Cullen eases into 4th term as head of court officers union
Article from The Chief Leader Seeks new contract, more staff BY RICHARD KHAVKINE Patrick Cullen, who will begin a fourth term as president of the New York State Supreme Court Officers Association in July, has a full slate of tasks ahead of him. The union leader, along...
Judges Who Flout Vaccine Mandate Forced to Work From Home
As a mandate deadline kicked in, more than 100 unvaccinated court workers were handed pink slips Thursday as a handful of judges—legally entitled to their jobs—were barred from courthouses. Article from law.com by Brian Lee Litigation Reporter As four state judges...
Unvaxxed NY Judge Defies Courthouse Ban As Others Ousted
By Frank G. Runyeon from Law360 · Listen to article Law360 (January 20, 2022, 2:30 PM EST) -- An unvaccinated New York state judge barred from his courthouse over COVID-19 concerns has been violating court administrators' orders this month by repeatedly returning...
NYS SCOA Wins Temporary Restraining Order Against the Unified Court System in the Ongoing Battle Over Vaccine Mandates
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 28, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT:Michael Skelly917-364-8142 NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION WINS TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM IN THE ONGOING BATTLE OVER VACCINE MANDATES NEW YORK- In...
30 years of service to the Bronx, Court Officer Lawrence Stewart retires
For the last several years, Stewart has been a staple at the Walton entrance of the Supreme Court, Civil Term. He always greeted everyone with a smile regardless of the time or the season.
NYPD Union Warns Of “Sabotage” Against Officers Displaying Parking Placards On Personal Vehicles
The NYPD’s largest union is warning its members to inspect their personal vehicles for “sabotage,” after three officers’ cars, each of them displaying a police placard or parked illegally, were vandalized in recent days.
Police Unions Are Fighting Against Fossil Fuel Divestment
“We see our funds as needing to be managed with one goal in mind and that’s maximizing the rate of return.” Article from Vice.com By Geoff Dembicki Police unions are pushing back against divesting their pensions away from fossil fuels, calling the move a...
SCOA calls for rapid COVID testing amid case surge
The New York State Supreme Court Officers Association called on Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks “to procure and institute a COVID-19 rapid testing program,” according to the Nov. 17.
Distressing article on news Anti-union litigation
Distressing article on news Anti-union litigation
Man Accused Of Attacking Police Officers Released Without Bail, City Blames Courts
The city is blaming the courts as a man accused of attacking police officers was released without bail, but court officials are fighting back, saying the mayor and the police commissioner are trying to shift blame for failed gun violence policies; CBS2 political...
SCOA goes on the record to defend members from DeBlasio attacks
State courts accuse de Blasio of ‘shifting the blame’ for NYC crime wave By Julia Marsh Mayor Bill de Blasio should take responsibility for the city’s crime wave instead of shifting blame to state judges, the court system’s spokesman said Thursday. Earlier in the day,...
With Caution and Precautions, Courts Statewide Reopen
Article from TheChiefLeader.com By RICHARD KHAVKINE With in-person court operations resuming, albeit on a partial basis, in the 9th Judicial District, on Long Island, and in Ulster and Sullivan counties last week, courts in all 57 counties outside of New York...