TASK FORCE ON JUDICIAL BUDGET CUTS
Co-Chairs: Hon. Stephen G. Crane & Michael Miller
PUBLIC HEARING
DECEMBER 2, 2011
9:00 A.M. TO 3:15 P.M.
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:15-9:45 a.m. Panel 1: Impact of Budget Cuts on the State Courts
Presenters:
Hon. Lawrence Marks, Administrative Director of the Office of Court Administration
Ronald Younkins, Chief of Operations, Office of Court Administration
10:00-11:00 a.m. Panel 2: Impact of State Court Budget Cuts on Children,
Families and the Public - Part I
Presenters:
Hon. Laura Drager, Acting Justice of the NYS Supreme Court
Hon. Kristin Booth Glen, Surrogate, NY County
Former Dean,
Dennis R. Hawkins, Executive Director, Fund for Modern Courts
Matthew J. Troy, Support Magistrate, NY Family Court
11:15-12:15 p.m. Panel 3: Impact of State Court Budget Cuts on Children,
Families and the Public - Part II
Presenters:
Briana Denney, Co-Chair, NYCLA Matrimonial Law Section
Dora F. Galacatos, Senior Counsel,
Ira Salzman, Partner, Goldfarb Abrandt Salzman & Kutzin
Louise Seeley, Executive Director,
12:15-12:45 p.m. Break
1:00-2:00 p.m. Panel 4: Impact of State Court Budget Cuts on the Criminal Justice System
Presenters:
Daniel R. Alonso, Chief Assistant District Attorney, Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Lori Cohen, Partner, Cohen & Funk, PC
Irwin Shaw, Attorney in Charge,
William Gorta, Associate Metro Editor,
2:15-3:15 p.m. Panel 5: Impact of Budget Cuts on the Federal Courts
Hon. Carol Bagley Amon,
Hon. Loretta A. Preska,
Edward Friedland, District Executive, Southern District of New York