T he washing machine runs daily at the Morris household.Keeping five boys in clean

clothes is no easy feat, though it doesn’tseem to have slowed down single,adoptive dad Jim Morris one bit. “It’snot easy, but I manage. Adoption issomething I always thought I’d do, but Ifigured I’d be married first,” jests thefull-time clinical social worker andRockland County resident.

Over the past five years, Jim hasadopted six boys, all bouncing fromfoster home to foster home until Mr.Morris walked into their lives, startingwith 23-year-old Herman in 1990.“From day one I told all my boys that Iintend to be with them for the longhaul. I didn’t want to be anotherrejection for them,” he explains,attributing his success in raising the boys to the emotional security he’s been able

to provide them early on and also tohis strong sense of faith, which he saysgives him the wisdom, patience andstrength to carry on.

From Chaos to Harmony

Whatever his secret, Jim isobviously doing something right.Naturally Jim and the boys have hadtheir share of trials, but watching thesebrothers interact is truly a magicalexperience. With their extraordinarylove and empathy for one another, it’shard to imagine all the chaos andheartache these youngsters haveendured. “I think they’re more tolerantthan many other kids because they’veseen so much,” Jim reflects. “They getalong great. I’m so impressed when I seethem together.”

How Jim and the boys make it allwork, considering the brothers’ varyinghistories and personalities, is no smallmiracle. Running the gamut from shy to

outright gregarious, they’re a mix ofstyles and talents, all with a deepaffection for their dad. Jim recounts ahighly emotional exchange lastChristmas, when some of the boysexpressed their love for Dad in writing.“They wrote me these unbelievable

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The Morris Clan (front row, left to right):Aramis,Darren and Danny; (middle row):Andrew and John; (back row): Jim and Herman

In This Issue

Who Pays Your Jury Fee? . . . 2

Quick-Thinking Court OfficersAid Attorney in Distress . . . . 3

Poolside with Clinton County’sJury Commissioner . . . . . . . 4

Juror Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Meet Court Phenom David Whalen . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Puzzle Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

IT’S A FAMILY AFFAIRSINGLE MAN HELPS SIX BOYS REBUILD SHATTERED LIVES

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N E W Y O R K S T A T E F A L L 2 0 0 3

New Guide Answers Employer-Employee Queries on Jury ServiceWITH ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THEWORKFORCECOMPRISING THE MAJORITY of thosesummoned for jury service in New York,a guide explaining employees’ rights andresponsibilities as jurors—andemployers’ obligations with regard totheir employees’ jury service—is nowavailable in courthouses statewide andalso accessible via the courts’ juror Website, www.nyjuror.com.

Jury Service in New York State: A Guide forEmployers & Employees answers a range ofquestions on juror pay, reportingrequirements and other vital aspects ofjury service, with this handy, newreference now being mailed tothousands of employers, professionalassociations, unions and chambers ofcommerce throughout New York.

The guide is both comprehensive

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and user-friendly, containing such helpful features as anindex categorized by subject and the “Who Pays YourJury Fee?” chart shown here.

“The chart is a convenient tool for those looking for aquick answer to a question on juror pay, though I hopepeople will read the guide in its entirety,” says MonroeCounty Commissioner of Jurors Charles Perreaud, oneof several jury commissioners from various parts of thestate who played a direct role in guiding the publication’scontent and format.The commissioner anticipates thatthe handbook will make jury service a little easier for

jurors and their employers alike.Bronx County Supreme Court Judge Phylis Skloot

Bamberger voices similar optimism about the new guide.Noting that jurors often have questions about the impactof jury duty on their employment, Judge Bambergersays, “This booklet will help in resolving such concerns,providing important information to both prospective jurorsand their employers.”

Copies of the new guide may be obtained by calling1-800-NY-JUROR (1-800-695-8767) or via thecourts’ juror Web site, www.nyjuror.com. ◆

There may be instances where the time missed from workmight be difficult to calculate using this chart. In such cases,please contact the local jury commissioner for clarification.

WHO PAYS YOUR JURY FEE?

APRIL 17, 2003: IT’S A DATE SURELYETCHED IN LAWYERMICHAELDIKMAN’S MEMORY. Although theday got off to a normal start for Mr.Dikman—a family law attorneywho’s a familiar face at both theQueens County SupremeCourthouse and the New Yorkcourts’ Matrimonial Center on LongIsland—things quickly took a turnfor the worst as the veteran lawyerentered the Matrimonial Center,around 9:00 a.m.

“He just collapsed,” recountsSenior Court Officer JacquelineMahon, the first to observe Mr.Dikman in distress. Officer Mahonsays Mr. Dikman sat up as sheapproached him, explaining that hewore a defibrillator—an implanteddevice that puts the heart back insynch when a chaotic rhythm, orfibrillation, overtakes it—and thatthis type of thing had occurred onceor twice before.

While Officer Mahon radioedfor assistance and checked Mr.Dikman’s vital signs, his defibrillatorappeared to “fire” several more times.At that point, the attorney lostconsciousness, and Captain NeilSchloth and Senior Court OfficerRandall Meierdierks arrived on thescene with oxygen and an automatedexternal defibrillator, a portabledevice that automatically rechargesthe heart during cardiac arrest.

“I was thinking, oh my God, hehas no pulse,” recalls Officer Mahon,who said instinct quickly took over,with the three officers—all certifiedemergency medical technicians—

applying the defibrillator’s self-adhesive paddles to Mr. Dikman.The lawyer came to after the firstand only electric shock was deliv-ered. “It was the most dramaticthing; it all happened so fast,” addsOfficer Meierdierks, who admin-istered oxygen to Mr. Dikman andalso called 911.

Just days after his week-longhospital stay, the family lawpractitioner returned to thecourthouse with a newly fitteddefibrillator, eager to meet with theofficers who doctors say saved hislife. Last June at Nassau CountySupreme Court, a grateful Mr.Dikman again stood beside thehighly trained, quick-thinking trio,this time to donate a brand-new,portable defibrillator to thecourthouse. The lawyer donatedanother of these miraculous devicesto Queens County Supreme Courtin Jamaica.

The former Captain Schloth,now a clerk at Nassau County

District Court, calls the attorney’sspeedy recovery “a very happyending to our training program,”and his generous gift to the NewYork State courts “the icing on thecake.” Mr. Schloth, an emergencymedical technician since 1985 who’strained many a court officer in theuse of the defibrillator—suchtraining has been mandatory forofficer recruits since 1999—says thisincident underscores the value ofhaving these lifesaving machinesclose at hand.

“The key is getting to the victim as soon as possible,” heemphasizes, explaining that thechance of surviving a cardiac arrestdeclines by approximately tenpercent for each minute withoutdefibrillation. Beyond 12 minutes,the rate of survival is between twoand five percent.

As for Mr. Dikman, his energyand resilience continue to astoundthose who witnessed his collapse.The 66-year-old chairman of the

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Attorney Michael Dikman donates automated external defibrillator to Long Island courthousein gratitude of the lifesaving efforts of (left to right) Captain Neil Schloth and Senior CourtOfficers Randall Meierdierks and Jacqueline Mahon. Standing beside Mr.Dikman are wife,Harriet, and (left to right) Nassau County Supervising Matrimonial Judge Anthony Marano andNassau County Administrative Judge Edward McCabe.

Courthouse Emergency Ends Happily

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CLINTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF

JURORS DATUS CLARK woke up onemorning to find a skunk paddlingaround in his swimming pool.Whatprompted the skunk to drop in for adip remains to this day anybody’sguess.You don’t often find a skunk ina residential swimming pool, which isone of those facts of life we probablytake pretty much for granted and forwhich we don’t give proper thanks.

You might be wondering how acommissioner of jurors wouldrespond to this unusual and, frankly,confounding predicament. Jumpinginto the pool, throwing a lifesavinghold on it and swimming to theshallow end was out of the question.Even a commissioner of jurors knowsthat. After all, if the skunk werealtogether unfamiliar withrecommended YMCA procedures, itmight be inclined to interpret thesudden assault as a sign of hostility.I think we’re all acquainted with theconsequences of actions that runcounter to what a skunk sees as itsbest interests.

Yet Datus was characteristicallyintrepid.That will come as no surpriseto anybody who knows him. Morethan once, he has stared down aprospective juror with a good excuse.He also used to be circulation man-ager at The Press-Republican, and ifyou don’t think he fielded some angrycalls in that position, you’ve never hadyour paper wind up in the bushes.

Still, Datus knew that barging intothe pool wasn’t the best strategy forthat particular occasion. Even a skunkflat on its back is equipped with

an arsenal you don’t want to witnessclose up.

Working to his advantage—butnot the skunk’s—was the fact that thecritter appeared to have been swim-ming around for quite some time.

Skunks are nocturnal creatures,which means this post-dawnmarathon probably started out as amoonlight swim. From where Datusstood—which was not shoulder toshoulder, by any means—it wasobvious that the skunk had had its fillof treading water. Datus was appro-priately sympathetic to the skunk’spredicament, although it would be anoverstatement to say he reeked withcompassion. Not yet, anyway.

Nevertheless, he wanted to getthat skunk out of the pool for theskunk’s sake as well as his own. And ifthe skunk’s stroke was any indication,it was commencing to run out oftime. Datus didn’t know what strokethe skunk was using last night, but

this morning it was a tired dogpaddle, and dead man’s floatwasn’t far off.

It was early in the morning, butDatus still came up with an idea. If hecould get a board—a long board—and slip it under the skunk, maybe hecould lift it out of the water like a longlever and deliver the skunk to dry land.That’s exactly what he did. Beforelong, the skunk was meanderingaround poolside, and as long as itwasn’t in the mood to bask a while,the crisis seemed to be averted.

I thought it would beinformational for Clinton Countyresidents to know your commissionerof jurors combines in generousmeasure the qualities you seek in yourjudicial system—mercy, justice andwisdom—even when dealing with askunk. It just goes to show that even acommissioner of jurors has a trialevery now and then. ◆

POSTSCRIPT:Recalling that fateful day, Clinton County Commissioner of Jurors

Datus Clark explains that he sprung into action immediately uponnoticing the skunk was barely able to stay afloat. No doubtCommissioner Clark’s good common sense and compassionate naturealso serve him well in the jury room.

The county’s jury commissioner for over a decade, Datus reportsseeing a lot more smiling faces around the jury room these days thanwhen he first started out, thanks to shorter terms of service and other juryreforms implemented throughout the state in recent years.

The commissioner tells us some 8,000 Clinton County residents aresummoned for service each year, inviting anyone who’s never been to thecounty to visit this scenic area 35 miles south of Montreal. “It’s the mostbeautiful place in the state,” boasts the Clinton County native.

The following is an excerpt of a column that appeared this past spring in The Press-Republican, aPlattsburgh, New York-based newspaper serving several counties in the northeastern part of the state.The piece was written by managing editor Bob Grady.

VETERAN JURY COMMISSIONER FACES NEWKIND OF TRIAL WITH MACGYVER-LIKE FLAIR

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letters, thanking me for sticking by them . . . It blew meaway,” he says, trying to keep his feelings in check.Another example of this strong father-son bond: Herman,though he now lives on his own, remains extremely closewith Jim and is a frequent visitor at the Morris home inAirmont, New York, where he still lends Dad a hand withthe younger boys.

Stability, Humor and Love Unlimited

Theirs is a hectic household, to say the least, but Jim iscareful that each boy follows a routine and regularlypitches in with the chores. “I try to keep things asstructured as possible. Children need predictability intheir lives,” he emphasizes. Then, underscoring theimportance of positive reinforcement and humor, Jimadds, “We laugh a lot at our house.”

Jim admits learning a lot from the boys through theyears, including the value of being flexible and thinkingoutside the box. “But most importantly, I’ve learned that Ican make a difference, which is what inspires me andkeeps me doing what I’m doing,” he says.

Taking Center Stage at Unveiling of Adoption Reforms

Last May, Jim shared his family’s inspirational story ata news conference announcing a statewide initiative aimedat reducing the average time it takes to finalize adoptionsfor foster children in New York. The project, dubbed“Adoption Now,” is a joint effort of the courts, the state’sOffice of Children and Family Services, New York City’sAdministration for Children’s Service and numerous childwelfare agencies that kicked off with an intensive review ofthe 6,000-plus cases lingering in the system, to identifywhat was behind the delays.

For the Morrises, it’s a problem that, unfortunately,hits close to home. Three of the boys’ adoptions draggedon for years, causing the family immeasurable agony.“Something needs to be done to expedite the process. I’meager to see how these much-needed reforms will playout,” says Jim, alluding to procedural changes already inplace as well as those in the planning.

Such modifications include assigning adoption cases toone judge to handle from start to finish to the extentpossible, expediting termination-of-parental rights ordersas well as the appeals process for these cases, and reducingthe time it takes to conduct background checks onprospective adoptive parents. Among this year’s goals:providing permanent, nurturing homes for 5,000 fosterchildren currently freed for adoption statewide.

Though Jim and his family shared the stage at the Maypress conference with Governor George Pataki, ChiefJudge Judith Kaye and other dignitaries, it was theremarkable Morris clan who brought the standing-room-only crowd to their feet. “Our family is rich in love as aresult of these adoptions. I’m so happy to be the father ofthese tremendous young men,” said the exultant dad as hissons looked on proudly. ◆

We’d like to hear from you. We also welcome any comments about the newsletter as well as storyideas for future issues. Please send juror anecdotes, newsletter suggestions and story ideas to:

Arlene Hackel Jury Pool News Editor New York State Unified Court System 25 Beaver Street, Suite 867 New York, NY 10004E-mail address: ahackel@courts.state.ny.us

Jury Pool News is published quarterly by the New York State Unified Court System’s Office of Public Affairs.

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For more information on becoming a foster oradoptive parent, or to review information on childrencurrently free for adoption, visit the State Office forChildren and Family Services or the New York CityAdministration for Children’s Services online atwww.ocfs.state.ny.us or www.nyc.gov/acs, respectively.New York City residents can also call 311.

For a virtual tour, a lesson in the evolution of our court system or to learn more about the New York State courts’ educational andcommunity outreach programs, visit us on the Web at: www.courts.state.ny.us/community_outreach

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J u r o r M a i l b o x

Jury duty is a great thing,although not at first, when yourealize all of the things you willneed to rearrange and all of theinconveniences you will suffer tospend your days in court. In theend, however, when you and yourfellow jurors walk out of that juryroom with a verdict, you willknow it was worth it.

A sense of humor kept usgoing in the hours and daysawaiting our deliberations. So didthe fresh rolls with real butter andthe doughnuts and chocolates acouple of the jurors brought toshare. All of these things, butespecially our sense of humor,kept us from coming to blowsduring deliberations.

Juror No. 1 was appointedour foreman, and proceeded todo a great job. This juror lookedas ordinary as the rest of us. Doesthat mean any of us could havedone the job as well? Since hisselection was, to a large degree,random, it implies that we couldhave. How did our foundingfathers know this? Does theexpression “a rising tide lifts allboats” apply here? Should we

apply this principle in our schoolsmore often by teaching to the topof the class?

Led by Juror No. 1, wequickly funneled our loud,disorganized shouting ofopinions into a system of calmdiscourse. We decided toexamine, in order, each chargeagainst the defendant, and tocarefully analyze each segmentand word of the charge.

This meant making sense oflegal language that just a fewminutes earlier had sounded likegobbledygook to us. With anamazing show of support, wetook tiny bites of the law andmiraculously molded this strangenew talk into sense. Again, Ithink of the founding fathers.Their foresight in setting up ajudicial system that still worksmore than two centuries laterinspires awe.

After five hours and 45minutes of deliberations, includ-ing five or six trips back to thecourtroom with questions for thejudge and rereading of thetestimony, we reached ourverdict. The sense of relief was

overwhelming. I hadn’t compro-mised any of my views, and weweren’t going to have to spendthe night.

The woman to my right saidsomething about how amazing itis to reach a verdict. I said maybepeople should form groups of 12to discuss controversial issues inother walks of life. The man tomy left said there need never bewar; it is possible for people toresolve disagreement throughdiscussion.

Everyone should get to serveon a jury. I suggested to mychildren that they volunteer forjury duty as soon as they turneighteen (the minimum age atwhich one may serve). What agreat civics lesson to learn beforeentering college.

During the course of thatafternoon, I persuaded and waspersuaded, I learned and hope Itaught. If you were to ask myfellow jurors their impressions ofthat same afternoon, I’m sureyou’d get eleven differentopinions. But those differentviews resulted in one verdict. Andthat’s a good thing. ◆

The following editorial, written by Tonawanda resident Lois Burch O’Brian, appeared in the March 25,2003 edition of The Buffalo News.

Queens County Bar Association’s family law committeeresumed his normal work schedule just weeks after theordeal, and is once again a regular fixture at thecourthouse. Not only he is back in court, he’s also back on the court, playing tennis and handball “to get somestrength up,” as he puts it.

“I was really lucky,” says the highly active attorney,recalling the outstanding efforts of the three officers thatfateful day. “My internal defibrillator wasn’t doing its job,but fortunately there was a portable defibrillator nearby,and three wonderful people who knew just what to do.”◆

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Questions, comments or suggestions about the jury system? Call 1-800-NY-JUROR, e-mail us at: nyjuror @courts.state.ny.us or write to Chief Judge Judith Kaye, Continuing Jury Reform, 25 Beaver Street, New York NY 10004

W hoever coined the term“phenom”must have hadsomeone like David Whalen

in mind. An associate counsel for theNew York State courts’City,Town andVillage Court Resource Center inCohoes, David is part of a small staffthat handles thousands of requestseach year from the 2,200-plus townand village judges serving in suburbanand rural areas of the state.Thesemagistrates—a mix of attorneys andnon-lawyers—preside over misde-meanors and initial proceedings infelony cases, also handling a range ofcivil matters, explains Mr.Whalen, whoa few years back took on the addition-al challenge of building a Web sitetailored to their needs.

The site—a repository of legalinformation that includes a chat room,a bulletin board and hundreds ofhelpful links, among other features—made its debut in August 2000, withDavid rolling it out in a mere sixmonths. He’s since devoted endlesstime and energy to its upkeep, andturns quite animated when talkingabout his future plans for the site.

“It’s going to put a world-class lawlibrary at the fingertips of every townand village judge and court clerk in thestate,”he says with excitement, add-ing that many of the locales served bythe resource center are miles awayfrom the nearest law library. Both thesite and resource center also serveNew York’s city court judges and clerks.

Filling an Information Gap

David, who sustained severe spinalcord damage in a skiing accident 23years ago and depends quite heavilyon the Internet both as a research andnetworking tool, says the site evolvedfrom his own reliance on electronicallyretrievable information.“I wanted

easier access to the information Irequire for my work, and wanted tomake this information available toanyone who needs it.”

And need it, they did, with over 500town and village judges and clerksregistering at the site within 12months of its launching, and the site’spopularity growing every year since.Even with the advanced training townand village court judges are requiredto complete annually, there are always

those unusual cases, ambiguousstatutes and other anomalies that callfor consultation with a resource centerexpert. Now, thanks to David’s efforts,some of these matters can beaddressed via the Web site.

“You’d be surprised, even somesmall claims cases can really get youthinking. It’s never-ending; there isalways some odd set of facts,”saysDavid, recalling the case of a general-store owner in a rural area who sued apatron for allegedly setting off a stinkbomb in his store.“It was some type ofa hunting lure with a gamy scent,maybe ‘dung of bear,’”he laughs.“Theowner was claiming the defendantwas angry at him and that this wassome kind of personal vendetta.However, there were other patrons in

the store at the time, so could thedefendant be held liable? Things arenot always black and white.”

An Expert Navigator, Be it the Web or Water

With hundreds of calls coming intothe resource center weekly—anattorney is always on call to respondto the courts’after-hours inquiries—the pace is often frenetic, though you’dnever know it from David’s soothingvoice and patient manner.

Maybe it’s all that sailing he doesin scenic Lake George, New York, orperhaps he’s been working off some ofthat tension in his new set of wheels.David, who hadn’t driven since theskiing accident, recently tookownership of a specially designed,state-of-the-art van.“You’ve got to seethese computerized controls,”he ravesof the new vehicle, which he drovenearly 3,000 miles in just the firstmonth.Talk about making up for losttime!

Speaking of time, David seems tomanage his better than most. On topof his busy work schedule andassorted hobbies, he’s one of thefounding members of the New YorkState Spinal Injury Research Board.Inspired by Paul Richter, a formerpoliceman shot in the spine while onpatrol, the board was established in1998 to advance the quest for a curefor spinal cord injury.

“It was very different in the early‘80’s, when I was injured. Back thenhaving hope for improvement wasseen as a sign of maladjustment andweakness,”recounts David, calling theresearch being done in the field today“amazing.”As is Mr.Whalen. ◆

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David Whalen: Court Employee—and Human Being—Extraordinaire

David Whalen, assisted by brother William, preparesfor a sail around New York’s Lake George.

David invites Jury Pool Newsreaders who would like to

learn more about the work of theNew York State Spinal Cord InjuryResearch Board to contact him at:dwhalen@courts.state.ny.us.

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