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American Judicature Society
1993
January 5, 1993 letter from Bryant Garth, Director/American Bar
Foundation
Referred to:
1992
Law Day Critique of Federal Judicial Selection
NJC's September 13, 1993 letter to Jeffrey Shaman/Senior
Fellow-Project Director
Referred to:
July
14, 1993 letter to National Commission on Judicial Discipline
& Removal
July 22, 1993 letter
to National Commission on Judicial Discipline
& Removal
Supreme Court Submissions: Sassower v. Field
(1)
petition for a writ of certiorari, February 22, 1993
(2)
petition for rehearing, May 14, 1993
(3)
Supplemental petition for rehearing, June 1,
1993
Enclosed:
NJC's August 26, 1993 letter
to House Judiciary Committee
November 2, 1993 letter from Frances Zemans, Executive Director
1994
January 31, 1994 letter from Cynthia Gray,
Director/Center for Judicial Conduct Organizations
CJA's February 4, 1994 letter to Gray
Enclosed:
NJC's January 31, 1994 letter to
House Judiciary Committee
House Judiciary
Committee's January 4, 1994 letter
March-April 1994 issue of Judicature magazine (vol. 77, No.
5) --
"Focus: National
Commission on Judicial Discipline and Removal calls for moderate changes"
by Cynthia Gray
1995
August 8, 1995:
CJA's hand-delivery of the file:
Doris
L. Sassower v. Commission on Judicial Conduct of the State of New York
CJA's August 14, 1995 fax
-- "Sassower v. NYS Commission on
Judicial Conduct"
Gray's August 30, 1995 letter, with cc's to Frances Zemans &
Jeffrey Shaman
1996
CJA's August 13, 1996 letter to Frances Zemans
--
"Coalition for non-partisan reform" (cc: AJS President
Robert Kaufman)
-- transmitting pages from 1986
Common
Cause Report, "Assembly-Line Approval"
&
from 1988
Twentieth Century Fund Report "Judicial Roulette"
-- and enclosing
CJA's June 28, 1996 letter to Senate
Judiciary Chairman Hatch
Zemans' August 27, 1996 letter
1998
mid-September 1998, extensive phone conversation with AJS staffer Leslie
Reis:
see fn. 2 of CJA's December 9, 1998 letter to Charles Gardner Geyh,
Director of the AJS Center for Judicial Independence: after which
the following were sent:
(1) CJA's published article,
WITHOUT MERIT: THE EMPTY PROMISE OF JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE,
The Long
Term View (Massachusetts School of Law)
(2) cert petition &
supplemental brief in
Sassower v. Mangano:
(3)
CJA's
statement for inclusion in the
record of the House Judiciary Committee's June 11, 1998 "Oversight Hearing of
the Administration and Operation of the Federal Judiciary" &
Accompanying
Compendium of Documents Annexed to the Statement
CJA's March 10, 1998 memorandum to House Judiciary Committee
CJA's published article, "Without Merit: The Empty Promise of
Judicial Discipline",
The Long Term
View (Massachusetts School of Law) (summer 1997)
CJA's March 10, 1998 fax coversheets/receipts of certified mailing
CJA's March 23, 1998 memorandum to House Judiciary Committee
Ex. A: CJA's March 13, 1998 letter to Professor Burbank
Ex. B: Professor Burbank's March 15, 1998 fax
Ex. C: CJA's March 16, 1998 memo to House Judiciary Committee
Ex. D: CJA's July 22, 1993 letter to National Commission on Judicial
Discipline
& Removal
Ex. E: CJA's June 9, 1993 letter to Counsel/House Judiciary Committee
CJA's March 23, 1998 fax coversheet to House Judiciary Committee
CJA's May 22, 1998 letter to House Judiciary Committee
CJA's April 24, 1998 testimony before the Commission on Structural
Alternatives
for the Federal Courts of
Appeals
"Where Do You Go When Judges Break the Law", $16,600 ad,
NYT, 10/26/94
"Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public
Payroll", $3,077 ad,
NYLJ, 8/27/97
CJA's May 29, 1998 letter to Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
CJA's June 5, 1998 letter to House Judiciary Committee
Correspondence with House Judiciary Committee during
Democratic control:
CJA's July 29, 1993 letter to Counsel
CJA's August 26, 1993 letter to Counsel
January 4, 1994 letter from Counsel
CJA's January 31, 1994 letter to Counsel
CJA's December 2, 1994 letter to Counsel
CJA's December 27, 1994 letter to Counsel
Correspondence with House Judiciary Committee following the
Republican take-over
CJA's February 2, 1995 letter to staff
CJA's June 30, 1995 letter to Counsel
CJA's July 10, 1995 letter to Asst. Counsel
July 20, 1995 letter from Asst. Counsel
CJA's November 8, 1995 letter to Asst. Counsel
CJA's December 1, 1995 letter to Asst. Counsel
CJA's January 29, 1996 to Counsel/Democratic Minority Side
CJA's March 28, 1996 letter to Chief Counsel
CJA's January 20, 1998 fax to Counsel
2001
CJA's March 6, 2001 lettr to Kerry Hill, Staff
Attorney/Center for Judicial Independence; Cynthia Gray, Director/Center
for Judicial Conduct Organizations --
"Amicus and other
assistance in the appeal of the public interest Article 78 proceeding, Elena
Ruth Sassower, Coordinator of the Center for Judicial Accountability,
Inc, acting pro bono publico, against Commission on Judicial Conduct of
the State of New York (NY Co. #108551/99; Appellate Division, First
Dept. Cal #2000-5434)
FOR
referred-to appellant's brief, appendix, & letters to the attorney
general --
SEE:
Test
Case-State (Commission)-Appellate Division
AJS's March 15, 2001 letter
signed by Kerry Hill and Cynthia Gray
CJA's May 31, 2001 letter to Allan Sobel, Executive Vice-President &
Director
--
"(1) Reconsideration of CJA's request for amicus
and other assistance in the appeal of the public interest lawsuit, Elena
Ruth Sassower, Coordinator of the Center for Judicial Accountability,
Inc, acting pro bono publico, against Commission on Judicial Conduct of
the State of New York (NY Co. #108551/99; Appellate Division, First
Dept., September 2001 Term)
-- Ex B: "Without Merit: The Empty Promise of Judicial
Discipline"
AJS' June 6, 2001 letter signed by Sobel
FOR referred-to opposing brief of the attorney general, appellant's
critique, & letters to the attorney general --
SEE:
Test
Case-State (Commission)-Appellate Division
2003
CJA's September 16, 2003 memo to Sobel
--
"Advancing
Long-Overdue Non-Partisan, Good-Government Reform of Federal Judicial
Selection/Confirmation, etc."
-- enclosing
CJA's September 10, 2003 letter to Constitution Project-Courts
Initiative
--enclosing
CJA's June
16, 2003 memo to Ralph Nader, Public Citizen, Common Cause
SEE:
Paper Trail to Jail in "Disruption of Congress" case
2004
CJA's June
8, 2004 memo to Sobel
--
"Your (On-Going)
Responsibility to 'Champion Basic Citizen Rights -- and the Vital
Importance of Citizen Participation in Federal Judicial Selection' at
Issue in the 'Disruption of Congress' case of
United States of America v. Elena Ruth Sassower..."
CJA's June 10, 2004 draft memo of law
on the unconstitutionality of
the "disruption of Congress" statute
2005
CJA's
May 27, 2005 memo to Sobel
--
"Furthering 'Basic Citizen Rights -- and
the Vital Importance of Citizen Participation in Federal Judicial
Selection', as well as Fundamental Judicial Accountability by your
Amicus Curiae and Other Assistance in the Appeal of the 'Disruption
of Congress' Case, Elena Ruth Sassower v. United States of America"
SEE:
"Disruption of Congress"- DC Court of Appeals
(6/28/05 appellant's brief & supplemental fact
statement)
CJA's
August 23, 2005 memo to Sobel
2007
CJA's June 20, 2007 memo to Justice to Seth Andersen &
Cynthia Gray
--
"Championing Judicial Independence
at the U.S. Supreme Court by Amicus Curiae Support for Cert
Petition in 'Disruption of Congress Case"
cc: CJA's
June 22, 2007 memo to Ralph Nader & liberal/conservative organizations
-- "Championing Basic Citizen Rights, the Vital Importance
of Citizen Participation in Federal Judicial Selection, and Fundamental
Judicial Accountability by Your Amicus Curiae Support for U.S.
Supreme Court Review of the Cert Petition in the 'Disruption of
Congress' Case"
CJA's July 2, 2007 memo
--
"'Working to Keep Our Courts Fair and Impartial' -- As Empirically
Tested by the 'Disruption of Congress' Case"
CJA's
August 24, 2007 memo to Justice at
Stake Campaign & Its Campaign Partners
--
"Championing Judicial Independence
at the U.S. Supreme Court by your amicus
curiae support for the filed and
docketed cert petition in the 'disruption of
Congress' case"
SEE:
"Disruption of Congress" - US Supreme
Court
(see 8/17/07 cert petition)
2008
CJA's March 31, 2008 memo to Seth Anderson/Executive Vice President &
Cynthia Gray/Director, AJS Center for Judicial Ethics
--
"Queries
on Federal Judicial Discipline: (1) the Federal Judiciary's New Rules; (2) the Breyer Committee & its Report; (3) Proposed Congressional Legislation for an
Inspector General for the Judicial Branch"
April 1, 2008 e-mail from Cynthia Gray, Director/Center for Judicial
Ethics
cc:
CJA's April 24, 2008 e-mail to Professor Stephen Burbank
--
"Query: AJS Posting of your May 27, 2004 Letter to the
Editor of the New York Times"
cc: CJA's April 25, 2008 e-mail to Professor Burbank
--
"2nd Query: AJS Posting of your May 27, 2004 Letter to the
Editor of the New York Times"
CJA's April 28, 2008 memo to Anderson & Gray
--
"Additional Queries on Federal
Judicial Discipline"
April 30, 2008 e-mail from Gray
--
"Re: Additional
Queries on Federal Judicial Discipline"
CJA's April 30, 2008 e-mail to Gray
-
"Thank you..."
CJA's May 2, 2008 memo to Andersen & Gray
--
"RE: Confronting Evidence: The Corruption of Federal Judicial
Discipline: (1) CJA's March 6, 2008 Critique of the Breyer Committee Report &
Letter to the Chief Justice; and (2) CJA's April 18, 2008 Comments to the
Judicial Conference Committee on Codes of Conduct on the Proposed Revision to
the Code of Conduct for United States Judges"
(cc: Professors Burbank & Geyh)
SEE:
Judicial Discipline-Federal
May 12, 2008 e-mail from Gray
--
"Re: Confronting Evidence:
The Corruption of Federal Judicial Discipline" (cc: Professors
Burbank & Geyh)
CJA's May 30, 2008 memo to Andersen & Gray
--
"Serving Congress and the Public by Critical Scholarship:
(1) Federal Judicial Pay Raises; & (2) Breyer Committee Report on the
Implementation of the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980"
June 21, 2013 -- posted on Administrative Office of U.S. Courts website
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