Judicial/Legal Misconduct
in New York

February 14, 2006
New York Judicial Directory

November 18, 2005

A new booklet titled "A Guide To Small Claims in NYS City, Town and Village Courts" is now available. Click here to read . CLR suggests that you read this booklet before filing an action in small claims court in the State of New York.

Is your attorney licensed in the state of New York? You can now check the attorney out online at this database. NOTE: This database is not complete. If you do not find the attorneys name online, call the New York State Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration Unit at (212) 428-2800.

August 9, 2001
Current New York Court Rules as of August 9, 2001

February 2001
      Recent amendments to N.Y. Court Rules
1/30/2001    Effective immediately, it is a little easier to serve process on the
           state's top lawyer. Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has extended
           statewide a longstanding policy in New York City, where despite a
           statute that requires service on an Assistant Attorney General when
           the State or one of its agencies is sued, non-attorneys are
           designated to receive service of process in those cases. Mr.
           Spitzer's staff said that the Attorney General is waiving the personal
           jurisdiction requirement statewide to make service less onerous.
           For several years, that policy has been in place in New York City,
           where non-attorneys can be served at the Office of the Managing
           Attorney, 120 Broadway.

A New Rule Requiring Arbitration for Most Fee Disputes, becomes effective on June 1, 2001.
1/8/01:
Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye's State of the Judiciary address today at noon will be available in video and audio form on the Unified Court System's Web site at N.Y. courts website immediately following the speech. It will remain on-line for the entire year. Questions regarding the address can be submitted to the Chief Judge via e-mail from the court's Web site for 48 hours following her speech. A cross section of the questions and answers will be posted on the Web site on Jan. 12.

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