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Thomas Sheeran Email: [email protected] W EBSITE : www.nysma.net Hon. Richard M. Parker Cover Photo by: Hon. Marie Roller 2 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Hon. “Injustice anywhere as we start work on this process. It will not Sherry R. Davenport is a threat to justice be easy. There is no blueprint for a plan which everywhere” will work for all counties. It is not a top-down mandate. The plans have to be developed locally, on an individual county basis, taking into n a walk around account local county needs. the monuments in OWashington, D.C. Last month, members of the New York State recently, I was struck by Magistrates Association, the Office of Court this quote from a speech Administration, the New York State Bar Assocation, given by Dr. Martin Luther law enforcement agencies, and Indigent Legal King in 1963. It is carved Services representatives met in Albany. The into his memorial, and I think it has particular goal of that meeting was to begin a series of relevance to what we do: meetings of the state-wide stakeholders to start the process of addressing the concerns of each of “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice those divergent interests. At the first meeting everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable some of the questions raised focused on: 1. network of mutuality, tied in a single garment operations and staffing; 2. detention and security; of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects and 3. jurisdiction and criminal procedure. all indirectly.” I would stress that we are very early in this I am sure that you are all familiar with the process. The legislation just went into effect phrase “the courts closest to the people.” That is on February 26, 2017. That was the first date exactly what town and village courts are. that plans could be submitted for review to As elected judges we are accountable to the Administrative Judges of your local districts. It communities in which we serve - and we take does not mean that plans have to be established the responsibility of providing justice to those on that date; there is no actual deadline. Everyone, people seriously. “Injustice anywhere is a threat at all levels, has questions about how this to justice everywhere.” will work. It is a long journey and we have just started. At the end of November 2016, Governor Cuomo signed into law a bill presented by the Office of It is important at this point to begin a dialogue Court Administration. The law amends Judiciary within your county organizations. Every county and other laws to permit the implementation of has different needs and will follow a different county wide plans for the provision of counsel path to achieve the goal. The good thing about at arraignment. It provides a means for counties this legislation is that there is room to fashion a to come up with individualized plans to plan that fits your community and stakeholders. facilitate that constitutional requirement. The law cleared some previous jurisdictional The other important thing to remember about impediments which will now allow rotating after this legislation is that you, as judges, are the hours arraignment courts. linchpin to making this work. The Office of Court Administration proposed this legislation This legislation provides a rare opportunity at the end of the legislative session last year for judges to be part of the process in the and the State Magistrates Association supported establishment of local county-wide off-hours it because it was the best hope for directly arraignment plans. I do share your frustration involving judges in the process of planning for Spring 2017 - The Magistrate President’s Message Cont… 3 counsel at arraignment. None of the previous amended to include “each court clerk in a town options even included our participation. As the or village court shall annually complete a training saying goes, it is better to be the at the table than or continuing education program approved by on the menu. It is going to be hard work, but the Chief Administrator of the Courts .” Both you are now, as judges, a required part of the the State Magistrates and the Court Clerks implementation of your local plan. Associations have been advocating for this mandatory training for several years. The A letter has recently been sent to each County implementation of this rule recognizes the Association President. In it I asked for feedback. value of continuing education for court I would like to hear each county’s concerns and clerks and underscores their integral role in the suggestions so that we can incorporate them into justice system. the discussion at our next state-wide meeting. The first meeting was held on very short notice I hope that we will continue to share the so we did not have the chance to reach out for network we have established. Let’s keep the your county’s input. This is an opportunity for lines of communication open, and keep in touch. your voices to be heard, so please discuss within your local organizations and let me know any As we go about our duties, remember the words questions or issues you would like to see brought of Dr.