Hon. George Bundy Smith

Hon. George Bundy Smith, Thomas E. Bezanson | Chadbourne & Parke LLP

Editor: Briefly describe the current economic plight of New York State Judges. Bezanson: State court judges in New York have failed to receive a pay raise for over nine years. If they had been given appropriate cost of living increases to keep pace with inflation their pay would...

Hon. George Bundy Smith, Thomas E. Bezanson | Chadbourne & Parke LLP

Editor: Could you share your backgrounds with us? Smith: I was a judge for 31 years serving successively on the Civil and Supreme Courts and then on the Appellate Division, First Department, and most recently I completed a 14-year term on the Court of Appeals. I am now with Chadbourne &...