Richard C. Wesley: Voting and Opinion Patterns on the New York Court
Title
Richard C. Wesley: Voting and Opinion Patterns on the New York Court
Description
Professor Vincent M. Bonventre analyzes the voting practice of New York Court of Appeals Judge Richard C. Wesley in both criminal and civil cases. A contradiction presents itself when this record is looked over: while Judge Wesley is stanchly conservative in his criminal voting history—that is, he votes in favor of the prosecution—his civil record reflects a propensity towards civil liberties. Indeed, Judge Wesley votes almost three times as often in favor of individual rights or entitlements in civil cases than he did in criminal ones. While his civil record can hardly be considered “liberal”, it has liberal leanings. This conflict is reviewed in detail from both the lens of criminal and civil cases.
Publisher
Albany Law Review
Date
2003
Format
PDF
Language
English
Bibliographic Citation
Vincent Martin Bonventre, Todd A. Ritschdorff & Erika L. Bergen, Richard C. Wesley: Voting and Opinion Patterns on the New York Court - Center for Judicial Process, 66 ALB. L. REV. 1065 (2003).
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Collection
Citation
Vincent M. Bonventre, Todd A. Ritschdorff, and Erika L. Bergen, “Richard C. Wesley: Voting and Opinion Patterns on the New York Court,” Albany Law Faculty Scholarship, accessed February 17, 2025, https://albanylaw.omeka.net/items/show/109.