A commission headed by former Chief Judge Judith Kaye has recommended in a report that New York add six new Court of Claims judges for assignment to the Supreme Court's Commercial Division and increase the monetary threshold from its current $150,000 to $500,000. The blue ribbon Task Force on Commercial Litigation in the 21st Century provides important backing for Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman in his struggle with the Legislature for adequate funding of a state court system whose deficiencies include woefully inadequate indigent defense in criminal cases.Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Task Force recommends expansion, revamp of NY Commercial Division
A commission headed by former Chief Judge Judith Kaye has recommended in a report that New York add six new Court of Claims judges for assignment to the Supreme Court's Commercial Division and increase the monetary threshold from its current $150,000 to $500,000. The blue ribbon Task Force on Commercial Litigation in the 21st Century provides important backing for Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman in his struggle with the Legislature for adequate funding of a state court system whose deficiencies include woefully inadequate indigent defense in criminal cases.
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