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News, Articles, and Announcements Of Interest To NYSALJA Members
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We Mourn the Loss of Carol Olszewski
The administrative law community has lost a friend and distinguished administrative law judge. Carol Olszewski passed away after after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer on Saturday, November 11, 2011.
Judge Olszewski’s obituary was published in the Albany Times Union on November 22, 2011 and readers are invited to read her obituary at www.timesunion.com.
Reno Set For Midyear Conference
For the first time, NAALJ will be partnering with the National Judicial College (NJC) in Reno to plan and organize this conference. NJC is nationally renowned for excellence in Judicial Education and we are looking forward to a very impressive program.
In these challenging economic times, this Reno Midyear Conference will offer our membership quality and affordability. Conference Attendees will be staying at the Silver Legacy Hotel at the remarkable Conference Rate of $49.00 per night. Conference Program details and Hotel reservation details will be coming soon and will be posted on the NAALJ conference webpage www.naalj.org/conferences!
Declaration of Independence?
Judge Harold Baer’s new book, “Judges Under Fire: Human Rights, Independent Judges, and the Rule of Law,” examines challenges to judicial independence in a post 9/11 world and will be the subject of a program at the NYS Judicial Institute on the Pace Law School Campus on November 15, 2011 at 5:30pm
Professor Jay Carlisle will moderate a panel presentation and discussion among Judges Harold Baer, Helen Freedman and Alan Scheinkman on the myriad ways in which judicial independence is impacted in the courts today.
Judge Baer will be available to sign copies of his book, which will be available for purchase, prior to the program.
Faculty: Hon. Alan Scheinkman, Administrative Judge for Ninth Judicial District, Hon. Harold Baer, U.S. District Judge (S.D. N.Y.) and author, Hon. Helen Freedman, Justice, NYS Supreme Court, Appellate Division (1st Dept.).
Registration required. Click here for the Pace Law School CCLE Registration Page.
Format: Live/Webcast
CLE: 1.5 Practice | Free of Charge.
ABA’s 2011 Fall Administrative Law Conference
The 2011 Fall Administrative Law Conference presented by the ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice will be held November 17 and 18 at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center located on the main campus.
To learn more and to read a brochure in PDF format, click here.
LegalTech New York 2012
Anyone interested in attending LegalTech in NYC (January 30 – February 1, 2012) may sign up to see the exhibits for free by registering through LegalTech’s registration site. As usual, the show will be held at The Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (6th btwn 53rd & 54th). And as usual, the show isn’t scheduled for the same dates as the NYS Bar Association’s annual meeting (January 23, 2012).
Chances are not much of the technology, goods, or services will be of any interest to judges (ALJs or otherwise) but there are usually a few things on the exhibition floor that will, if nothing else, keep you informed.
Beautiful New Lapel Pin Available!
Marc Zylberberg, the designer of NYSALJA’s logo, designed and produced a beautiful lapel pin.
The enamel lapel pin is 1-inch in diameter with gold lettering and artwork on a white field with a cobalt blue border. Pins are $5.00 and proceeds from the sale go toward the NAALJ Challenge Grant. The grant provides for the waiver of NAALJ conference fees and $500 to defray conference expenses. Contact us for purchase information.
NAALJ Santa Fe Conference Pics
Photos from the 2011 NAALJ Annual Meeting and Conference in Sante Fe, New Mexico. September 18-22, 2011
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It’s Time to Renew Your Membership
2011-2012 membership dues are due July 1, 2011. Please renew by completing our renewal form and mailing it to Anne Murphy along with your check at your earliest convenience.
Health Commissioner Issues Ban on “Bath Salts”
Albany, NY – Nirav R. Shah, the NYS Commissioner of Health, issued an Order for Action prohibiting the sale and distribution of products commonly referred to as “bath salts,” plant food and other ordinary household goods and sold under a variety of trade names like Bliss, White Knight, and Cloud 9. The abuse of these products is becoming popular and has caused hundreds of calls to poison control centers throughout the United States, including New York.
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