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ABOUT FMC
The Fund for Modern Courts is a nonpartisan,
nonprofit, statewide court reform organization founded in 1955. Led
by concerned citizens, prominent lawyers, and business leaders, Modern
Courts strives to improve the administration and quality of justice
in our courts. It is the only organization in New York State devoted
exclusively to improving the judicial system.
CORE PROGRAMS
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» Citizen Court Monitoring
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Modern
Courts Begins 2012 Campaign for Court Simplification
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here ot Join Coalition
Court
Restructuring
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Modern
Courts releases
Citizens
Court Monitoring Report for Suffolk County Family Court September2011
September
2011 Suffolk County Family Court Monitoring Report
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Modern
Courts' former Chair Victor A. Kovner, testified before
the
Special Commission on Judicial Compensation
Click
the link below to read the testimony:
Modern
Courts' Testimony before the Special Commission on Judicial Compensation
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Juvenile
Justice in New York State :
The
Criminal Age of Responsibility: Practice, Law and Reform
Link
for Video of Program
Juvenile
Justice: The Age of Criminal Responsiblity in New York
Panelist
include: Hon. Michael A. Corriero, Executive Director and Founder
of the New York Center for Juvenile Justice; J. Soffiyah Elijah,
Esq., Executive Director of the Correctional Association of
New York; Hon. Kathleen Hogan, District Attorney, Warren County;
Elsie Chandler, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney and Director of
the Youth Law Project at Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem;
Hon. Kathleen DeCataldo, Executive Director, Permanent Judicial
Commission on Justice for Children; Nancy Ginsburg, Esq., Director,
Adolescent Intervention and Diversion Project, The Legal Aid
Society. Moderator, William J. Leahy, Esq., Director of the
New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services.
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Modern Courts Releases Report on Recusal Standard for State Judges
to Preserve the Independence of the Judiciary
Read
the Report
Media Release
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