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THE CORRUPTION OF "MERIT SELECTION"
TO NEW YORK'S HIGHEST
STATE COURT:
THEODORE T. JONES,
Jr.
CJA's January 16, 2007 letter to Senate Judiciary
Committee Chairman John A. DeFrancisco -- Att: Carole Luther, Chief of Staff
-- "RE: Senate Judiciary Committee
Procedures: (1) transcripts of confirmation hearings to NY Court of Appeals; (2)
confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Theodore T. Jones, Jr. to NY Court of
Appeals, request for publicly-available documents, & request to testify"
CJA's January 16, 2007 letter to Commission on
Judicial Nomination -- "RE: Public Access Rights under Judiciary Law 63.3"
Commission on Judicial Nomination's
January 18, 2007 letter
--
brochure
--
questionnaire for candidates for
associate judge
--
questionnaire for candidates for chief
judge
--
supplemental questionnaire for
candidates for chief judge
CJA's January 18,
2007 letter
to Commission on Judicial Nomination
-- "RE: Public Access Rights Pursuant to Judiciary Law 63.3"
CJA's January 29, 2007 resent letter to
Commission on Judicial Nomination -- RE: Public Access Rights Pursuant to
Judiciary Law 63.3"
Commission on Judicial Nomination's
January 30, 2007 letter
CJA's February 9, 2007 letter to
Chairman DeFrancisco -- ATT: Carole Luther
-- "RE:
(1) CJA's January 16, 2007 letter pertaining to Senate Judiciary Committee
procedures & request to testify in opposition to Senate confirmation of Brooklyn
Supreme Court Justice Theodore T. Jones, Jr. to the New York Court of Appeals;
(2) CJA's opposition to Senate confirmation of the reappointment of New York
Court of Appeals Chief Judge Judith Kaye & request to testify in opposition
February 9, 2007 fax from Carole Luther
CJA's February 12, 2007 letter
to Chairman DeFrancisco -- ATT: Carole Luther -- "RE: Written Statement
of Opposition for the Record of Today's Senate Judiciary Committee "Public"
Hearing on the Confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Theodore T. Jones, Jr. to
the New York Court of Appeals
CJA's written statement in opposition to
Senate confirmation of Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Theodore T. Jones, Jr. as
an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
A-1
CJA's January 16, 2007 letter to Senate Judiciary Committee
A-4
CJA's February 9, 2007 letter to Senate Judiciary Committee
A-7
Commission on Judicial Nomination's November 30, 2006 report
A-12
CJA's February 12, 2007 letter to Senate Judiciary Committee
CJA's February 20, 2007 letter to Chairman
DeFrancisco -- ATT: Carole Luther, Chief of Staff -- "RE: FOIL request
for stenographic transcript of the Senate Judiciary Committee's February 12,
2007 'hearing' to confirm Justice Theodore T. Jones, Jr. to the New York Court
of Appeals, etc.; (2) Reiterated request for policy pertaining to witness
requests for the transcripts of their own testimony"
CJA's February 20, 2007 letter to Steven
Boggess, Secretary of the Senate -- "RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
LAW (FOIL) REQUEST: Senate confirmation of Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice
Theodore T. Jones, Jr. to the New York Court of Appeals"
February 21. 2007 e-mail from Carole
Luther -- "Subject: Re: FOIL Request for Transcript of Senate Judiciary
Committee's February 12, 2007 'Hearing' to Confirm Justice Jones to NY Court of
Appeals"
CJA's February 21, 2007 e-mail to
Carole Luther -- "Subject: Thank You! -- Re: FOIL Request for Transcript of
Senate Judiciary Committee's February 12, 2007 'Hearing' to Confirm Justice
Jones to NY Court of Appeals"
TO BE POSTED: TRANSCRIPT OF
FEBRUARY 12, 2006 SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CONFIRMATION "HEARING"
TO BE POSTED: TRANSCRIPT OF
FEBRUARY 12, 2006 SENATE CONFIRMATION
CASE STUDY OF THE
PRESS IN ACTION
Associated Press:
CJA's February 12,
2007 e-mail to Mark Johnson, Marc Humbert, & Mike Gormley -- "Subject: CJA's
citizen opposition to the confirmation of Judge Jones to the NY Court of
Appeals"
February 13, 2007: "NY Senate approves Spitzer's nominee to State's highest
court", Newsday (AP-Mark Johnson)
February 13, 2007:
Metro Briefing:
"Albany: Judicial Nominee Confirmed",
New York Times, (by AP)
Gannett News Service:
CJA's February 12, 2007 e-mail to Yancey Roy
(copy to Jay Gallagher) -- "Subject: CJA's citizen opposition to the
confirmation of Judge Jones to the NY Court of Appeals"
CJA's February 12, 2007 e-mail to Yancey Roy
(copy to Jay Gallagher) -- "Subject: What Took Place 'Behind the Scenes' of Today's Senate Judiciary
Committee to Confirm Justice Jones to the NY Court of Appeals"
February 13, 2007: "Judge Who Halted Transit Strike Approved for Top Court",
by Yancey Roy (Journal News)
The
New York Times:
January 15, 2007: "Spitzer Selects a Black
Jurist for Top Court". by Sewell Chan
CJA's February 12, 2007 e-mail to Michael Cooper
(copies to Danny Hakim, Metro Desk, Editorial Board, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.,
Bill Keller, Jill Abramson) -- "Subject: What took Place 'Behind the Scenes'
at Today's Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing to Confirm Justice Jones to the NY
Court of Appeals"
February 13, 2007:
Metro Briefing:
"Albany: Judicial Nominee Confirmed"
(by AP)
New
York Law Journal:
January 14, 2007: "Breaking News: Spitzer
Names Jones to Court of Appeals", by John Caher
January 14, 2007: "By Tapping Jones, Spitzer Reveals Hands-On Style of
Picking Judges" (expanded-by John Caher)
January 17, 2007 "Key Decisions of Justice
Jones"
CJA's February 12, 2007 e-mail to John Caher --
"Subject: CJA's citizen opposition to the confirmation of Justice Jones to the
NY Court of Appeals"
Albany Times Union:
CJA's
February 12, 2007 e-mail to Michael Spain, Associate Editor (copies to Jim Odato
and Jay Jochnowitz) -- "Subject: What took Place 'Behind the Scenes' at
Today's Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing to Confirm Justice Jones to the NY
Court of Appeals"
February 13, 2007: "Jones
sworn in as high court judge", Michele Morgan Bolton
February
15, 2007: "Egan among Spitzer's selections", by Elizabeth Benjamin
Newsday
CJA's February
12, 2007 e-mail to Melissa Mansfield -- "Subject: What took Place 'Behind
the Scenes' at today's Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing to Confirm Justice
Jones to the NY Court of Appeals"
February 13, 2007: "NY Senate approves Spitzer's nominee to State's highest
court" (AP-Mark Johnson)
New York Post:
CJA's February
12, 2007 e-mail to Ken Lovett (copy to Fred Dicker) -- "Subject: What took
Place 'Behind the Scenes' at Today's Senate Judiciary Committee to Confirm
Justice Jones to the NY Court of Appeals"
New York Daily News:
February 4,
2007: "Big step for black legal giant" by Jose Martinez
CJA's
February 12, 2007 e-mail to Bill Hammond (copy to Joe Mahoney) -- "Subject:
What took Place 'Behind the Scenes' at Today's Senate Judiciary Committee to
Confirm Justice Jones to the NY Court of Appeals"
New York Sun:
CJA's February 12,
2007 e-mail to Jacob Gershman -- "Subject: What took Place 'Behind the
Scenes' at Today's Senate Judiciary Committee to Confirm Justice Jones
Confirmation to the NY Court of Appeals"
Syracuse Post Standard:
CJA's February 12, 2007 e-mail to Erik Kriss
-- "Subject: What Took Place 'Behind the Scenes' at Today's Senate Judiciary
Committee to Confirm Justice Jones to the NY Court of Appeals"
Buffalo News:
CJA's February 12, 2007 e-mail to Tom Precious
-- "Subject: What Took Place 'Behind the Scenes' at Today's Senate Judiciary
Committee to Confirm Justice Jones to the NY Court of Appeals"
Amsterdam News:
January 18, 2007: "Spitzer nominates controversial Black judge
to Court of Appeals", by Herb Boyd
OTHER 'MERIT SELECTION" APPOINTMENTS
TO THE NY COURT OF APPEALS:
HOWARD A. LEVINE
1993
CARMEN BEAUCHAMP CIPARICK
1993-initial appointment
ALBERT
M. ROSENBLATT
1998
VICTORIA A.
GRAFFEO
2000
SUSAN P.
READ
2003
ROBERT S.
SMITH
2004
EUGENE F. PIGOTT, JR.
2006
THEODORE T. JONES, JR.
2007
(you are here)
JUDITH S. KAYE
2007
CARMEN
BEAUCHAMP CIPARICK
2007-reappointment
JONATHAN LIPPMAN
2009
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