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STATE OF NEW YORK COMMISSION ON
JUDICIAL NOMINATION
1998 NOMINATION OF ALBERT M.
ROSENBLATT:
[SEE:
Judicial
Selection - NY - "Merit Selection" to the NY Court of Appeals: Rosenblatt]
CJA's October 5, 1998
letter to NYS Commission on Judicial Nomination ATT:
Stuart Summit/Counsel -- "RE: Media-reported candidacies of Justice Thomas
E. Mercure, Justice D. Bruce Crew III, and Justice Albert M. Rosenblatt for the
New York Court of Appeals"
(indicated copy to Commission on Judicial
Conduct)
Ex. A: NYLJ items, 9/15/98, 9/21/98
Ex. B: portions of Commission on Judicial Nomination's brochure
& blank questionnaire
Ex. C:
"Where Do You Go When Judges Break the Law?", CJA's $16,770
op-ed page ad, NYT, 10/26/94
Ex. D: "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the
Public Payroll", CJA's $3,077 ad, NYLJ, 8/27/97
Ex. E-1: "Comm'n Abandons Investigative Mandate", CJA's
letter to editor, NYLJ, 8/14/95
Ex. E-2:
"A Call for Concerted Action", CJA's $1,648 ad, NYLJ,
11/20/96
Ex. F: "On Choosing Judges, Pataki Creates Problems",
CJA's letter to editor, NYT, 11/16/96
-- transmitting a copy of
CJA's October 6, 1998 judicial misconduct complaint against Appellate
Division, 2nd Dept Justice Albert Rosenblatt & his co-defendant
Appellate Division, 2nd Dept justices in the federal action,
Doris L. Sassower v. Mangano, et al
CJA's November
3, 1998 fax to Stuart Summit
cc:
CJA's November 18, 1998 letter to Executive Committee of the Association of
the Bar of the City of New York
(also indicated copies to Gov. Pataki, A.G.-Elect Spitzer,
Commission on Judicial Conduct,
NYS Bar Association, NY Women's Bar Association, Women's Bar
Association of the State of New York, Ethics Commission, NYT, NYLJ)
November 25, 1998
letter from Stuart Summit
CJA's December 1, 1998
letter to Commission on Judicial Nomination -- ATT: Stuart Summit --
"RE: Keeping the Record Straight"
CJA's February 5, 1999
letter to Commission on Judicial Nomination -- ATT: Stuart Summit --
"RE: The Public's Access Rights under Judiciary Law Sec. 63.3"
(indicated copies to Gov. Pataki, Senate Judiciary
Committee Chairman Lack, A.G. Spitzer, NYS Ethics Commission, NY media)
Ex. A-1:
Summit's November 25, 1998 letter
Ex. A-2: CJA's
December 1, 1998 letter
Ex. B: CJA's
December 16, 1998 letter to David Gruenberg, Counsel/Senate Judiciary Committee
Ex. C: CJA's letter to
the editor, "An Appeal to Fairness: Revisit the Court of Appeals", NY
Post, 12/28/98
Ex. D: CJA's
January 13, 1999 letter to Senate Judiciary Committee
February
24, 1999 letter from Stuart Summit
CJA's March 8, 1999 letter
to Robert Freeman, Executive Director/NYS Committee on Open Government --
"RE: NYS COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL NOMINATION: NYS Constitution, Article VI,
2c-f; Judiciary Law, Article 3A; 22 NYCRR 7100.1 et seq."
CJA's March 12, 1999 letter to
Commission on Judicial Nomination -- ATT: Stuart Summit -- "RE: The
Public's Access Rights under Judiciary Law 63.3 and under Article 6 of the
Public Officer's Law: The Freedom of Information Law (F.O.I.L.)
(indicated copies to Gov. Pataki, Senate Judiciary Committee
Chairman Lack, A.G. Spitzer, NYS Ethics Commission, Committee on Open
Government, NY media)
cc: CJA's
March 26, 1999
ethics complaint against NYS Commission on Judicial Nomination, filed with NYS Ethics Commission
(indicated copies to Gov. Pataki, A.G. Spitzer,
Commission on Judicial Nomination, Commission on Judicial Conduct)
Ex. A: Public Officers Law
Ex. B: Transcript,
January 27, 1999, Eliot Spitzer, event sponsored by NYLJ &
City Bar
Ex. C: "Spitzer Claims Victory: And Now, the Litigation", NYLJ,
11/20/98
Ex. D: "Republicans Get a Pass From Spitzer -- for Now", NY Observer, 2/8/99
Ex. E: "FREE-FOR-ALL: A special report: ALBANY IS FAILING IN EFFORT TO
LIMIT CAMPAIGN
DONORS, NYT, 12/28/98
[SEE:
Correspondence-NYS Ethics Commission]
April 26, 1999
letter from Robert Freeman, Executive Director/NYS Committee on Open Government
CJA's May 3, 1999 letter to
Commission on Judicial Nomination: ATT: Stuart Summit -- "RE: Compliance
with Article 6 of the Public Officer's Law: The Freedom of Information Law
(F.O.I.L)
(indicated copies to Committee on Open Gov't, NYS Ethics
Commission)
CJA's May 3, 1999 letter
to Robert Freeman, Executive Director/Committee on Open Government
[SEE:
Test Cases - State (Commission)]
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2000 NOMINATION OF VICTORIA
GRAFFEO:
[SEE:
Judicial
Selection - NY - "Merit Selection" to NY Court of Appeals: Graffeo]
CJA's October 6, 2000 letter
to Commission on Judicial Nomination: ATT: Stuart Summit
Commission's October 6, 2000 fax with October 4, 2000 report to Governor Pataki
CJA's October 11, 2000
letter to Commission on Judicial Nomination: ATT: Stuart Summit -- "RE:
(1) CJA's request, pursuant to Judiciary Law 63.3 and F.O.I.L., for copies of
the Commission's prior reports of 'well-qualified' candidates for the Court of
Appeals, transmitted to the Governor pursuant to Judiciary Law 63.3.; (2) CJA's
request for a copy of the Commission's promulgated rules and regulations
governing records access under F.O.I.L., required by Public Officers Law 87.1,
as well as for a copy of its 'subject matter list', required by Public Officers
Law 87.3(c)"
(indicated copy to Committee on Open Government)
CJA's October 11, 2000 letter to Commission on Judicial Nomination: ATT: Stuart
Summit -- "RE: Verifying the content of the Commission on Judicial
Nomination's questionnaire completed by its seven most recent recommendees for
the Court of Appeals"
October 12, 2000
letter from Stuart Summit
cc:
CJA's OCTOBER 16, 2000 REPORT ON THE CORRUPTION OF "MERIT SELECTION"
BY THE NYS COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL NOMINATION
Exhibit A-1: "An Appeal to Fairness: Revisit the Court of
Appeals", CJA's letter to the editor, NYPost, 12/28/98
Exhibit A-2: CJA's March 26, 1999 ethics complaint to the NYS Ethics
Commission
Exhibit B: CJA's September 15, 1999 ethics complaint/supplement to the
NYS Ethics Commission
Exhibit C-1: CJA's October 16, 2000 letter to NYS Commission on Judicial
Nomination
Exhibit C-2: Commission on Judicial Nomination's October 4, 2000 report of
recommendees
Exhibit D-1: CJA's October 11, 2000 letter to Commission on Judicial
Nomination
Exhibit D-2: CJA's October 11, 2000 letter to Commission on Judicial
Nomination
Exhibit D-3: October 13, 2000 letter from Counsel/Commission on Judicial
Nomination
Exhibit E-1: February 24, 2000 letter from Counsel/Commission on Judicial
Nomination, enclosing Commission's November 12, 1998 report of recommendees
Exhibit E-2: CJA's March 12, 1999 letter to Commission on Judicial
Nomination
Exhibit 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, 12/28/98
Ex. D: CJA's January 13, 1999 letter to NYS Senate Judiciary
Committee/Clerk
Exhibit G-1: April 26, 1999 letter of Exec.Director/NYS Committee on Open
Government
Exhibit G-2: CJA's May 3, 1999 letter to Commission on Judicial Nomination
Exhibit 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?",
CJA's $16,770 ad, NYT,
10/26/94
Ex. D: "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom and on the Public
Payroll", CJA's $3,077 ad, NYLJ, 8/27/97
Ex. E-1: "Commission Abandons Investigative Mandate", NYLJ,
8/14/95
Ex. E-2: "A Call for
Concerted Action", CJA's $1,648 ad, NYLJ, 11/20/96
Ex. F: "On Choosing Judges, Pataki Creates Problems",
CJA's letter to editor, NYT, 11/16/96
Exhibit I: CJA's November 18, 1998 letter to Exec. Committee/City Bar
Exhibit J-1: "On Choosing Judges, Pataki Creates Problems",
letter to the editor, NYT, 11/16/96
Exhibit J-2: CJA's June 12, 1996 letter to Counsel to Governor Pataki
Exhibit 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
Exhibit K: NYS Assembly Bill: 2/23/83
October 18, 2000 letter
from Stuart Summit
cc:
CJA's
NOVEMBER 13, 2000 REPORT ON THE COMPLICITY OF THE BAR ASSOCIATIONS IN THE
CORRUPTION OF "MERIT SELECTION"
Exhibit A-1: City Bar President Evan Davis' October 18, 2000 letter to Governor
Pataki, with accompanying October 18, 2000 press release
Exhibit A-2: October 19, 2000 front-page item, NYLJ
Exhibit A-3: CJA's October 16, 2000 fax coversheet to City Bar Counsel
Exhibit A-4: CJA's October 19, 2000 fax to City Bar Counsel
Exhibit A-5: October 19, 2000 fax from City Bar Counsel
Exhibit A-6: October 25, 2000 fax coversheet from City Bar Counsel,
enclosing member rosters
Exhibit A-7: November 17, 1998 fax from City Bar Counsel with Executive
Committee membership
Exhibit B-1: State Bar President's October 24, 2000 letter to Gov. Pataki with
accompanying "Guidelines for Evaluating
Qualifications of Judicial Candidates"
Exhibit B-2: State Bar's October 24, 2000 "News Release"
Exhibit B-3: October 25, 2000 NYLJ front page item on State Bar's ratings
Exhibit B-4: CJA's October 25, 2000 fax to State Bar counsel
Exhibit B-5: State Bar membership list of its Executive Committee &
Judicial Selection Committee
Exhibit B-6: State bar President's November 2, 2000 ltr to NYS Senate
Judiciary Committee
Exhibit C-1: Women's Bar Association's October 20, 2000 "Media Advisory"
Exhibit C-2: October 23, 2000 NYLJ front-page item on Women's Bar ratings
Exhibit C-3: CJA's October 23, 2000 letter to Women's Bar
Exhibit C-4: website of Women's Bar listing its officers & past
presidents
Exhibit D-1: October 20, 2000 letter from President/NYS Trial Lawyers
Association to Gov. Pataki's counsel
Exhibit D-2: Trial Lawyers' October 20, 2000 "News Release"
Exhibit D-3: October 24, 2000 NYLJ front-page item on Trial Lawyers' ratings
Exhibit D-4: CJA's October 24, 2000 letter-fax to Trial Lawyers
Exhibit E: "Court of Appeals Nominees Grilled by Bar Groups",
October 17, 2000 front-page article, NYLJ
Exhibit F-1: Gov Pataki's November 2, 2000 press release: "Governor Pataki
Nominates Graffeo to Court of Appeals"
Exhibit F-2: "Pataki Selects Judge for Appeals Court He Sees as
Lenient", NYT, 11/3/00
Exhibit F-3: "Pataki Names Graffeo to Court of Appeals",
NYLJ, 11/3/00
Exhibit G: CJA's June 20, 2000 letter to Cit Bar President Evan Davis
Exhibit H-1: CJA's September 18, 2000 letter to Guy Miller Struve & P. Kevin
Castel
Exhibit H-2: November 3, 2000 front-page item/NYLJ
Exhibit I-1: CJA's November 19, 1998 letter to Chairman/NYS Bar's Judicial
Selection Committee
Exhibit I-2: CJA's January 4, 1999 letter to State Bar President
Exhibit I-3: CJA's February 17, 1999 letter to State Bar President
Exhibit I-4: February 18, 1999 letter from Counsel/NYS Bar
Exhibit J-1: "Where Do You Go When Judges Break the Law?"
Exhibit J-2: CJA's June 1, 1995 letter to Chairman/State Bar Committee on
Professional Discipline
Exhibit J-3: 6/5/95 letter from Counsel/NYS Bar
Exhibit 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 November 16, 2000
letter to Commission on Judicial Nomination: ATT: Stuart Summit -- "RE:
The Commission's Older Reports to the Governor"
CJA's April 16, 2001 letter
to Commission on Judicial Nomination: ATT: Stuart Summit -- "RE: CJA's
unresponded-to information requests plus new information requests"
(indicated copy to Committee on Open Government)
April 18, 2001 letter
from Stuart Summit
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2002 NOMINATION OF SUSAN READ:
[SEE:
Judicial Selection - NY - "Merit Selection" to NY Court of Appeals: Read]
CJA's December 6, 2002 letter
to Commission on Judicial Nomination - ATT: Stuart Summit -- "RE: Public
Access Rights Pursuant to Judiciary Law 63.3"
CJA's January 3, 2003 letter
to Commission on Judicial Nomination -ATT: Stuart Summit
-- "RE: Public Access Rights Pursuant to Judiciary Law
63.3"
January
6, 2003 letter from Stephen P. Younger, Assistant Counsel, enclosing
Commission's December 2, 2002 report to Governor Pataki
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2003 NOMINATION OF ROBERT SMITH:
[SEE:
Judicial Selection - NY - "Merit Selection" to NY Court of Appeals: Smith]
CJA's October 16, 2003
letter to Commission on Judicial Nomination, resent October 17, 2003 -- ATT:
Stuart Summit -- "RE: Public Access Rights Pursuant to Judiciary
Law 63.3"
Commission's October 20, 2003 fax with October 15, 2003 report
CJA's December 8, 2003
letter to Commission on Judicial Nomination, resent December 23, 2003 -- ATT:
Stuart Summit -- "RE: Public Access Rights Pursuant to Judiciary Law
63.3 and Article 6 of the Public Officers Law: The Freedom of Information of Law
(F.O.I.L.)"
January 8, 2004 fax
from Commission on Judicial Nomination
CJA's January 22, 2004
letter to Commission on Judicial Nomination -- "RE: The application
package pertaining to the vacancy created by the resignation of Richard C.
Wesley"
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CJA's January 5, 2004 letter to
Commission on Judicial Nomination - ATT: Stuart Summit -- "RE: NYS
Commission on Judicial Nomination's Threshold Obligations under the Freedom of
Information Law (F.O.I.L.), Etc."
(indicated copy to Committee on Open Government)
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2006 NOMINATION OF EUGENE F. PIGOTT, Jr.
[SEE:
Judicial Selection - NY - "Merit Selection" to NY Court of Appeals: Pigott]
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2007 NOMINATION OF THEODORE T. JONES
[SEE: Judicial Selection - NY - "Merit
Selection" to NY Court of Appeals: Jones]
CJA's January 16, 2007 letter to Commission on
Judicial Nomination
-- "RE: 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
-- "RE: Public Access Rights Pursuant to Judiciary Law 63.3"
CJA's January 29, 2007 resent letter to
Commission on Judicial Nomination
-- RE: Public Access Rights Pursuant to
Judiciary Law 63.3"
Commission on Judicial Nomination's
January 30, 2007 letter
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2007 NOMINATION OF JUDITH KAYE
[SEE:
Judicial Selection - NY - "Merit Selection" to NY Court of Appeals: Kaye]
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
-- "RE: Public Access Rights Pursuant to Judiciary Law 63.3"
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2007 NOMINATION OF CARMEN CIPARICK
[SEE: Judicial Selection - NY - "Merit
Selection" to NY Court of Appeals: Ciparick]
CJA's December 17, 2007 letter to NYS Commission on Judicial Nomination --
"RE: Public Access Rights Pursuant to Judiciary Law 63.3"
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2009 NOMINATION OF JONATHAN LIPPMAN
[SEE: Judicial Selection - NY - "Merit
Selection" to NY Court of Appeals:
Lippman]
CJA's December 1, 2008 letter to NYS
Commission on Judicial Nomination-- "RE: 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 -- "RE: Public Access Rights Pursuant to
Judiciary Law 63.3"
Commission on Judicial Nomination's
January 16, 2009 letter -- "RE: 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
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