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44 Nassau Law. 1 (1996)

handle is hein.barjournals/nassau0044 and id is 1 raw text is: SERVING THE PUBLIC AND MORE THAN 6,500 ~/ E D ~ O H EA RFSINSNE19 NASSAU LAWYER. THE JOURNAL OF THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y., INC. Vol. 44 No.1 January 1996 ! tW Copies of Forensic Reports? 'PiAnother Perspective LiYj: By Jo Ann T. O'Brien in Nasau Supreme. Although could notgo unnoticed. Counsel are per- Browne there Is sense to Mr. Mamell's reasoning, mltted to divulge thecontents to the client I 1AIt is my beliefwlt a fornsic psychological to the extent necessary to properly repre- NOVIn the last isue report prepard for hesthe sntheclient. If oneOrboth of the partle Ofthe Nassau, f~~ court, ato release a copy to the challenge the report and the cas goes it) Lautyer, Russell I. lawyers is to change things in ways that trial, counsel are, subject to the discretion • n ; Manell presented are at once self-defeating and potentially of the trial judge, then provided with a the advocates' rea- I harmful, copy of the report, which must be son for release of a Current policy with regard to forensic returned to the court at the close of pro- ,-'opy of court- .reports is generally as stated by Mr. Mar- c-dlings. ordered forensic nell. The appointed health care profes- Although confidentiality issues an reports In custody cases, In the Supreme slonal sends thereport to thejudge, and it lalent, a detailed discussion thereof Is Court of the State of New York in Nassau is immediately reviewed in cambem beyond the scope of this article. Sm, e.g. County, copies of such reports are not Next, the lawyers are Invited to read the Mailer of Bremlan A., 165 Misc.2d 736 normally given to counsel. My views of report, in a quiet place near chambers, (Pam. Ct., Monroe Cty. 1995). Generally, the policy reasons underlying this rule and to make notes. They arenotexpected the family membersmarenot patientsof the have derived from six years of servingas to transcribe it verbatim; to do so would evaluator, the evaluation is consensual, Law Secmlary to the Honorable Edward be such an enormous undertaking that it Conlited on sagc 18 High Tech Courtroom To Become A Reality in Nassau County the twenty-frlst asoserve the BarAssociation asChalrot that Judi Goldstein and Mr. t'rtd n catc ury h, arrived varly, b.ld N,'bau the Technoloy %sk Forn.v, I tl an offer ciaut with our Chief Clerk. Richard County Administrative Judge Leo F. has ben made to the Bar Asociaton to Rowan, and our Media and Fducatlon McGinity at . recent luncheon meeting of provide theSupreIe Court of ourcounty Officer, Michael Rich, and of course the the Justices of theSupreme Court, lhave witha 'high lech' courtroom without cost Judges of our court, to design a facility of en advimdby tlhc Technical Director of to the court system, which we will all be proud. As the project v the lar Association of Nassau County After receiving approval from the proceeds, I will be kept abreast of its Roir rnedman, and by on. of our col- Hn. J reph J. Traflcanti, Deputy Chief progress and design, and the advantages leagues, justice Joeph Goldstein who Administrative Judge, I have directed it will oiler to the bench and bar. .tJon $it ft I Judge McGinity spoke last week after W I1, 4P4 receiving the approval of Judge traflcan- Ju s I d t d t _ Th p was generated by dis- Judgea Inducte V.cussions between Mr. FriLdman, the Director of Technology of our Electronic Library and Tech Center, justice Gold- tein,lanhd Larry Roher, Esq., the gente man who provided the equipment for the .4', '. Is long distance video-computer conference 4 demonstration at the iar Asociation last month that included Chief Judge Judith U Kaye, justice Guy Mangano, I'rsiding judge of the Apllae Division, Second l epartment, and Justice Edward J. Hart als ( of the Appellate DivLsion, Second Department Mr. Roher confirmud the opinion of Justice Goldstein andi Mr. Friedman that a I ligh Tech Electronic Courtroonm wa14 a very doable project, and that he was willing and offered to be of assistance both in the design and oblaining the equipment to provision such a courtnKom. lie aLsoindicated an interest in providing the on-line service auote r. a itue for same. - NCBA PresidentElect, the Honorable Frank A. Gulotta, Jr., is pictured for same above (second from left) with . to r.) Nassau County Administrative 'lhe '.,k For c will met shortly to Judge Leo F McGinity, Nassau County Executive Thomas S. Gulotta, and design criteria and equipment Ists will Presiding Justice Guy J. Mangano of the Appellate Division, Second be generated. The Task orce i s most Department. On January 4, 1996, Judge Mangano administered the oath grateful to both Immediate Iast I'rtsident of office to Judge Gulotta, who was appointed to the County Court last Grace Moran and Psident William F. year and elected to that bench In November. Judge Gulotia's brother, lAvine for their active and continued stp- Tom, our County Executive, spoke on Frank's behalf. Also Installed that . (sirt. *. day were newly elected District Court Judges Michael S. Alonge and y 0 1 :o,- George R. Peck. POn January 3, 1996, Hon, Stephen A. Bucarla, Hon. John P Dunne, Hon. Ute W. Lally and Hon. Thomas P. Phelan were Installed as Justices of the Supreme Court. All of the newly installed judges are members of the Nas- G J! ;W sau County Bar Association, which presented robes to first-time Jurists Alonge and Peck.

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