Joint Legislative Public Hearing on 2021 Executive Budget Proposal: Topic Public Protection

Opening Statements Testimony and Questions

1. New York State Office of Court Administration Honorable Lawrence K. Marks Chief Administrative Judge
2. New York State Commission  on Judicial Conduct Robert H. Tembeckjian Administrator & Counsel
3. New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services William Leahy  Director
4. New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services Patrick A. Murphy  Commissioner
5. New York State Office of Information Technology Services Angelo Riddick CIO & Director
6. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services Michael C. Green  Executive Deputy Commissioner
7. New York State Department of Corrections & Community Supervision Anthony Annucci  Acting Commissioner
8. New York State Division of State Police Kevin P. Bruen Acting Superintendent

Panel A:

9. Empire Justice Center Kristin Brown President and CEO
10. Lawyers Alliance for New York Laura Abel Senior Policy Counsel
11. New York Legal Services Coalition Molly Clifford Interim Executive Director

Panel B:

12. New York State Health Foundation David Sandman President & CEO
13. Veteran Advocacy Project Coco Culhane Executive Director
14. Center for Court Innovation Shane Correia Deputy Director
15. Fund for Modern Courts William C. Silverman Chair
16. New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence Joan Gerhardt  Director of Public Policy

Panel C:

17. PBA of NYS Manuel Vilar Vice President
18. New York State Police Investigators Association Timothy Dymond  President
19. Police Conference of New York Richard Wells President
20. New York State Association of PBA’s Michael O’Meara  President
21. New York State Troopers PBA Thomas Mungeer President.

Panel D:

22. District Attorneys Association of the State of New York J. Anthony Jordan  Washington County D
23. NYS Defenders Association Susan C. Bryant Executive Director
24. Chief Defenders Association of New York Laurette Mulry  President
25. Students Demand Action Audrey Sample Student Leader
26. New York State Dispute Resolution Association Regina Ritcey  Executive Director

Panel E:

27. The Osborne Association Elizabeth Gaynes CEO and President
28. Vera Institute of Justice Shayna Kessler Senior Planner
29. Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice Yonah Zeitz Policy Coordinator
30. Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Barry Graubart  Deputy Chapter Leader

Panel F:

31. Journey’s End Refugee Services Sarah Bertozzi Managing Attorney
32. UnLocal Terry Lawson Executive Director
33. Center for Judicial Accountability Elena Sassower Director