Lisa Peebles is the Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of New York. She and John O’Brien are the authors of Scrapped: Justice and a Teen Informant, released in July 2021. The book chronicles the 1994 disappearance of Heidi Allen from an Oswego County...
Announcements & News
NDNY-FCBA Annual CLE/Meeting/Dinner – 12/9/2021 Craftsman Inn – Syracuse
December 9, 2021 NDNY-FCBA 18th Annual CLE, Meeting and Dinner The NDNY-Federal Court Bar Association cordially invites you to attend its Eighteenth Anniversary Annual CLE, Meeting and Dinner program on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Craftsman Inn, 7300 E. Genesee...
“Filing and Opposing Motions to Dismiss Under FRCP Rule 12” CLE 10/19/21 via Zoom
Motion to Dismiss CLE Registration Link: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eikkr5cx26792d52&oseq=&c=&ch= Motion to Dismiss CLE Material Packet: Motions to Dismiss CLE Material Packet Affirmation Form: CLE Affirmation Form...
“Basics of Bankruptcy Practice and Post-Pandemic Opportunities for Practitioners” CLE 11/17/21
Bankruptcy CLE Registration Link: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eikvytin435d4d2f&oseq=&c=&ch= Bankruptcy CLE Material Packet Remote access log in: Users cannot/should not use Internet Explorer. Join from a computer,...
Supreme Court to Consider Second Amendment Case Originating in NDNY
By Allison Magnarelli, J.D. Candidate 2023, Albany Law School The Northern District of New York is going back to the Supreme Court. In N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Beach, 818 F. App’x 99 (2d Cir. 2020), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second...
Clerk’s Corner – Fall 2021
By Clerk of the Court John Domurad As we enter our 18th month of pandemic living, I thought it might be helpful to provide a quick update on the Court’s current COVID-19 policies and several of the initiatives we are undertaking to capture the lessons learned during...
President’s Message – September 2021
By Kimberly Zimmer Dear Friends and Members, We were so happy to see those of you who attended our Social Hours in Syracuse, Albany, and Utica. All three Happy Hours were very well attended, and everyone was happy to see each other and socialize again. While we have...
No Safe Place: Recognizing and Responding to Intimate Partner Violence and Technology Facilitated Abuse CLE
“Representing Veterans in the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: Tips on Advocacy” CLE 9/17/2021 via Zoom
Veterans CLE Material Packet: Veterans Claims CLE Material Packet Veterans CLE Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YMaDG90JSTu6WP-y7UoGHw
Winners Announced in Sixth Annual Essay Contest
The FCBA has again awarded $4,500 in prize money to entrants of its Annual Constitution Contest, co-sponsored by the U.S. District Court. All entries were required to address the origin of some aspect of the U.S. Constitution, and fall into one of three categories:...
An Interview with Judge Kinsella
The Honorable Wendy Kinsella is the newest judge in the Northern District of New York, having been appointed a Bankruptcy Judge, in June 2021, by Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Judge Kinsella, who...
“THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE ETHICAL PRACTICE OF LAW” CLE via Zoom 11/10/2021
Social Media CLE Registration: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eiemk9wk442a1d0e Program Description: Social media permeates the practice of law. From marketing and the solicitation of clients, to the investigation of adversaries and...