Network of Bar Leaders: Events

PUBLIC NOTICE

FEDERAL MAGISTRATE JUDGE VACANCY

There is one (1) full-time United states Magistrate Judge position vacancy at the Brooklyn Courthouse of the Eastern District of New York located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, NY 11201. The duties of the position are demanding and wide-ranging, and will include: (1) conduct of preliminary proceedings in criminal cases; (2) trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases; (3) conduct of various pretrial matters and evidentiary proceedings on delegation from the judges of the district court; (4) trial and disposition of covil cases upon consent of the litigants; and (5) assignment of additional duties not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States.

The basic jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate Judge is specified in 28 U.S.C., section 636. To be qualified for appointment, an applicant must: (a) be a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands for at least five years; (b) have been engaged inthe active practice of law for a period fo at least ive years (with some substitutions authorized); (c) be competent to perform all the duties of the office, of good moral character, emotionally stable and mature, committed to equal decisiveness; (d) be less than 70 years old; and (e) not be related to a judge of the district court. An applicant should have federal court experience and be knowledgeable in federal civil and criminal pratices and procedures.

A Merit Selection Panel composed of attorneys and other residents of the district will review all applications and recommend in confidence to the judges of the district court the fiv e persons whom it considers best qualified. The Court will make the appointment following an FBI and IRS investigation of the appointees. An affirmative effort will be made to give due consideration to all qualified candidates, including women and members of minority groups. The salary of each position is now $155,756 per annum. The tgerm of office is eight years.

Please note that the application form can be accessed on-line at the district's website: www.nyed.uscourts.gov. Application forms also may be obtained from the Clerk of Court at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York 11201, (718)613-2270. Applications must be personally prepared by potential nominees and must be received no later than October 6, 2008. A disk in Work or Word Perfect and sixteen (16) copies of the completed application must be mailed or delivered to the office of the Clerk of Court at the above address.

On Wednesday, May 21st, 2008, join the Network of Bar Leaders in celebrating the contributions to the Bar of our Dinner Honoree, Professor John D. Feerick, former Dean of Fordham Law School and Friend of the Bar Awardee, Emmanuel Halper, Esq. Justice Judith Kaye will also be on hand to swear in M. Barry Levy as our new president. Our annual dinner will be held at the Manhattan Penthouse, 80 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, New York. Please RSVP to Alice Conroy at 212-425-0055. Checks may be sent to Taa Grays at MetLife, 27-01 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, NY 11101.

Network of Bar Leaders Annual Dinner 2008

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary 2008 Annual Conference

Saturday - Wednesday, October 11-15, 2008

The Administrative Judiciary: Defining Justice in a Changed World

Sponsored by

New York State Administrative Law Judges Association
and
New York County Lawyers Association
Register for the Annual Conference online at:
http://www.nycla.org/index.cfm?section=CLE&page=CLE_Detail&itemID=1389&dateID=20081011

Conference Hotel

New York Marriott Financial Center
85 West Street
New York, NY 10006
http://www.nymarriottdowntown.com

UPDATES:

GROWING (or, at least preserving) YOUR BAR ASSOCIATION DURING AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN

It's not just the investment Banks who are in need of help; Bar Association memberships are going down as quickly as the stock market. How do you insure that your Association will get at least their needed dues as lawyers shrinking discretionary budgets effect us all.

Presented by NBL's Past President
GARY PILLERSDORF, ESQ.
November 12, 2008 6 PM at
New York County Lawyers Association
14 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10007

(We are still waiting confirmation from Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye, who will provide us with an update on the mortgage foreclosure crisis).

RSVP: The deadline for seating for this event is Monday November 10. Please furnish the names (limit 2 per bar association) of those who will attend from your organization to me at MBARRYLEVY@SPCBLAW.COM.

PLEASE NOTE: Network has a new website: www.networkofbarleaders.com

and new e-mail: networkofbarleaders@gmail.com

The Bronx Family Court Bar Association

"Annual CLE Weekend in West Atlantic City, New Jersey"
Friday, November 14, 2008

Welcome Reception 6-8pm

Saturday, November 15, 2008 (10 am-3pm)*

"What incarcerated parents and agency caseworkers are supposed to do in termination of parental rights cases" by James M. Abramson, Esq. (1 CLE credit)

"Matrimonial procedures and practical considerations" by Jeffrey
Gordon, Esq. (1 CLE credit)

"A Discussion of the Indian Child Welfare Act and its applicability to Family Court cases" by James M. Abramson, Esq. (1 CLE credit)

"2008 Update of juvenile delinquency law" by Thomas T. Caruso, Esq. (1 CLE credit)

Sunday, November 16, 2008 (10 am-12 Noon)*

"Everything you want to know about child support litigation" by Support Magistrate Cheryl Jo seph-Cherry, (2 CLE credits)

* CLE Accreditation pending.

Attendance fee for both days: $35.00 Non-Members $25.00 Members of the BFCBA

Hotel Accommodations are available for those who attend the CLE for a
special rate of $71.30 per night/per room; continental breakfast is
included. Please call Ramada West Atlantic City at 609-646-5220 and
provide identification code "Bronx Family Court Bar Association" to
make your reservation by 11/3/08. Limited number of rooms available on
a first come, first serve basis.

For additional information or to RSVP:

Richard Beaman, (beaman111@aol.com),

Janette Cortes-Gomez (jcortesesq@optonline.net) or

Fiordaliza Rodriguez (frodriguezesq@aol.com) at 718-410-7775.

Co-Sponsored by the Appellate Division, First Department