On April 6 and 7, 2017, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), the Foundation for Criminal Justice, the Monroe Freedman Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics at Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law, the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, the Center for Court Innovation, and the State of New York Unified Court System, met to explore the impediments to and reforms needed to ensure effective justice in all stages of the criminal process, with a particular focus on the judicial role in high-volume misdemeanor courts.
The result of the meeting was a report – Judicial Responsibility for Justice in Criminal Courts, which shares discussions and recommendations that emerged from the conference’s presentations, panels, and work groups.
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Norman Reimer, Diane Price, and Colette Tvedt met with Andrea Marsh to discuss the the contents and format of the report, resulting in a Memorandum of Understanding being developed and agreed upon.
After attending the meeting, Andrea consulted with Diane and other NACDL staff to develop a draft of the report. A draft was submitted to NACDL for review.
After discussion and revision, a final draft was submitted to NACDL for approval.
NACDL staff including Kyle O'Dowd and Cathy Zlomek completed the formatting, layout and design of the report. Another round of revisions were completed by NACDL staff. The completed report was released to the public in both an electronic and hard copy format on December 7, 2017.
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