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THE "MERIT SELECTION"
OF WESTCHESTER DISTRICT ATTORNEY DiFIORE
AS NEW YORK'S
HIGHEST JUDGE--
THE
CONFIRMATION "PROCESS"
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D.A.
DiFiore's "merit selection" nomination -- steps 1, 2, 3
Step 4.
Senate Judiciary Committee
VIDEO: Dec. 11, 2015 -- Chairman Bonacic Discusses Nomination
Senate Judiciary Committee's NOTICE of Jan. 20, 2016 confirmation hearing
"ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY"
Senate Judiciary Committee's Jan. 20, 2016 Record of
Written Statements --
SEE Jeffrey Deskovic's request to testify/opposition
statement -- at pp.
1-15
SEE Attorney Tatiana Neroni's request to testify/opposition
statement -- at pp. 25-35
SEE CJA Director
Elena Sassower's request to testify/opposition statement -- at pp. 36-70
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THE
UNINVITED SENATE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE WITNESSES with essential testimony as to DiFiore's record &
fitness
Senate Judiciary Committee VIDEO -- acknowledging senators present,
including "our good leader there, Senator John Flanagan" (at 3 mins.)
(at 21 mins -- "writings that we have received...")
VIDEO of the bar representatives at the Senate Judiciary
Committee's Jan. 20, 2016 "HEARING"
see: at
20:56 mins.: Chairman Bonacic's brazen misrepresentations of the
requests to testify/written testimony of Deskovic, Neroni, & CJA --
without correction by a single SJC member: click here
for
transcript of these misrepresentations
VIDEO of Chief Judge Nominee DiFiore
at the Senate Judiciary Committee's Jan. 20, 2016 "MEETING"
transcript of THE BRAZEN LIES OF CHIEF JUDGE
NOMINEE DiFIORE at the "Meeting"
Step 5.
Senate Floor
VIDEO of January
21, 2016 Senate floor speeches & vote - at 45:30
mins.
transcript excerpts of oblique & direct references to Deskovic
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Chief Judge DiFiore's February 8, 2016 Investiture Speech
Chief Judge
DiFiore's "Excellence Initiative"
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MENU PAGES ON THE
"MERIT SELECTION"
OF D.A. DiFIORE AS
NY's CHIEF JUDGE
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Press Reporting
October 10, 2015: "Janet
DiFiore on list of potential N.Y. Court of Appeals candidates",
Gannett (Joseph Spector)
October 15, 2015: "DiFiore:
"I would be privileged to serve", Gannett-LoHud
(Joseph Spector)
November 12, 2015:
"DiFiore
not among top qualified candidates for chief judge, Bar Association says",
Gannett (Democrat & Chronicle) (Joseph Spector)
December 1, 2015: "Westchester
DA tappped to run judiciary", Albany Times Union
(Casey Seiler)
December 6, 2015:
"Judging
the judge as Janet DiFiore seeks top judge spot" Daily News
editorial
December 30, 2015: "New
year to begin with judge shortage on NY high court",
North Country Public Radio (Karen DeWitt)
January 4, 2016: "Dereliction
of Duty in Albany", Daily News editorial
January 6, 2016: "DiFiore's
court screening set for Jan. 20", Journal News-Gannett
(Jon Campbell)
January 7, 2016: "Former
Chief Judge Lippman gets new gig", Gannett (Jon Campbell)
January 8, 2016: "Senator:
Can DiFiore be independent of Cuomo as chief judge?",
Gannett (LoHud) (Joseph Spector)
January 17, 2016: "Cuomo
ally Janet DiFiore up for approval as top judge",
Newsday (Yancey Roy)
January 19, 2016: "DiFiore
to face Senate hearing on Wednesday", Gannett (Jon
Campbell)
January 19, 2016:
"Janet
DiFiore: Part 2 -- The Confirmation Hearing" (Vincent
Bonaventre) -- caution, you are entering a spin zone
January 20, 2016: "Panel Backs Janet DiFiore for New
York Chief Judge; Senate Puts Off Vote", NYT (Jesse
McKinley, Vivian Yee)
January 21, 2016: "After
Delay, Janet DiFiore Is Confirmed as New York's Chief Judge",
NYT (Vivian Yee)
January 21, 2016: "Cuomo's
choice for Chief Judge advances through Senate Committee",
New York Now (Karen DeWitt)
January 21, 2016: "In
letter, Jeffrey Deskovic opposed DiFiore's nomination"
Gannett (Jon Campbell)
January 21, 2016: "Senate
confirms Janet DiFiore as state's top judge"
Capitol Confidential (Matt Hamilton)
January 27, 2016: Senator
Bonacic Discusses Confirmation of Janet DiFiore as Chief Judge of the
Court of Appeals
January 27, 2016:
Senator Bonacic Discusses the Pending Confirmation of
Michael Garcia to the Court of Appeals
February 8, 2016: "New
York's New Chief Judge sworn in By Gov. Guomo",
Time Warner Cable (Nick Reisman)
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MENU PAGES ON THE
"MERIT SELECTION" OF D.A. DiFIORE
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