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THE CORRUPTION OF "MERIT SELECTION"
TO NEW YORK'S HIGHEST STATE COURT
THEODORE T. JONES,
Jr.
CJA's January 16, 2007 letter to Senate Judiciary
Committee Chair John DeFrancisco -- Att: Chief of Staff Carole Luther
-- "Senate Judiciary Committee
Procedures: (1) transcripts of confirmation hearings to NY Court of Appeals; (2)
confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Theodore T. Jones, Jr. to NY Court of
Appeals, request for publicly-available documents, & request to testify"
CJA's January 16, 2007 letter to Commission on
Judicial Nomination --
"Public Access Rights under Judiciary Law 63.3"
Commission on Judicial Nomination's
January 18, 2007 letter
--
brochure
--
questionnaire for candidates for
associate judge
--
questionnaire for candidates for chief
judge
--
supplemental questionnaire for
candidates for chief judge
CJA's January 18,
2007 letter
to Commission on Judicial Nomination
--
"Public Access Rights Pursuant to Judiciary Law 63.3"
CJA's January 29, 2007 resent letter to
Commission on Judicial Nomination --
"Public Access Rights Pursuant to
Judiciary Law 63.3"
Commission on Judicial Nomination's
January 30, 2007 letter
CJA's February 9, 2007 letter to
Chair DeFrancisco -- ATT: Chief of Staff Luther
--
"(1) CJA's January 16, 2007 letter pertaining to Senate Judiciary Committee
procedures & request to testify in opposition to Senate confirmation of Brooklyn
Supreme Court Justice Theodore T. Jones, Jr. to the New York Court of Appeals;
(2) CJA's opposition to Senate confirmation of the reappointment of New York
Court of Appeals Chief Judge Judith Kaye & request to testify in opposition
February 9, 2007 fax from
Chief of Staff Luther
CJA's February 12, 2007 letter
to Chair DeFrancisco -- ATT: Chief of Staff Luther -- "Written Statement
of Opposition for the Record of Today's Senate Judiciary Committee "Public"
Hearing on the Confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Theodore T. Jones, Jr. to
the New York Court of Appeals
CJA's statement in opposition to the
February 12, 2007 NYS Senate hearing to confirm Brooklyn Supreme Court
Justice Theodore T. Jones, Jr. as an Associate Judge of the New York Court
of Appeals
A-1
CJA's January 16, 2007 letter to Senate Judiciary Committee
A-4
CJA's February 9, 2007 letter to Senate Judiciary Committee
A-7
Commission on Judicial Nomination's November 30, 2006 report
A-12
CJA's February 12, 2007 letter to Senate Judiciary Committee
CJA's February 20, 2007 letter to Chair
DeFrancisco -- ATT: Chief of Staff Luther --
"FOIL request
for stenographic transcript of the Senate Judiciary Committee's February 12,
2007 'hearing' to confirm Justice Theodore T. Jones, Jr. to the New York Court
of Appeals, etc.; (2) Reiterated request for policy pertaining to witness
requests for the transcripts of their own testimony"
CJA's February 20, 2007 letter to Steven
Boggess, Secretary of the Senate --
"FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
LAW (FOIL) REQUEST: Senate confirmation of Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice
Theodore T. Jones, Jr. to the New York Court of Appeals"
February 21. 2007 e-mail from Chief
of Staff
Luther --
"Subject: Re: FOIL Request for Transcript of Senate Judiciary
Committee's February 12, 2007 'Hearing' to Confirm Justice Jones to NY Court of
Appeals"
CJA's February 21, 2007 e-mail to
Chief of Staff Luther --
"Subject: Thank You! -- Re: FOIL Request for Transcript of
Senate Judiciary Committee's February 12, 2007 'Hearing' to Confirm Justice
Jones to NY Court of Appeals"
TO BE POSTED: TRANSCRIPT OF
FEBRUARY 12, 2006 SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CONFIRMATION "HEARING"
TO BE POSTED: TRANSCRIPT OF
FEBRUARY 12, 2006 SENATE CONFIRMATION
CASE STUDY OF THE
PRESS IN ACTION
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CJA's February 12,
2007 e-mail to Mark Johnson, Marc Humbert, & Mike Gormley --
"CJA's
citizen opposition to the confirmation of Judge Jones to the NY Court of
Appeals"
February 13, 2007: "NY Senate approves Spitzer's nominee to State's highest
court", Newsday (AP-Mark Johnson)
February 13, 2007
Metro Briefing:
"Albany: Judicial Nominee Confirmed",
New York Times
AP
GANNETT NEWS SERVICE
CJA's February 12, 2007 e-mail to Yancey Roy
(copy to Jay Gallagher) --
"CJA's citizen opposition to the
confirmation of Judge Jones to the NY Court of Appeals"
CJA's February 12, 2007 e-mail to Yancey Roy
(copy to Jay Gallagher) --
"What Took Place 'Behind the Scenes' of Today's Senate Judiciary
Committee to Confirm Justice Jones to the NY Court of Appeals"
February 13, 2007
"Judge Who Halted Transit Strike Approved for Top Court"
Yancey Roy-Journal
News
NEW YORK TIMES
January 15, 2007
"Spitzer Selects a Black
Jurist for Top Court"
Sewell Chan
CJA's February 12, 2007 e-mail to Michael Cooper
(copies to Danny Hakim, Metro Desk, Editorial Board, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.,
Bill Keller, Jill Abramson) --
"What took Place 'Behind the Scenes'
at Today's Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing to Confirm Justice Jones to the NY
Court of Appeals"
February 13, 2007
Metro Briefing:
"Albany: Judicial Nominee Confirmed"
AP
NEW
YORK LAW JOURNAL
January 14, 2007
"Breaking News: Spitzer
Names Jones to Court of Appeals"
John Caher
January 14, 2007
"By Tapping Jones, Spitzer Reveals Hands-On Style of
Picking Judges"
(expanded by John Caher)
January 17, 2007 "Key Decisions of Justice
Jones"
CJA's February 12, 2007 e-mail to John Caher --
"CJA's citizen opposition to the confirmation of Justice Jones
to the
NY Court of Appeals"
ALBANY TIMES UNION
CJA's
February 12, 2007 e-mail to Michael Spain, Associate Editor (copies to Jim Odato
and Jay Jochnowitz) --
"What took Place 'Behind the Scenes' at
Today's Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing to Confirm Justice Jones to the NY
Court of Appeals"
February 13, 2007
"Jones
sworn in as high court judge"
Michele Morgan Bolton
February 15, 2007
"Egan among Spitzer's selections"
Elizabeth Benjamin
NEWSDAY
CJA's February
12, 2007 e-mail to Melissa Mansfield --
"What took Place 'Behind
the Scenes' at today's Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing to Confirm Justice
Jones to the NY Court of Appeals"
February 13, 2007
"NY Senate approves Spitzer's nominee to State's highest
court"
AP-Mark Johnson
NEW YORK
POST
CJA's February
12, 2007 e-mail to Ken Lovett (copy to Fred Dicker) --
"What took
Place 'Behind the Scenes' at Today's Senate Judiciary Committee to Confirm
Justice Jones to the NY Court of Appeals"
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
February 4, 2007
Big step for black legal giant"
Jose Martinez
CJA's
February 12, 2007 e-mail to Bill Hammond (copy to Joe Mahoney) --
"What took Place 'Behind the Scenes' at Today's Senate Judiciary Committee to
Confirm Justice Jones to the NY Court of Appeals"
NEW YORK SUN
CJA's February 12,
2007 e-mail to Jacob Gershman --
"What took Place 'Behind the
Scenes' at Today's Senate Judiciary Committee to Confirm Justice Jones
Confirmation to the NY Court of Appeals"
SYRACUSE
POST-STANDARD
CJA's February 12, 2007 e-mail to Erik Kriss
--
"What Took Place 'Behind the Scenes' at Today's Senate Judiciary
Committee to Confirm Justice Jones to the NY Court of Appeals"
BUFFALO NEWS
CJA's February 12, 2007 e-mail to Tom Precious
--
"What Took Place 'Behind the Scenes' at Today's Senate Judiciary
Committee to Confirm Justice Jones to the NY Court of Appeals"
AMSTERDAM NEWS
January 18, 2007: "Spitzer nominates controversial Black judge
to Court of Appeals",
by Herb Boyd
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