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2002 Hugh R. Jones Memorial Lecture
On March 11, 2002, The Fund for Modern Courts and Albany Law School
hosted the first annual Judge Hugh R. Jones Memorial Lecture at
Albany Law School. Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge of the New
York Court of Appeals, introduced the inaugural speaker, Richard
C. Wesley, Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals.
Judge Wesley's lecture, Hugh Jones and Modern Courts: The Pursuit
of Justice Then and Now, argued against ideological categorization
of the appellate decision making process. Well over 100 people,
including: Judge Jones's children and grandchildren; Court of Appeals
Judges Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, Albert M. Rosenblatt, Howard A.
Levine and Victoria A. Graffeo; Presiding Justice Anthony M. Cardona
of the Appellate Division, Third Department; and New York State
Bar Association President Steven C. Krane of Proskauer Rose LLP
in Manhattan, gathered in the Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom to listen
to Judge Wesley's speech.
Judge Richard C. Wesley
An Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, Judge Wesley's career
is marked by public service and efforts to strengthen the courts.
After serving in the Assembly, Judge Wesley was elected a Justice
of the Supreme Court. Soon thereafter, he was appointed to be the
Supervising Judge of the Criminal Courts in the Seventh Judicial
District. His tenure as Supervising Judge was marked by innovation
and achievement, including instituting a Felony Screening Program
to reduce case delays, and developing the JUST program to monitor
defendants and provide alternatives to jail. In 1994, Governor Cuomo
appointed Judge Wesley to the Appellate Division, Fourth Department,
and in 1996 Governor Pataki nominated him to the Court of Appeals.
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From left to right: Hon.
Richard C. Wesley, Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals;
Hon. Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals; and,
Thomas H. Sponsler, President & Dean of Albany Law School |
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From left to right: Hon.
Judith S. Kaye; Hon. Richard C. Wesley; Thomas H. Sponsler;
and, Fern Schair, Chair, the Fund for Modern Courts |
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Hon. Richard C. Wesley |
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