Kaye report finds 'errors of judgment,' but no charges
ALBANY — Gov. David Paterson’s actions toward a woman pursuing domestic violence charges against an administration staffer do not warrant charges but were “errors of judgment,” investigators concluded...
View ArticlePhil Boyle: Impeachment is still the best option
Assemblyman Phil Boyle, a Long Island Republican who made waves earlier this year when he called for the impeachment of Gov. David Paterson, says that legislative process would have provided a better...
View ArticlePaterson: 'I can't comment,' but about those legislators …
Gov. David Paterson took questions after a meeting of the New York City Financial Control Board, and of course was asked about a report into his conduct as a woman pursued domestic violence charges...
View ArticleState Police launch their own internal investigation
Among many things revealed in the report issued by independent counsel Judith Kaye about how the Paterson administration got involved in an allegation of domestic violence against one of its own was...
View ArticlePaterson: I coulda had class! I coulda been a contender!
In radio interviews this morning, Gov. David Paterson gave a little more substance to his reaction the report by Judith Kaye about his role in a woman’s pursuit of domestic violence charges against an...
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Paterson plans no action against Harris, Johnson
Clemmie Harris at the RTTT press conference. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union) A month after former Court of Appeals chief judge Judith Kaye concluded Gov. David Paterson and several members of his...
View ArticleDavid Paterson on the demise of David Paterson
Gov. David Paterson was particularly reflective this morning on WAMC’s Roundtable, chalking up his abortive electoral bid to nasty rumors that he would resign; which he once again suggested were...
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Former Chief Judge Judith Kaye dies at 77
Mike Groll/Associated Press Judith Kaye, the first woman to lead the New York judiciary as Chief Judge, has died at age 77, a spokesman for the Court of Appeals confirmed Thursday morning. The cause of...
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Former aide represented Cuomo at Kaye’s memorial service
Mike Groll/Associated Press Monday’s memorial service for former state Chief Judge Judith Kaye was well-attended by significant figures in New York’s legal system, including Attorney General Eric...
View ArticleKaye’s Purple Mood
Reporter Rob Gavin caught Chief Judge Judith Kaye at the Bar Association today, and says she was threatening to sue over issue of a judicial pay. She and her lawyer, Bernard Nussbaum, said it’s...
View ArticleCommission: Judges can hear legislators’ cases
The Commission on Judicial Conduct today said judges can’t automatically shrug off cases involving state lawmakers or legislators’ law firms just because Chief Judge Judith Kaye and the Unified Court...
View ArticlePaterson is disturbed by list of COA nominees
Gov. David Paterson just said the all-male, nearly all-white (just one black, COA associate judge Theodore Jones) list of nominations for Court of Appeals Chief Judges “disturbs” him. While that’s all...
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