What's happening
This bill creates a separate Family Court judge position for Essex County, with compensation equal to the county court judge.
Why it matters
Creates a dedicated family court judge position for Essex County. , which can lead to more specialized attention on family-related cases (like custody, child support, and domestic issues) and potentially speed up case resolutions for local residents.
Aligns the new family court judge’s salary with that of the county court judge. , signaling a commitment to attract qualified candidates and ensure parity between judicial roles within the county.
Specifically schedules the first election for this new position in November 2019. , giving voters a direct say in who fills this important role and ensuring the office begins operation at the start of 2020—potentially improving local access to family law justice in the near term.
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Create Essex Family Court Judge
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4656
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 5, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. STEC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to establishing a separate office of judge of the family court for the county of Essex
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 131 of the family court act is amended by adding a new subdivision (w) to read as follows:
(w) There shall be a separate office of judge of the family court for the county of Essex and the compensation payable for such separate office of judge of the family court shall be the same as the compensation payable to the judge of the county court of the county of Essex.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately except that the family court judge for the county of Essex provided for in this act shall first be elected at the general election to be held in November 2019 and shall first take office January 1, 2020.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05888-01-9
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