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THE CORRUPTION OF "MERIT SELECTION"
TO NEW YORK'S HIGHEST
STATE COURT:
JONATHAN LIPPMAN
How Lippman became a Supreme Court Justice:
New York Judicial
"Elections" 2005
CJA's December 1, 2008 letter to NYS
Commission on Judicial Nomination --
"Public Access Rights Pursuant to
Judiciary Law 63.3"
Commission on Judicial Nomination's December 2, 2008 press release
CJA's January 15, 2009 letter to NYS
Commission on Judicial Nomination --
"Public Access Rights Pursuant to
Judiciary Law 63.3"
Commission on Judicial Nomination's
January 16, 2009 letter --
"Public Access Rights Pursuant to Judiciary Law
63.3"
Commission on Judicial Nomination's December 1, 2008 letter to Governor
Commission on Judicial Nomination's December 17, 2008 letter to Governor
Commission
on Judicial Nomination's brochure
Commission on Judicial
Nomination's blank questionnaire for Chief Judge candidates
Press Release of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman John
Sampson -- "Senator John Sampson, Chair of NYS Senate Judiciary
Committee to Hold Hearings on Selection Process for Appointment
of Chief Judge"
Senate Judiciary Committee Notice of Public Hearing: "The
nomination process for Judges to the New York State Court of
Appeals"
CJA's January 26, 2009 letter to Senate Judiciary Committee
Chairman John Sampson --
"Requests to Testify:
(a) at Tomorrow's Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on 'The
Nomination Process for Judges to the New York State Court of
Appeals'; (b) at the Yet-Unscheduled Senate Judiciary Committee
Hearing to Confirm Judge Jonathan Lippman as Chief Judge of the
New York Court of Appeals"
SEE: CJA's
correspondence with
Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan
Lippman
Senate
Judiciary Committee's January 27, 2009 Hearing
"The nomination process for Judges to the New York
Court of Appeals"
CJA testimony -- pages 73-91
CJA's January 29, 2009 letter to Senate Judiciary Committee
Counsel Tim Spotts --
"NYS Senate Judiciary Committee
Procedures for Confirmation of Judicial Nominees"
CJA's February 3, 2009 letter to Senate Judiciary Committee
Counsel Spotts --
"Request for Transcript of the
Committee's January 27, 2009 Public Hearing 'The nomination
process for Judges to the New York State Court of Appeals"
Senate Judiciary Counsel Spott's February 3, 2009 e-mail
response &
CJA's e-mail acknowledgment
Senate Judiciary Committee's February 3,
2009 Hearing
"The nomination process for Judges to the New York Court
of Appeals"
Commission on Judicial Nomination Chairman John O'Mara's
written testimony, February 3, 2009
CJA's February
6, 2009 letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman John
Sampson --
"Request for Transcript & Other Information
Concerning the Senate Judiciary Committee's February 3, 2009
Hearing 'The nomination process for Judges to the New York State
Court of Appeals'"
SEE:
Our Members' Efforts: William Galison
Senate Committee Agenda Schedule for week of 02/09/2009
-- Addendum to Senate Judiciary Committee -- 9 a.m. Wednesday,
February 11, 2009
"The committee will consider the following nominations. Honorable
Jonathon (sic) Lippman, as Chief Justice (sic) of the New York
State Court of Appeals TO APPEAR"
FEATURING:
VIDEO:
CJA's
TESTIMONY at the Senate Judiciary Comittee's February 11, 2009
hearing to confirm Judge Lippman to the NY Court of Appeals
[see: 0:39:54 - 0:53:11]
CJA's February 13, 2009 letter to Senate Judiciary Committee
Counsel Spotts --
"(1) Request for Transcript of the Senate
Judiciary Committee's February 11, 2009 Hearing to Confirm Judge
Lippman to the New York Court of Appeals; & (2) Request to be
Notified of Dates of Future Hearings on "The nomination process
for Judges to the New York Court of Appeals"
CJA's February 13, 2009 letter to Secretary of the Senate Angelo
J. Aponte --
"FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW (FOIL)
REQUEST: Senate confirmation of Jonathan Lippman as Chief Judge
of the New York Court of Appeals"
CJA's February 17, 2009 letter to Senate Judiciary Counsel
Spotts --
"Request for Video-Audiotape of the Senate
Judiciary Committee's February 11, 2009 Hearing to Confirm Judge
Lippman to the New York Court of Appeals"
Counsel Spotts' February 17, 2009 e-mail --
"Request for Video-Audiotape of Senate Judiciary Committee's
February 11, 2009 Hearing to Confirm Judge Lippman to the NY
Court of Appeals"
CJA's February 17, 2009 e-mail to Spotts --
"Thank
you..."
February 23, 2009 letter from Secretary of Senate Aponte
CJA's March 9, 2009 letter to Secretary of Senate Aponte --
"FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW (FOIL) REQUEST"
March 12, 2009 letter from Secretary of Senate Aponte --
enclosing: (1)
February 11, 2009 Senate Floor Proceedings
(2)
Governor's January 14, 2009 nomination
(3)
Senate February 11, 2009 Roll Call Vote
January 11, 2013 letter to Secretary of Senate Francis Patience
-- "The Senate's 'Freedom of Information' Rule XV -- Transcript
of the Senate Judiciary Committee's February 11, 2009 hearing to
confirm then Appellate Division, First Department Presiding
Justice Jonathan Lippman as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals"
January 18, 2013 Response from Secretary of Senate
So-Called "Scholarship"
Vincent Bonaventre
February 12, 2009: "Chief
Judge Lippman's senate confirmation and press reviews"
CASE STUDY
OF THE PRESS IN ACTION
VILLAGE VOICE EXPOSE: "Justice is
Blindsided: How Shelly Silver Made His Pal Chief Judge" by
Wayne Barrett: released
February 10, 2009
Comments Posted on Village Voice Blog by
CJA & Eli Vigliano, Esq, Founder of CJA's predecessor local
grass-roots citizens' group
Yonkers Tribune: Henry J. Stern:
"From Grand Street to Eagle Street: Senate Confirms Jonathan
Lippman as Chief Judge of New York State; A Good Friend of
Speaker Silver, whose Influence Keeps Rising",
February 11, 2009
Compare:
VILLAGE VOICE
&
New York Times
The New York Times
December 1, 2008 "7 Names in Contention for Chief Judge", by Sewell Chan
(City Room blog)
December 2, 2008 "Panel Gives Paterson Seven Names for Top Judge", by Sam
Roberts
December 3, 2008 "Lack of Women on Court List Draws Fire", by Sewall Chan
(City Room blog)
December 4, 2008 "Paterson Criticizes Panel for Its Judicial Selections"
by Jeremy Peters
December 14, 2008 "Judith Kaye's Example", editorial
January 13, 2009 "Lippman to be Named State's Chief Judge" by John Eligon
& Sewell Chan (City Room blog)
January 14, 2009 "Paterson Picks Chief Judge Nominee" by John Eligon
February 11, 2009 "Chief Judge Nominee Draws on Administrative Skill" by
John Eligon
February 12, 2009 "Senate Confirms Top Judge on State Court of Appeals"
by Jeremy W. Peters
New York Law Journal
December 4, 2008 "N.Y. Governor 'Outraged' by All-Male Court Picks", by
Joel Stashenko
January 14, 2009 "Sources: Lippman Chosen for N.Y. Chief Judge Slot", by
Joel Stashenko
January 28, 2009 "Supporters of Court of Appeals Nominating System Urge
Caution" by Joel Stashenko
February 3, 2009
"Judicial Nomination Chair Set to Testify in Albany" by Joel Stashenko
February 4, 2009
"Applicants for Court of Appeals Falling, Nominating Panel Head Says" by
Joel Stashenko
February 11, 2009 "Free Breaking News: Lippman Confirmed as Chief Judge"
by Joel Stashenko
February 13, 2009 "Senate Confirms Lippman as Chief Judge" by Joel
Stashenko
Associated Press
January 27, 2009 "Lawmakers fault top court selection process" by Michael
Virtanen (Newsday.com)
February 11, 2009 "NY Senate approves Lippman as top judge" by Michael Virtanen
(Staten Island Live)
February 11, 2009 "Senate approves Lippman as top judge" (wnyt.com)
February 11, 2009 "UPDATE Senate OK's Lippman as state's top judge" (Troy
Record)
February 12, 2009 "Senate confirms Jonathan Lippman as chief judge"
(Newsday)
Gannett
January 27, 2009 "Changes urged in the way the state picks top judges"
by Jay Gallagher
February 11, 2009 "Chief Judge Picked" (Politics on the Hudson)
Legislative Gazette
February 11, 2009 "Judiciary Committee approves Lippman" by Kristen
Hammer
Albany Times Union
February 11, 2009 "Lippman confirmed: blesses the 'media'" (Capitol
Confidential blog)
February
12, 2009 "Chief judge set to tackle pay issue" by Robert Gavin
New York Post
December 8, 2008 "The Wrong Chief Judge", editorial
New York Daily News
December 1, 2008 "Judge nominee list doesn't appeal to Gov. Paterson", by
Kenneth Lovett
January 13, 2009 "Sheldon Silver pal gets court nod from Gov. Pataki" by
Kenneth Lovett
January 14, 2009 "...Judicious pick", editorial
February 10, 2009 "Sampson: Unpressured and 'Comfortable' With Chief
Judge-To-Be" by Elizabeth Benjamin
February 11, 2009 "Three Of Original Gang Of Four Reunite On Lippman" by
Elizabeth Benjamin
February 13, 2009 "Proof
that N.Y. has...the worst Legislature", editorial
(web title: "...Senate Democrats stage contemptible confirmation
hearing for state's chief judge"l
The New York Observer
January 13, 2009 "Lippman Will Be Chief Judge, Senate Will Look Into Process",
Jimmy Vielkind
February 11, 2009 "Lippman Hearing Gets a Little Noisy" by Jimmy Vielkind
February 11, 2009 "After All That, Lippman Clears the Committee" by Jimmy
Vielkind
Politickerny.com
January 9, 2009 "How a Chief Judge Gets Picked", Jimmy Vielkind
Gothamist
January 14, 2009 "Paterson Nominates Lippman to be Top Judge"
February 11, 2009 "State's Top Judge is Shelly's L.E.S. Childhood Buddy"
Yonkers Tribune
February 11, 2009 "From Grand Street to Eagle Street" by Henry J.
Stern
Empire State News
February 12, 2009 "Lippman confirmed as state's top judge"
Capital News 9
February 12, 2009 "Chief Judge isn't as glamorous as it seems" by
Ken Jubie
Bizjournals
February 12, 2009 "Senate confirms Lippman as NY's top judge"
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Daily
News: January 1, 2016:
Lippman Legacy: editorial
City & State: December 31, 2015:
Lippman a winner
OTHER 'MERIT SELECTION" APPOINTMENTS
TO THE NY COURT OF APPEALS:
HOWARD A. LEVINE
1993
CARMEN BEAUCHAMP CIPARICK
1993-initial appointment
ALBERT
M. ROSENBLATT
1998
VICTORIA A.
GRAFFEO
2000
SUSAN P.
READ
2003
ROBERT S.
SMITH
2004
EUGENE F. PIGOTT, JR.
2006
JUDITH S. KAYE
2007
JONATHAN LIPPMAN
2009
(you are here)
JANET DiFIORE
2015-2016
JANET DiFIORE
2015-2016
MICHAEL GARCIA
2016
MADELINE SINGAS
ANTHONY CANNATARO
2021
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