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- Referred to judiciary
- Referred to judiciary
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Relates to the salaries of full-time city court judges in certain cities
In Assembly Committee · Judiciary · Sponsor Mark J.F. Schroeder
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Title of bill
An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the salary of a full-time city court judge in the cities of Lackawanna, North Tonawanda, and Tonawanda
Purpose
Enactment of this legislation would raise the salary levels of certain full time city court judges to the levels received by judges serving in other jurisdictions.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends section 221-i of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter 493 of the laws of 2006 by establishing the annual salary of each judge of a city court outside the city of New York.
Existing law
The Unified Budget Court Act of 1976 authorized the State to assume responsibility for establishing salary for City Court Judges.
Justification
In previous court cases, Davis v. Rosenblatt and Wilson v. Crosson the courts addressed the salary disparity issues between Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse City Courts versus Utica City Court. At that time, the Court determined that when a salary disparity existed it was the State's obligation to show a rational basis for the disparity. Caseload, cost of living, and median income were valid considerations. The Court in Davis concluded that the State failed to show a rational basis for the disparity and ordered that the judicial compensation for Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse be raised to that of Utica. The second case, and a case more directly in point, is the 1995 decision of Wilson v. Crosson. In that case a City Court Judge of Rome sued to have his salary elevated to the level of Utica Court. The Court granted his relief indicating that courts in two virtually contiguous cities have a "unity of judicial interest".
Legislative history
New bill - 2009.
Fiscal implications
None to New York State.
Local fiscal implications
Minor fiscal implications for municipal governments involved.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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