Southern District of New York Announces a Special Session to Commemorate the Court's 225th Anniversary

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Chief Judge Loretta A. Preska has announced that the United States District Court for the Southern District Court will hold a special session on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to commemorate the first session of the Court held 225 years ago.

Upholding the Rule of Law in Germany's Federal Republic: The Mykonos Case

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The Federal Bar Association's Federal Litigation Section and the Southern District of New York chapter present a panel discussion on the Mykonos case, a three-year trial in Berlin's High Criminal Court that resulted in the conviction of four individuals accused of murdering Iranian dissidents in a Berlin restaurant. Presented in conjunction with the SDNY Lawyers Without Rights exhibit, running from February 13 - April 11 at 500 Pearl Street.

SDNY Board of Judges Selects Judith C. McCarthy to Serve as Magistrate Judge

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The Board of Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has selected Judith C. McCarthy to serve as a Magistrate Judge for a term of eight years. She will serve on the bench at the Charles L. Brieant United States Courthouse in White Plains.

Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich

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In conjunction with the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association of the Southern District of New York, and the German Federal bar, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York will host an exhibit depicting how Jewish lawyers were barred from courts beginning in 1933 and how individual rights and the rule of law were neglected during the Nazi era. This exhibit is located in the lobby of the federal courthouse at 500 Pearl Street; it runs from February 18 through April 11.