| NEW YORK - The Unified Court System announces that
a five-member delegation from New York, including Chief Judge Judith Kaye
and Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman, will participate in the
National Conference on Building Public Trust and Confidence in the Justice
System in Washington, D.C., May 13-15, 1999. The goal of the conference
is to form a national coalition to address public trust issues and to have
each state develop its own strategic plan to improve its justice system.
To assist the New York delegation, the Chief Judge has appointed the Committee
to Promote Public Trust and Confidence in the Legal System, a high-level
advisory committee that will develop a list of public trust concerns and
propose strategies to address the issues raised. This advisory committee,
chaired by Appellate Division Justice William C. Thompson and Supreme Court
Justice Evelyn Frazee, comprises representatives of the bench and the bar,
the media, university professors, businesses, unions, civic groups, victims
rights groups, legislators and local government officials.
The New York delegation to the conference, sponsored by the American
Bar Association, the Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of
State Court Administrators, will consist of
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Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye
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Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman
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New York State Bar Association President James C. Moore
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League of Women Voters President Evelyn Stock
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New York Urban League President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott
Chief Judge Kaye said, "I am pleased that New York will be represented
in the NationalConference on Building Public Trust and Confidence in the
Justice System - a historic event that promises to be both productive and
enriching. The conference provides a unique opportunity for national colloquy
on a subject of serious concern to court administrators around the country.
I am proud to lend our state's support and look forward to a healthy exchange
of ideas and experiences.
The advisory committee we have assembled boasts a distinguished and
diverse roster of members and will undoubtedly provide much insight on
public perception of the justice system in our state."
Chief Administrative Judge Lippman added, "I would like to thank the
other members of the delegation, James Moore, Evelyn Stock and Dennis Walcott,
for agreeing to represent New York at the conference with Chief Judge Kaye
and myself. I would also like to extend my gratitude to Justice Thompson
and Justice Frazee and the individual members of the advisory committee
whose research and recommendations will provide the basis for our work
at the conference."
The conference will develop a national action plan and determine the
role of national organizations in assisting states to effectuate their
strategies. A subsequent conference will likely be held the following year.
The Committee to Promote Public Trust and Confidence in the Legal System
is expected to hold public hearings around New York State later this year.
(A list of committee members is attached.)
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The Committee to Promote Public Trust
and Confidence in the Legal System
Hon. Evelyn Frazee (Co-Chair), Justice of the Supreme Court, Seventh
Judicial District
Hon. William C. Thompson (Co-Chair), Associate Justice of the Appellate
Division, Second Department
Peter A. Bellacosa, Esq., Partner in the law firm of Kirkland &
Ellis, New York City
Gary Brown, Esq., Executive Director of the Fund for Modern Courts,
Westchester County
Danny Donohue, President of the Civil Service Employees Association,
Inc., Albany
Hon. John D. Doyle, County Executive of Monroe County
Klaus Eppler, Esq., Partner in the law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP, New
York City
John D. Feerick, Dean of Fordham University School of Law, New York
City
Hon. William J. Fitzpatrick, District Attorney of Onondaga County
Hon. Victoria A. Graffeo, Associate Justice of the Appellate Division,
Third Department
Dr. Karen R. Hitchcock, President of the State University of New York
at Albany
Ruth Hochberger, Editor-in-Chief, New York Law Journal, New York
City
Barry Kamins, Esq., Partner in the law firm of Flamhaft Levy Kamins
& Hirsch, Brooklyn, New York
Hon. James J. Lack, Member of the New York State Senate and Chair of
the Senate Judiciary Committee, Suffolk County
Glenn Lau-Kee, Esq., Partner in the law firm of Kee and Lau-Kee, New
York City; President of the Asian American Bar Association of New York
Harold O. Levy, Esq., Associate General Counsel, Citigroup, Inc., New
York City
Elizabeth D. Moore, Esq., Partner in the law firm of Nixon, Hargrave,
Devans & Doyle, LLP, New York City
Sarah E. Moss, Esq.,Vice-President and General Counsel, Pitney-Bowes,
Inc., New York City
Jeanne Mullgrav, Director of Court Programs, Victim's Services Agency,
New York City
Hon. Roberto Ramirez, Member of the New York State Assembly, Bronx County
Carol Ann Rinzler, Author and former grand juror, New York City
Rachel F. Robbins, Esq., General Counsel, J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc.,
New York City
Dr. Richard A. Shick, Dean of Canisius College, Buffalo
Hon. Claire Shulman, Borough President of Queens County
Hon. Richard D. Simons, Retired Judge of the Court of Appeals, and Counsel
to the law firm of McMahon, Grow & Getty, Rome, New York
Dr. Herman A. Sirois, Superintendent of Levittown Public Schools, Nassau
County
Hon. Ronald B. Stafford, Member of the New York State Senate and Chair
of the Senate Finance Committee, Clinton County
Hon. Charles J. Tejada, Judge of the Court of Claims and Acting Supreme
Court Justice, First Judicial District; Past-President of the Association
of Judges of Hispanic Heritage
Hon. Helene E. Weinstein, Member of the New York State Assembly and
Chair of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, Brooklyn
Hon. Charles L. Willis, Former Justice of the Supreme Court; Of Counsel
to the law firm of Harris Beach & Wilcox, Rochester, New York
Hon. Mary M. Work, Judge of the Ulster County Family Court
Peter L. Zimroth, Esq., Partner in the law firm of Arnold & Porter,
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