Who me? A Bankruptcy or Magistrate Judge? The federal Judiciary, led by the Judicial Conference Committees on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System and the Magistrate Judges System, will hold the second iteration of the national diversity event for law students...
Mike Langan, Career Law Clerk to Hon. Glenn T. Suddaby, will teach you how to improve your legal writing, providing tools to help you write more clearly and concisely and make your communications with clients and courts more effective. Registration is coming soon!...
On September 27, 2022 in Syracuse and October 17, 2022 in Albany, the FCBA First Decade Committee and the Judges of the Northern District of New York were honored to recognize attorneys who accepted appointment to represent at least one civil litigant without...
More than 50 people gathered in September to say goodbye to career law clerk Gioia Gensini, a backbone of the Court for the past 40 years. At a catered event at Yards Grille at Green Lakes State Park outside of Syracuse, they listened to expressions of admiration and...
The FCBA’s Annual Constitution Contest encourages high schoolers to think, speak and write in constitutional terms, and this year’s categories allowed participants to express themselves using fun and innovative methods of communication. There were two categories for...
Anne M. Nardacci was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 30, 2022 as the next United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York. A native of the Capital Region, Judge Nardacci was most recently a partner at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP in...
By FCBA President Adam J. Katz Before I provide my year-end recap of the Federal Court Bar Association’s activities and achievements, I want to congratulate Judge Anne Nardacci on her recent confirmation as a United States District Judge for the Northern District of...
More than 120 people attended the Federal Court Bar Association’s 19th annual dinner, held at the Crowne Plaza Desmond Hotel in Albany, on December 8, 2022. Attendees heard remarks from Chief United States District Judge Brenda K. Sannes and FCBA President Adam Katz....
The New York State CLE Board has issued a new CLE requirement for New York attorneys. Effective July 1, 2023, you must complete 1 CLE credit hour in the new Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection category of credit as part of your CLE requirement. The total number...
Join us on December 8 for the NDNY FCBA Annual Dinner & Meeting at The Crown Plaza Desmond Hotel, Albany! A limited number of tickets are now available for our Annual Dinner. The event will begin at 3 pm with a CLE, followed by the FCBA's Annual Meeting (for...
By FCBA President Adam J. Katz Our system of justice depends fundamentally on the skill, diligence, and commitment of the members of the federal judiciary. For the past seven years, our court was ably led by the Honorable Glenn T. Suddaby, an excellent trial judge and...
The FCBA’s Seventh Annual Constitution Contest received more than three-dozen entries from high school students across the Northern District. Seven high schools from four counties were represented this year: Bethlehem Central High School in Albany County, Cazenovia...