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Judicial Selection
Improving the methods of selecting judges is the cornerstone of Modern Courts’ mission.
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To provide justice today, we must reform the New York State court system.
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We seek to make the the NYS Court system accessible and and fair to all New Yorkers.
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We listen to people who use the courts so we can identify which changes are needed to better serve the public.
Our efforts aim to achieve a wide range of improvements in the State judiciary.
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Senate Confirmation of the New Chief Judge
Statement of the Fund for Modern Courts
(New York, New York, January 2023)--Modern Courts urges all those involved in the confirmation process for the new Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals to follow the process that our State Constitution has mandated since 1977.
Read More(New York, New York, January 2023)--Modern Courts urges all those involved in the confirmation process for the new Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals to follow the process that our State Constitution has mandated since 1977.