Accordingly, State Constitutional Commentary is intended to be an interdisciplinary forum for exploring all facets of judicial federalism, the role of state courts, state adjudication, issues of rights and liberties confronting state governments and their courts, and the host of other issues related to state constitutional law.
Organization and History
Professor Vincent Martin Bonventre, Faculty Advisor of the Albany Law Review, is the founder and Editor of State Constitutional Commentary. In publishing this special annual issue, the Law Review benefits from the advice of a Professional Board of jurists and scholars from law and law related fields. Former Arizona Chief Justice, Stanley G. Feldman, currently serves as the Chair of the Professional Board. Rutgers University Professor Emeritus, Stanley H. Friedelbaum, a frequent contributor and member of the Professional Board, previously published State Constitutional Commentaries & Notes, the predecessor of State Constitutional Commentary.
The Annual Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke State Constitutional Commentary Symposium
A break from the Wrongful Convictions symposium, 2010
In the Spring of 2007, the Albany Law Review inaugurated an annual tradition of honoring the late New York Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke by holding a Symposium in his name. In that inaugural year, the symposium featured the Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of Arkansas, Utah, and Wisconsin, as well as a tribute to the then-Chief Judge of New York, Judith S. Kaye.
In 2008, Judges on Judges, featured the entire New York Court of Appeals speaking about their favorite judges in the court's history.
In 2009, Tough Call: State High Court Judges on Making Their Hardest Decisions, the panel included Acting Chief Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg of Rhode Island, Associate Justice (retired) John M. Greaney of Massachusetts, Senior Associate Justice Flemming L. Norcott, Jr. of Connecticut, and Associate Judge Robert S. Smith of New York. A podcast of the event is available HERE.
In 2010, Wrongful Convictions: Understanding and Addressing Criminal Injustice, the moderator, New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, led a discussion on the origins of and modern solutions to wrongful convictions.To view a video of the event, please click HERE.
.This year, on February 16, 2011, the Cooke symposium will be Great Women, Great Chiefs. Former Chief Justice Margaret Marshall of Massachusetts, Former Chief Justice Marsha Ternus of Iowa, and Chief Justice Jean H. Toal of South Carolina will be participating and honored at this event.
