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'''Jonathan Lippman''' is an American jurist who was [[Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals|Chief Judge]] of the [[New York Court of Appeals]] from 2009 through 2015. Afterwards, he was Of Counsel in the Litigation & Trial Department of [[Latham & Watkins]]’  New York office.<ref>https://www.lw.com/people/jonathan-lippman</ref><ref>https://www.nycourts.gov/history/legal-history-new-york/history-legal-bench-court-appeals.html?https://www.nycourts.gov/history/legal-history-new-york/luminaries-court-appeals/lippman-jonathan.html</ref>
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==Background==
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Lippman is a [[Manhattan]] native. He attended New York City public schools, including [[Stuyvesant High School]], graduated from [[New York University]] (NYU) in 1965, and received his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree from the [[New York University School of Law]] in 1968.<ref name="NYT" />
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==Legal career==
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In 1989, he became the deputy chief administrator for management support of the New York State court system, responsible for the day-to-day management.<ref name="NYT" /> In 1995, then-Governor [[George Pataki]] appointed Lippman as judge of the [[New York Court of Claims]].<ref name="NYT" />  In 1996, Lippman became New York's chief administrative judge.<ref name="nylj">http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?hubtype=TopStories&id=1202427418209</ref>  He worked in that capacity for 11 years until 2007, the longest anyone has spent in that position.<ref name="nylj" /> In 2005, he was elected to the State Supreme Court for a 14-year term. In May 2007, then-Governor, [[Eliot Spitzer]], appointed Lippman to the [[Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department]].<ref name="bloom">https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a8ot8WmQTaAo&refer=us</ref>
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On January 13, 2009, Governor [[David Paterson]] appointed Lippman to the position of Chief Judge of the [[New York Court of Appeals]].<ref name="bloom" /> 
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Lippman was chosen from a list provided to Paterson by the [[New York Commission on Judicial Nomination]], in a process that drew scrutiny in 2008 when the commission did not refer any female or minority candidates to the governor for selection.<ref name="bloom" /><ref name="confirm2" /> Lippman was confirmed in his position by [[voice vote]] of the State Senate on February 12, 2009.<ref name="confirm2">https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/12/nyregion/12lippman.html</ref><ref name="confirm">http://www.newsday.com/news/local/state/ny-stjudg126032476feb12,0,7311322.story</ref> He succeeded [[Judith Kaye]], who worked as Chief Judge from 1993 to 2008.<ref name="NYT">https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/nyregion/14judge.html?_r=1</ref><ref name="confirm2" /><ref name="confirm" />
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Much of Lippman's career in the justice system in New York has been in administrative roles. He has been credited with persuading the state legislature to double the financing of the court system and pass other reform measures creating special purpose courts and updating the jury system. Justice Lippman wrote a summary of this work in January 2009 in the New York Law Journal.<ref>http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?hubtype=&id=1202427632592</ref>  His resume as an appellate judge has been described as "thin," but in the 20 months that he was Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department he presided over more than 2,000 cases and wrote 14 opinions.<ref name="eligon">https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/nyregion/11lippman.html</ref>
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===Tenure as Chief Judge===
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Under Chief Judge Lippman, the number of non-unanimous rulings made by the Court of Appeals has been on the rise.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/nyregion/18lippman.html</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110721050218/http://www.albanylawreview.org/articles/13%20BONVENTRE.pdf</ref> According to the court, unanimous rulings declined from about 82 percent during 2008, Judge Kaye’s final year, to 69 percent in Judge Lippman’s first year.
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When wearing his hat as Chief Judge of the State of New York, Lippman has been a consistent advocate for increased attention to civil legal services.<ref>http://www.albanylawreview.org/Articles/Vol75_2/75.2.0002%20Moy.pdf</ref> In addition to creating the Task Force to Expand Access to Civil Legal Services in New York,<ref>http://www.nycourts.gov/ip/access-civil-legal-services/index.shtm</ref> he has increased funding to civil legal services,<ref>http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202538642721/Governor-Reacts-Positively-to-Judiciarys-Spending-Plan </ref> enacted mandatory [[pro bono]] requirements for law students,<ref>http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202571894656/Lippman-Unveils-Rule-Detailing-Bar-Admission-Pro-Bono-Mandate</ref> and proposed making attorney pro bono reporting requirements public to encourage greater participation.<ref>http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202598312375&thepage=1</ref>  These proposals have been somewhat controversial<ref>http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202608475272</ref><ref>http://abovethelaw.com/2012/05/new-york-forces-pro-bono-requirements-upon-would-be-lawyers-because-no-one-else-cares-about-poor-people/</ref> and the plan to make pro bono hours public has not been enacted.<ref>http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202619060462&kw=Pro%20Bono%20Reporting%20to%20Remain%20Confidential%2C%20for%20Now&et=editorial&bu=New%20York%20Law%20Journal&cn=20130912&src=EMC-Email&pt=Breaking%20News&slreturn=20130812153345</ref>
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Lippman stepped down as Chief Judge on December 31, 2015, having reached the mandatory retirement age of 70.
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===Private practice===
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Lippman joined [[Latham & Watkins]]’ New York office as [[of counsel]] in the Litigation & Trial Department on January 7, 2016 upon retirement from the bench.<ref>https://www.lw.com/news/chief-judge-jonathan-lippman-joins-latham-in-new-york </ref>
 
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Person.png Jonathan Lippman  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(judge)
BornMay 19, 1945
Alma materNew York University
Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 2009 through 2015

Employment.png Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
February 11, 2009 - December 31, 2015
DeputySheila Abdus-Salaam
Appointed byDavid Paterson
Preceded byJudith Kaye
Succeeded byEugene F. Pigott

Jonathan Lippman is an American jurist who was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 2009 through 2015. Afterwards, he was Of Counsel in the Litigation & Trial Department of Latham & Watkins’ New York office.[1][2]

Background

Lippman is a Manhattan native. He attended New York City public schools, including Stuyvesant High School, graduated from New York University (NYU) in 1965, and received his J.D. degree from the New York University School of Law in 1968.[3]

Legal career

In 1989, he became the deputy chief administrator for management support of the New York State court system, responsible for the day-to-day management.[3] In 1995, then-Governor George Pataki appointed Lippman as judge of the New York Court of Claims.[3] In 1996, Lippman became New York's chief administrative judge.[4] He worked in that capacity for 11 years until 2007, the longest anyone has spent in that position.[4] In 2005, he was elected to the State Supreme Court for a 14-year term. In May 2007, then-Governor, Eliot Spitzer, appointed Lippman to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department.[5]

On January 13, 2009, Governor David Paterson appointed Lippman to the position of Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals.[5] Lippman was chosen from a list provided to Paterson by the New York Commission on Judicial Nomination, in a process that drew scrutiny in 2008 when the commission did not refer any female or minority candidates to the governor for selection.[5][6] Lippman was confirmed in his position by voice vote of the State Senate on February 12, 2009.[6][7] He succeeded Judith Kaye, who worked as Chief Judge from 1993 to 2008.[3][6][7]

Much of Lippman's career in the justice system in New York has been in administrative roles. He has been credited with persuading the state legislature to double the financing of the court system and pass other reform measures creating special purpose courts and updating the jury system. Justice Lippman wrote a summary of this work in January 2009 in the New York Law Journal.[8] His resume as an appellate judge has been described as "thin," but in the 20 months that he was Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department he presided over more than 2,000 cases and wrote 14 opinions.[9]

Tenure as Chief Judge

Under Chief Judge Lippman, the number of non-unanimous rulings made by the Court of Appeals has been on the rise.[10][11] According to the court, unanimous rulings declined from about 82 percent during 2008, Judge Kaye’s final year, to 69 percent in Judge Lippman’s first year.

When wearing his hat as Chief Judge of the State of New York, Lippman has been a consistent advocate for increased attention to civil legal services.[12] In addition to creating the Task Force to Expand Access to Civil Legal Services in New York,[13] he has increased funding to civil legal services,[14] enacted mandatory pro bono requirements for law students,[15] and proposed making attorney pro bono reporting requirements public to encourage greater participation.[16] These proposals have been somewhat controversial[17][18] and the plan to make pro bono hours public has not been enacted.[19]

Lippman stepped down as Chief Judge on December 31, 2015, having reached the mandatory retirement age of 70.

Private practice

Lippman joined Latham & Watkins’ New York office as of counsel in the Litigation & Trial Department on January 7, 2016 upon retirement from the bench.[20]

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.lw.com/people/jonathan-lippman
  2. ↑ https://www.nycourts.gov/history/legal-history-new-york/history-legal-bench-court-appeals.html?https://www.nycourts.gov/history/legal-history-new-york/luminaries-court-appeals/lippman-jonathan.html
  3. ↑ a b c d https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/nyregion/14judge.html?_r=1
  4. ↑ a b http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?hubtype=TopStories&id=1202427418209
  5. ↑ a b c https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a8ot8WmQTaAo&refer=us
  6. ↑ a b c https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/12/nyregion/12lippman.html
  7. ↑ a b http://www.newsday.com/news/local/state/ny-stjudg126032476feb12,0,7311322.story
  8. ↑ http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?hubtype=&id=1202427632592
  9. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/nyregion/11lippman.html
  10. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/nyregion/18lippman.html
  11. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110721050218/http://www.albanylawreview.org/articles/13%20BONVENTRE.pdf
  12. ↑ http://www.albanylawreview.org/Articles/Vol75_2/75.2.0002%20Moy.pdf
  13. ↑ http://www.nycourts.gov/ip/access-civil-legal-services/index.shtm
  14. ↑ http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202538642721/Governor-Reacts-Positively-to-Judiciarys-Spending-Plan
  15. ↑ http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202571894656/Lippman-Unveils-Rule-Detailing-Bar-Admission-Pro-Bono-Mandate
  16. ↑ http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202598312375&thepage=1
  17. ↑ http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202608475272
  18. ↑ http://abovethelaw.com/2012/05/new-york-forces-pro-bono-requirements-upon-would-be-lawyers-because-no-one-else-cares-about-poor-people/
  19. ↑ http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202619060462&kw=Pro%20Bono%20Reporting%20to%20Remain%20Confidential%2C%20for%20Now&et=editorial&bu=New%20York%20Law%20Journal&cn=20130912&src=EMC-Email&pt=Breaking%20News&slreturn=20130812153345
  20. ↑ https://www.lw.com/news/chief-judge-jonathan-lippman-joins-latham-in-new-york
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