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NYCLA is pleased to see that New York State's Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation has voted unanimously to recommend a 10.3% salary increase for our States judiciary, effective April 1, 2024, the start of the State's next fiscal year. This is the first raise our State's judges and justice have received since 2019, during a period of significant inflation.

"We applaud Justice O'Connor's remarkable career," said Richard P. Swanson, NYCLA's president-elect "She was an inspiration to all lawyers, especially women lawyers, and her career marked the huge change in the profession that women lawyers represent." 

Before today, the lack of automatic and timely sealing of many criminal convictions prevented millions of New Yorkers true opportunities to start fresh even after periods of incarceration, probation or parole. In effect, New York prevented the individuals from fully participating in the benefits of New York Statehood since such convictions served as automatic bars or as hidden barriers to success in their attempts to reintegrate into society.

We stand with Governor Hochul in denouncing all forms of racial, religious, ethnic, and national prejudice – and in denouncing Antisemitism in particular, because (as the statistics show) it truly has taken center stage in the last five weeks.  We further call on leaders of educational institutions to do the same and to protect students, faculty, and staff from being victimized by Antisemitic or other religious, ethnic, or national bias.

At a time when lawmakers in at least 37 States have introduced at least 142 bills targeting transgender people, such as, for example, restricting gender affirming care, we recognize the great symbolism that this week holds.