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Ho is married to Allyson Paix Newton Ho (née Newton, formerly Heidelbaugh), a partner in the Dallas office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and co-chair of the firm's appellate practice group. Ho met Allyson Newton when he was a law clerk for Judge Jerry Edwin Smith in Houston, Texas, and Newton had been a law student working for a Houston firm. [8]
Dale Edwin Ho (born 1977) [2] is an American lawyer serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Prior to becoming a judge, he was the director of the American Civil Liberties Union 's voting rights project.
Sentencing reform is the reform of sentencing. It is a component of the larger concept of criminal justice reform. Reasons for sentencing reform include the effort to change perceived injustices in the lengths of criminal sentences, reducing overcriminalization, improving recidivism and crime prevention.
Ho told the senators that if confirmed, “I'll do everything I can to ensure that everyone who comes before the court gets a fair shake, a fair opportunity to be heard, and ultimately equal treatment under the law.” Biden resubmitted Ho’s nomination after midterm elections and the Senate confirmed him in June 2023 in a 50-49 party-line vote.
Dale Ho, the judge deciding whether to drop the corruption case against New York City mayor Eric Adams, is a former voting rights lawyer whose nomination to the bench by former Democratic ...
Here is a look at some criminal justice laws going into effect on Jan. 1 around the U.S.: More: Violent crime rates in American cities largely fall back to pre-pandemic levels, new report shows
Criminal justice reform seeks to address structural issues in criminal justice systems such as racial profiling, police brutality, overcriminalization, mass incarceration, and recidivism. Reforms can take place at any point where the criminal justice system intervenes in citizens’ lives, including lawmaking, policing, sentencing and ...
Criminal justice reform is the reform of criminal justice systems. Stated reasons for criminal justice reform include reducing crime statistics , racial profiling , police brutality , overcriminalization , mass incarceration , under-reporting , and recidivism or improving Victims' rights , Prisoners' rights and crime prevention .