WELCOME!
Welcome to
the New York State Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section web site.
Through our Section members have the opportunity
to meet and network with other attorneys and judges involved in many
aspects of the
criminal justice system, as well as have access to many great benefits
specific
to our area of practice. The Section also helps improve the criminal
justice system by providing a credible voice on pending criminal justice
legislation and helping to develop NYSBA policy on criminal justice
issues.
The Benefits of Criminal Justice Section Membership
Include:
- The
Section’s newsletter, New York
Criminal Law Journal features
updates on Section activities, recent cases and articles about current
issues.
- Educational programs that examine today’s
vital legal developments.
- Networking events to meet criminal justice
attorneys from across the state.
- Professional
growth opportunities by joining a Committee. The Section has 14 substantive committees
that provide you the opportunity to research issues and influence the laws
that can affect your practice, and the criminal justice system. Section members can
request to join as many committees as they like, for free.
- Access
to the Criminal Justice Section’s
Online Community, where members post queries for guidance and
referrals.
- Discounts on NYSBA CLE programs sponsored by the
Criminal Justice Section. Section dues are $35 a year (NYSBA membership
required) for attorneys, and FREE for law school students. Join online, or call 1-8800-582-2452.
ROBERT J. MASTERS
CHAIR
Criminal Justice Section
Robert J. Masters,
Executive Assistant District Attorney for Legal affairs with the Queens County
District Attorneys Office, is Chair of the Criminal Justice Section.
After
graduating from St. John’s University and St. John’s University School of Law,
Masters
worked as a law clerk for various Judges of the Criminal Term of the Supreme Court
in both Queens and Kings Counties. Bob became an Assistant District
Attorney in Queens County in 1990, and has worked primarily on homicide cases
since 1992.
MISSION STATEMENT
The
purpose of this Section shall be to anticipate, recognize and address
such issues of crime, criminology, criminal procedure, correction and
the administration of criminal justice as properly come before or should
come before the New York State Bar Association.
Section Bylaws
Executive Committee Roster
Criminal Justice Section Chair Terms:
1981-1983: Andrew M. Schnier
1983-1985: Vincent E. Doyle, Jr.
1985-1987: Hon. Renee A. White
1987-1989: Joseph Jaffe
1989-1991: Terrence J. Connors
1991-1993: Martin B. Adelman
1993-1995: Paul J. Cambria
1995-1997: Robert W. Vinal
1997-1999: Susan B. Lindenauer
1999-2001: Vincent E. Doyle, III
2001-2003: Thomas F. Liotti
2003-2005: Michael T. Kelly
2005-2007: Roger B. Adler
2007-2009: Jean T. Walsh
2009-2011: James P. Subjack
2011-2013: Marvin E. Schechter
2013-2015: Hon. Mark R. Dwyer
2015-2017: Sherry Levin Wallach
2017-2019: Tucker C. Stanclift
2019-2021: Robert J. Masters
