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Assembly Bill A6879

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires disclosure of campaign contributions to judges by parties in an action and their counsel

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2009-A6879 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §212, add §487-a, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A876
2013-2014: A5460

2009-A6879 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires disclosure of campaign contributions to judges by parties in an action and their counsel; authorizes the chief administrative judge of the state of New York to promulgate rules and regulations that require immediately upon the assignment of a matter to a judge, parties and their counsel disclose any campaign contributions made to such judge; further requires the attorney or counselor to disclose any campaign contribution made to such judge.

2009-A6879 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6879

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, BALL, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A.  CALHOUN,  GIGLIO,  MAYERSOHN,  THIELE,  TOWNSEND  -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to  requiring  disclosure
  of  campaign contributions to judges by parties in an action and their
  counsel

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  212  of the judiciary law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (w) to read as follows:
  (W) ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING  THAT  IMMEDIATELY  UPON
THE  ASSIGNMENT  OF  A  MATTER  TO  A  JUDGE,  PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL
DISCLOSE ANY CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION MADE TO SUCH JUDGE.  SUCH  RULES  AND
REGULATIONS  SHALL  PROVIDE THAT IN THE EVENT CONTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS HAVE BEEN MADE  IN  THE  PAST  FIVE  YEARS  TO  THE
JUDGE'S  CAMPAIGN  BY  A  PARTY OR COUNSEL TO THE PARTY, THE JUDGE SHALL
DISQUALIFY HIMSELF OR HERSELF UPON TIMELY APPLICATION MADE  BY  A  PARTY
WHO HAS MADE NO CONTRIBUTION TO THE CAMPAIGN. SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS
SHALL  NOT PRECLUDE DISQUALIFICATION DUE TO ANY OTHER RULE OR REGULATION
OR WITH RESPECT TO CONTRIBUTIONS LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR  MADE
MORE THAN FIVE YEARS BEFORE THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE MATTER TO THE JUDGE.
  S  2.  The  judiciary  law is amended by adding a new section 487-a to
read as follows:
  S 487-A.  ATTORNEY  OR  COUNSELOR  DISCLOSURE.  IMMEDIATELY  UPON  THE
ASSIGNMENT  OF  A  MATTER  TO  A JUDGE, THE ATTORNEY OR COUNSELOR IN THE
ACTION SHALL DISCLOSE ANY CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION MADE TO SUCH JUDGE  WHEN
SUCH  CONTRIBUTION WAS IN EXCESS OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND IN THE PAST
FIVE YEARS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
necessary  for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is
authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
effective date.

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