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Who
We Are . . .
Doris
L. Sassower
J.D.,
New York University Law School, Co-Founder and Administrator of CJA. Renowned nationally as a pioneer
feminist and leader of the women's rights movement before the movement
was recognized as a movement, "mother of joint custody," and
well known for her work as a divorce law and judicial reformer, she had
a distinguished 35-year career at the bar (Martindale-Hubbell
Law Directory, 1989 ed.), with her own law firm, when, as a result
of her judicial whistleblowing, she was viciously retaliated
against in June 1991 by a due processless politically-motivated suspension
of her law license for having sought to expose the
corruption of judicial elections by powerful party bosses in both
Republican and Democratic parties.
As pro bono counsel to the Ninth Judicial Committee, CJA's predecessor
grassroots local group, in 1990, she challenged a corrupt bipartisan
political deal for cross-endorsement of seven judges over a three-year period in the Ninth Judicial District of New York (the infamous
"Three-Year
Deal" in the groundbreaking case of Castracan v. Colavita, et
al. SEE Where Do You Go When
Judges Break the Law?, CJA's $16,770 Op-Ed page ad, New York
Times (October 26, 1994);
Restraining
'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public Payroll, CJA's
$3,077 ad, New York Law Journal (August 27, 1997)
Elena
Ruth Sassower
B.A., Brown University, Co-Founder and Director of CJA.
She is the daughter of not just one judicial whistleblower, Doris L.
Sassower, but two. Her father is
George Sassower, who -- years before her mother -- was viciously
retaliated against and stripped of his law license. Having been raised
by such courageous legal giants, Elena formally joined the battle against
judicial corruption in 1990 and has been constantly breaking new ground with her dedication,
creativity, and innovative strategies.
Harold
B. Somer
B.A., New York University, serves on CJA's Board of Directors. A financial
consultant and senior partner of his insurance and investments firm, he
has donated countless pro bono hours to advancing CJA's goals.
Advisory Board
Gary Zerman
J.D. Click here for further
info
Carl Bernofsky
Ph.D., former professor of
biochemistry, Tulane University School of Medicine and Consultant and
professor of biochemistry, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Graduate School of
Medicine. He is an advocate for ethical reform as it applies to judicial
conflict of interest and the constitutional rights of litigants and a
proponent of legislation to broaden and enforce judicial codes of conduct
and accountability.
Click here for further info
more coming soon
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