Pro Bono Barrister: Justice Kurtz Leads Civil Forum Boosting Efficiency and Morale
By Charles F. Otey
Way back in the 1990s, then-Administrative Judge Michael Pesce perceived that there was a failure in communications between bench, bar and the all-controlling clerical sections of what was then called the “big house” — 360 Adams St.
Day-to-day complaints about the workings of the court were piling up — mainly because the civil calendar was growing by leaps and bounds. Justice Pesce, working with then Chief Clerk Tom Kilfoyle and several senior judges and administrative personnel, came up with the idea for the Civil Court Forum.