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NY Judge Likely to Appeal Ruling Holding Federal Judges Are Public Officials in Defamation Actions
U.S. District Judge Roy Altman ruled that the court was “not aware of any deferral defamation action in which a federal court ...
New York Fed must face lawsuit over COVID vaccine firing, appeals court rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Wednesday revived part of a lawsuit accusing the Federal ...
Court overturns Brooklyn judge’s nixing convictions in FIFA soccer broadcast bribery case
A Brooklyn judge wrongly vacated the convictions of a former 21st Century Fox executive and a sports marketing company in a ...
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Chief Judge Wilson bucks history: Adding judges to the New York Court of Appeals breaks with long precedent
In this image provided by the Office of the Governor of New York, Rowan Wilson speaks following a celebratory swearing in ceremony as the first Black chief judge of the state’s highest court ...
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Liberal Rowan Wilson confirmed to lead NY's Court of Appeals - New York Post
ALBANY – The state Senate confirmed liberal judge Rowan Wilson to lead New York’s top court Tuesday, despite concerns about past rulings indicating he would push the judiciary far to the left ...
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Rowan Wilson is the new chief judge of NY's top court. Who is he? - The Journal News or lohud.com
Rowan Wilson was confirmed as the chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals late Tuesday after the state Senate voted to approve his nomination to the center seat, marking the first time a ...
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Rowan Wilson Is Confirmed as New York’s Chief Judge
Judge Wilson, a prominent liberal jurist, will be the first Black judge to lead the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court. By Luis Ferré-Sadurní ALBANY, N.Y. — Judge Rowan ...
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Gov. Kathy Hochul taps liberal Judge Rowan Wilson to lead NY's highest court - New York Post
Court of Appeals Associate Judge Rowan Wilson was named by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday to lead New York’s highest court. Facebook/Albany Law School ...
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Rowan Wilson Sworn In as NY Chief Judge; First Black Jurist to Lead Court of Appeals - Law.com
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (center) swears in Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson in a ceremony at the New York Court of Appeals in Albany on Sept. 12, 2023. (Photo by David Handschuh/OCA) ...
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Judge Rowan Wilson confirmed to lead NYS Court of Appeals - WRGB
ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — After a process that was more drawn out than usual, New York now has its pick for its next chief judge of the Court of Appeals secured. The state senate -- voting Tuesday to ...
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Why New York Court of Appeals Judges Reversed Weinstein's Conviction - The Hollywood Reporter
Why the New York Appeals Court Judges Reversed Harvey Weinstein’s Conviction. Three female judges were among the 4-3 ruling to reverse the conviction that was a cornerstone of the #MeToo ...
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Hochul Names a New Candidate to Become New York’s Top Judge
Judge Wilson was nominated by former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in January 2017 to serve as an associate judge on the Court of Appeals. ... Left-Leaning Judge Picked For New York’s Top Court. Order ...