NYCLA Forum on November 2 to Focus on Judicial
Panelists to Provide Insight About Balanced Reporting
On Wednesday, November 2, the New York County Lawyers' Association (NYCLA) is hosting a free forum, "Should a Judge Be Required to Face Accusations in a Public Forum? Is Justice Mute?," at the Home of Law on
- What resources are available to an investigative journalist to present a balanced story;
- What the press' responsibility is to ensure balanced reporting of public accusations against a judge;
- What meaningful due process protections should be provided to a judge who stands accused in a public setting; and
- The debate over whether judicial disciplinary hearings should be open or closed.
The forum will be moderated by Hon. Betty Weinberg Ellerin, Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, First Department (ret.), and co-chair of the NYCLA Task Force on Judicial Independence. Panelists are: Zachary W. Carter, Esq., partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
and former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; William K. Rashbaum,
reporter, The New York Times; Michael S. Ross, Esq., Law Office of Michael S. Ross; Ben B. Rubinowitz, Esq.; partner, Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz; and Hon. Terry Jane Ruderman, Justice, New York State Court of Claims, and vice chair, NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct.
The forum is free and open to the public. This program is sponsored by the
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