Announcements & News

FCBA Essay Contest Continues to Evolve

The FCBA’s Sixth Annual Essay Contest received more than three-dozen entries from high school students across the Northern District, including video entries posted on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Nine high schools were represented this year: Burnt Hills-Ballston...

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Sixth Annual Constitution Contest Accepting Entries

The NDNY-FCBA Constitutional Scholars Program has launched its Sixth Annual Constitution Contest, open to all students in grades 9 through 12 in the 32 counties that constitute the Northern District of New York. As they did last year, contest entries must regard the...

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Clerk’s Corner: New Year, New Local Rules

By Chief Clerk of Court John Domurad As we begin the new year, I thought it would be helpful to discuss some of the modifications made to the Northern District of New York Local Rules of Practice that became effective January 1, 2021. The Local Rules Committee...

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FCBA Congratulates This Year’s Scullin Scholars

In 2005, the FCBA established the Honorable Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. Scholarship Program to recognize exemplary law students who attend the three law schools within the NDNY. This year’s awardees are: Ryan Hayes – Albany Law School Mr. Hayes was awarded a SUNY Legal...

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