New York Corruption - Judicial Corruption - Time for Accountability and Transparency

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New York Law Journal:

May 21, 2009 "Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearings on Disciplinary Bodies", p. 1, Joel Stashenko

June 9, 2009: "Grievances Against Lawyer, Judge Discipline Panels Aired at Capital", p. 1, Joel Stashenko

HEARING #2:

VIDEOTAPE of Senate Judiciary Committee's
September 24, 2009 Hearing -- Manhattan, New York

Opening Statement by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman John Sampson
video at 0:0:0 - 0:2:53
Opening Statement by Senate Judiciary Committee Member Eric Adams
video at 0:2:54 - 0:3:32; his proposal of Task Force (at 0:34:44 --):

"...This is extensive...
...the best way to resolve inefficiencies and corruption in government
is to allow the people who are personally touched by the matter to empower us with information.
So I am going to ask the Chair if he would put in place a Task Force that will be comprised of individuals like yourself and victims to assist us in navigating how this problem is being hidden from public view..."

assented to by Chairman Sampson (at 0:47:23 - 0:47:45)

Senate Judiciary Committee's witness list

Witnesses at September 24, 2009 hearing:

RICHARD KUSE, video at 0:3:36 - 0:19:27; 0:47:49 - 0:48:14

with CATHERINE WILSON, video at 0:19:15 - 0:47:48 AND 1:53:56 - 1:58:17

JUDY HERSKOWITZ -- video at 0:48:33 - 1:03:36
ANDREA WILKINSON -- video at 1:03:52 -1:25:08

VICTOR KOVNER, Chairman/Fund for Modern Courts -- video at 1:25:09 -1:33:53
MARIA GKANIOS -- video at 1:34:00 - 1:59:59
REGINA FELTON, Esq. -- at 2:00:01 - 2:27:09
DOUGLAS HIBGEE -- video at 2:27:10 - 2:35:31

CATHERINE MALARKEY -- video at 2:35:48 - 22:38:58
NORA RENZULLI, Esq. -- video at 2:39:02 - 2:47:30

STEPHANIE KLEIN -- video at 2:49:20 - 3:06:48
IKE ARUTI, Esq. -- video at 3:06:51 - 3:22:58
TERENCE FINNAN -- video at 3:22:59 -3:27:57

GIZELLA WEISSHAUS -- video at 3:28:50 - 3:37:51
ELIOT BERNSTEIN -- video at 3:38:20 - 4:01:16
SUZANNE McCORMACK -- video at 4:01:45 - 4:16:17
with PAT HANLEY"

Source of Post

http://www.judgewatch.org/web-pages/judicial-discipline/nys/nys-sjc-hearing.htm