ESQ.
RANKING MEMBER: Anthony Polumba, ESQ.
MEMBERS: Thomas
Abinanti, ESQ., Edward Braunstein, ESQ., David
Buchwald, ESQ.,
Jeffrey Dinowitz, ESQ., Latoya
Joyner, ESQ., Charles Lavine, ESQ., Dan Quart, ESQ.,
Rebecca Seawright, ESQ.,
Jo Anne Simon, ESQ.,
Aravella Simotas, ESQ., Phil Steck, ESQ., Michele
Titus, ESQ., Matthew Titone, ESQ.,
David Weprin,
ESQ., Kenneth Zebrowski, ESQ./;
Michael
Montesano, ESQ., William Barclay, ESQ., Andrew
Goodell, ESQ., Al Graf, ESQ.
[2018 LEGISLATIVE
SESSION]
CJA's January 29, 2018 e-mail to Chair Dinowitz & Ranking
Member Polumba --
"Questions for Chief Administrative Judge Marks at
Tomorrow's 'Public Protection' Budget Hearing
of the NYS
Legislature"
CJA's January 29, 2018
e-mail to Assembly Judiciary Committee Rank-and-File
Members
"Questions for Chief
Administrative Judge Marks at Tomorrow's 'Public
Protection' Budget Hearing of the NYS Legislature"
CJA's WRITTEN STATEMENT, with QUESTIONS,
IN SUPPORT OF TESTIMONY
webpage with VIDEO of January 30 hearing -- &
evidence supporting CJA's testimony & questions
2019
CHAIR: Jeffrey Dinowitz,
ESQ.
RANKING MEMBER: Anthony Polumba, ESQ.
MEMBERS:Thomas Abinanti,
ESQ.,
Edward Braunstein,
ESQ.,
David Buchwald,
ESQ.,
Marjorie Byrnes, ESQ.,
Andy Goodell,
ESQ.,
Latoya Joyner,
ESQ.,
Charles Lavine,
ESQ.,
Michael Montesano,
ESQ.,
Michael J. Norris, ESQ.,
Dan Quart,
ESQ.,
Rebecca Seawright,
ESQ.,
Aravella Simotas,
ESQ.,
Phil Steck, ESQ.,
Michele Titus,
ESQ.,
Monica P. Wallace, ESQ.,
Mary Beth Walsh, ESQ.,
David Weprin,
ESQ.,
Tremaine Wright, ESQ.,
Kenneth Zebrowski,
ESQ.
[2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION]
CJA's February 28, 2019 e-mail to ALL Assembly Judiciary
Commitee members --
"AGENDA: Judiciary budget & budget for the
Commission on Judicial Conduct
for Fiscal Year
2019-2020"
attached:
CJA's February 19, 2019 written testimony,
with QUESTIONS
included link to:
webpage
2020
CHAIR: Jeffrey Dinowitz,
ESQ.
RANKING MEMBER: Anthony Polumba, ESQ.
MEMBERS:Thomas Abinanti,
ESQ., Edward Braunstein,
ESQ.,
David Buchwald,
ESQ., Marjorie Byrnes, ESQ.,
Andy Goodell,
ESQ.,
Latoya Joyner,
ESQ.,
Charles Lavine,
ESQ.,
Michael Montesano,
ESQ.,
Michael J. Norris, ESQ.,
Dan Quart,
ESQ.,
Rebecca Seawright,
ESQ.,
Aravella Simotas,
ESQ.,
Phil Steck, ESQ.,
Latrice Walker, ESQ.,
Monica P. Wallace, ESQ.,
Mary Beth Walsh, ESQ.,
David Weprin,
ESQ.,
Tremaine Wright, ESQ.,
Kenneth Zebrowski,
ESQ.
[2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION]
CJA's January 30, 2020 e-mail to Chair Dinowitz & Ranking Member Palumbo
--
"Judicial corruption involving
the NYS Attorney General --
& the budget bills for fiscal year
2020-2021 pertaining thereto"
CJA's February 19, 2019 written testimony
CJA's February 19, 2020 e-mail to Chair Dinowitz &
Ranking Member Palumbo
--
"Request for Committee review & determination of
Feb. 18, 2030 letter to Governor -- & Questions for Senate
Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Heatie &
for Chief Administrative Judge Marks"
CJA's February 18, 2020
letter to Governor Cuomo
"Your January 21, 2020 address on the Executive Budget --
Part I:
The 'very simple' budget numbers of your
Executive Budget,
starting with those on your 'Partners in
Government' slide"
click here for:
webpage with substantiating
evidence
CJA's Questions for Temporary Senate President
Stewart-Cousins
& Assembly Speaker Heastie
click here for:
webpage
with substantiating evidence
CJA's Questions for Chief
Administrative Judge Marks
click here for:
webpage with
substantiating evidence
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2021-ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY
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