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Increases number of supreme court justices in the thirteenth judicial district to ten and in the second judicial district to fifty-two
In Assembly Committee · Judiciary · Sponsor Michael Cusick
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Title of bill
An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the number of justices of the supreme court in the second and thirteenth judicial districts
Purpose
To increase the number of Justices in the 13th Judicial District to ten and to increase the number of Justices in the 2nd Judicial District to fifty-two.
Summary of provisions
Section one amends; subdivisions 2 and 13 of section 140-a of the Judiciary Law, as added by Chapter 690 of the Laws of 2007. Section 2 requires that 5 additional justices of the supreme court in the thirteenth district and 3 additional justices in the second judicial district provided for in section one of this act shall first be elected at the general election in held in November 2009 and shall first take office January 1, 2010. The other two additional justices of the supreme court in the thirteenth judicial district provided by section one of this act shall first be elected at the general election to be held in November 2010 and shall first take office January 1, 2011. Section 3 is the effective date.
Justification
On December 5, 2007, the Governor signed legislation, Chapter 690 of the Laws of 2007 creating the 13th Judicial District. Under this law, Staten Island (Richmond County) was allowed to have to have three Supreme Court Justices. Under the State Constitution, a Supreme Court district must have one Justice for every 50,000 residents. Based on the most recent U.S. Census data (March 20,2008), Staten Island is allowed 10 Justices. By increasing the number of Justices, authorized by the constitution, Staten Island will receive more judges to handle ever-heavier caseloads. This bill is the final step in the process to give Staten Island the required 10 Justice positions for the 13th Judicial District. The bill would also restore three Supreme Court Justices to the 2nd Judicial District that were deleted under Chapter 690 of the Laws of 2007.
Legislative history
2008: S.6754 - Passed Senate/A.11142 - Referred to Judiciary.
Fiscal implications
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Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that section one of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as section 3 of chapter 690 of the laws of 2007, takes effect.
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