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Judicial Selection In New York: A Need For Change, James Edward Lozier
Judicial Selection In New York: A Need For Change, James Edward Lozier
Fordham Urban Law Journal
On February 27, 1974 Chief Judge Charles D. Breitel of the New York State Court of Appeals addressed the New York Legislature regarding the "State of the Judiciary and Judicial System" and presented dramatic proposals for the reform of the New York state court system. In resurrecting the problem of court reform, the Chief Judge focused in part on one particularly controversial area-the selection of the judiciary. New Yorkers, as well as many other Americans, have become increasingly cognizant of the problem of inefficient administration of the judicial system by some of our nation's state and federal judges. A full …
Federal Magistrates And The Implications Of Consensual References, Eileen J. Mccabe
Federal Magistrates And The Implications Of Consensual References, Eileen J. Mccabe
Fordham Urban Law Journal
The significance of the magistrate in the efficient operation of the federal court system makes it important to analyze the extent of the magistrate's powers as well as the limitations placed thereon. This note will examine the matters which may properly be referred to a magistrate and the standard of review which is used when the magistrate's decision goes before the district court. A major consideration in this discussion will be whether parties, by their consent, can expand the scope of magistrate's powers.