Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 16, 2012
Acting Presiding Justice Thomas E. Mercure of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department, recently announced that a regular court session of the Appellate Division will be held at Albany Law School on Tuesday, March 20, 2012.
The March 20th session will consist of approximately 10 oral arguments and include a variety of civil and criminal cases. The session will be conducted in the school's Alexander Moot Court Room and commences at 1:30 P.M. Students, faculty and the general public are invited and encouraged to attend the session.
Acting Presiding Justice Mercure stated that the Court believes that conducting sessions at Albany Law School "will give students a greater opportunity to observe the appellate process first hand." After the session, the Court will entertain questions about the court process.
This will be the 17th time the Court has conducted a session at Albany Law School, starting in 1995.
Robert D. Mayberger, Clerk of the Court, indicated that the five-judge panel assigned to the March 20th session will be Acting Presiding Justice Mercure, Justice John A. Lahtinen, Justice Edward O. Spain, Justice William E. McCarthy and Justice Elizabeth A. Garry.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 2012
Hon. Thomas E. Mercure, Acting Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department, announced today that approximately 632 people are scheduled to be sworn in as newly admitted members of the New York State Bar by the Court at a ceremony at noon on Thursday, February 23, 2012, at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, New York.
The members of the Court presiding at the ceremony will include Acting Presiding Justice Mercure, Hon. Bernard J. Malone Jr., Hon. Leslie E. Stein, Hon. William E. McCarthy and Hon. John C. Egan Jr.
Acting Presiding Justice Mercure stated that the Court is very pleased that Hon. Michael V. Coccoma, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Courts Outside of New York City, will be in attendance and will address the new attorneys.
Justice Egan will administer the Constitutional oath of office to the applicants.
All of the new attorneys who will be sworn in on February 23 have passed the New York State Bar examination or have satisfied the motion admission requirements and will have been approved for admission by the Third Department’s Committees on Character and Fitness.
Applicants from at least 31 states, the District of Columbia, and 23 foreign countries will be admitted. Foreign countries represented include Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. The Third Department is responsible for the admission of out-of-state applicants and applicants from other countries.
The ceremony on February 23 is open to the public and all are invited and encouraged to attend. For further information, please contact Robert D. Mayberger, the Clerk of the Court (471-4777), or Daniel C. Brennan of the Admissions Office (471-4734).
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 13, 2012
Hon. Thomas E. Mercure, Acting Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department, announced today that approximately 789 people are scheduled to be sworn in as newly admitted members of the New York State Bar by the Court at a ceremony at noon on Thursday, January 19, 2012, at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, New York.
The members of the Court presiding at the ceremony will include Acting Presiding Justice Mercure, Hon. Karen K. Peters, Hon. Bernard J. Malone Jr., Hon. Leslie E. Stein, and Hon. William E. McCarthy.
Acting Presiding Justice Mercure stated that the Court is very pleased that Hon. Dean G. Skelos, Majority Leader of the New York State Senate, will be in attendance and will address the new attorneys.
Justice McCarthy will administer the Constitutional oath of office to the applicants.
All of the new attorneys who will be sworn in on January 19 have passed the New York State Bar examination and will have been approved for admission by the Third Department’s Committees on Character and Fitness.
Applicants from at least 34 States, the District of Columbia, and 22 foreign countries will be admitted. Foreign countries represented include Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. The Third Department is responsible for the admission of out-of-State applicants and applicants from other countries.
The ceremony on January 19 is open to the public and all are invited and encouraged to attend. For further information, please contact Robert D. Mayberger, the Clerk of the Court (471-4777), or Daniel C. Brennan of the Admissions Office (471-4734).
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