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Council Member Keith Powers introduces the Corporation Counsel role and nominee Muriel Goode-Trufant
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Council Member Keith Powers provides an overview of the Corporation Counsel position, including its powers and duties as defined by the New York City Charter. He then introduces the nominee, Muriel Goode-Trufant, highlighting her current role as acting Corporation Counsel and her extensive experience with the Law Department.
- Powers explains that the Corporation Counsel is the attorney for New York City and all city agencies, with the power to conduct all legal business for the city.
- The Law Department comprises about 850 attorneys specializing in various areas of law.
- Goode-Trufant has served in the Law Department for nearly 35 years and has been acting as Corporation Counsel since June.
Keith Powers
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Before we go ahead, I wanna summarize the powers and the duties of the corporation council before introducing the candidate.
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Pursuant to sections 31 and 391 of the New York of the New York City Charter and by letter dated October 25, 2024, mayor Eric Adams requested the council's advice and consent in relation to his nomination of Muriel Goodtruffant for appointment to be the corporation counsel.
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The New York City charter designates the corporation counsel as the attorney and counsel for the city of New York and all city agencies.
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Corporation counsel, and by extension, the law department is granted the power to conduct all the legal business of the city.
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Further, corporation counsel has the right to bring or defend any legal action in local, state, or federal courts.
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The law department is comprised of approximately 850 attorneys who specialize in all the areas of law necessary to conduct the legal business of the city.
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The law department includes specialists in a wide range of fields of litigation, land use, ethics, professional responsibility, contracts, administrative law, juvenile delinquency, and legislative interpretation, just to name a few.
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They represent the city, elected officials, and city agencies with all legal issues that they may confront.
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If the council gives its advice and consent, miss Goudetrafon will be appointed corporation counsel and serve an indefinite term at a salary of $250,000 Again, congratulations on your nomination.
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Thank you for being here today.
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Be you have, miss Gouditreffant has been serving as a acting corporation counsel since the resignation of her predecessor in June.
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She has served the law department for nearly 30 5 4 years, and thank you for your service to the city.
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Prior to joining the law department, she was a litigation associate in private practice for 5 years.
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She's a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received a law degree from Temple University School of Law.