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- Referred to judiciary
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1612
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 4657a
- Amend and recommit to judiciary
- Referred to judiciary
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to judiciary
- Delivered to assembly
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- Passed senateVote 63–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1407
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to judiciary
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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 subdivision 2 and 13 of section 140-a of the Judiciary Law as added by Chapter 690 of the Laws of 2007 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.
Section two allows Justice Thomas P. Aliotta, and his successor in office on the effective date of this act shall for the remainder of the term for which he or she was elected or appointed to be a justice of the supreme court in and for the 13th Judicial District.
Section three requires 2 additional justices of the Supreme court in the 13th District and 2 additional Justices in the 2nd Judicial District provided for in section one of this act shall first be elected at the general election in held in November 2017 and shall first take office January 1, 2018. Another 3 additional Justices of the Supreme Court in the 13th District and two Justices of the Supreme Court in the 2nd District provided for in section one of this act shall first be elected at the general election in held in November 2018 and shall first take office January 1, 2019. The remaining Justice for the 13th District shall first be elected at the general election in held in November 2019 and shall first take office January 1, 2020.
Section four is an immediate 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, Staten Island is allowed 10 Justices. By increasing the number of Justices authorized by the New York Constitution, Staten Island should 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 will also authorize four Supreme Court Justices to the 2nd Judicial District.
Legislative history
2015: S.4657 - Referred to Judiciary / A.8293 - Referred to Judiciary 2014: S.2478-A Referred to Judiciary / A4962-A Referred to Judiciary 2013: S.4225 Referred to Judiciary/ A4962 - Referred to Judiciary 2012: S.4225 Passed Senate/A.7481 - Referred to Judiciary 2011: S.7481 - Passed Senate/A.7481 -Referred to Judiciary 2010: S.615-Referred to Judiciary /A.4049 - Referred to Judiciary 2009: S.615-Referred to Judiciary /A.4049 - Referred to Judiciary 2008: S.6754- Passed Senate/A.11142 - Referred to Judiciary
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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