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The NDNY-FCBA was constituted to provide a forum to promote a more effective exchange of ideas between the practicing bar and the federal court as well as to provide educational and social programs for attorneys and court personnel.
Our mission is to foster the highest ethical and professional standards for all attorneys in the NDNY by providing continuing legal education and a liaison between the Federal Bench and Bar, monitoring and proposing changes as needed to the Local and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and performing such other acts as to enhance the standards of federal practice in the District.
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Part-Time Job Opportunity: Pro Se Attorney Coordinator
We are accepting applications for an attorney to work, on a part-time basis, with the FCBA’s Pro Se Assistance Program. This is a paid position. The Federal Court Bar Association of the Northern District of New York’s Pro Se Assistance Program was established to...
Tenth Annual Constitution Contest Still Accepting Entries!
The NDNY-FCBA Constitutional Scholars Program is now accepting entries into its Tenth Annual Constitution Contest. As in past years, entries – which may be submitted by all students in grades nine through twelve in the Northern District of New York – must regard the...
Inspiring the Next Generation: Law Day Outreach at Guilderland High School
By Eric Schillinger, Assistant Federal Public Defender As part of this year’s Law Day events across the Northern District of New York, I had the privilege of joining U.S. District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino, U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Evangelista, and attorney Mara...
