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Senate Bill S3450

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires at least one supreme court justice to be assigned to hold court in each county in a judicial district

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2011-S3450 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7000
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง86, Judy L

2011-S3450 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires at least one supreme court justice to be assigned to hold court in each county in a judicial district.

2011-S3450 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3450 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3450

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 22, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to requiring  the  desig-
  nation  and  assignment  of not less than one supreme court justice to
  hold court in the county seat  of  each  county  within  the  judicial
  district

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 86 of the  judiciary  law,
as  amended  by  chapter  692 of the laws of 1962, is amended to read as
follows:
  The justices of the appellate division in each department  shall  have
power to fix the times and places for holding special and trial terms of
the  supreme  court  held  therein,  and  to  assign the justices in the
departments to hold such terms; or make rules  therefor;  and  may  from
time to time make additional appointments and designations, or change or
alter  those  already made.  HOWEVER, FROM THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES OF
EACH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, THE JUSTICES OF  THE  APPELLATE  DIVISION  SHALL
DESIGNATE AND ASSIGN AT LEAST ONE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE TO HOLD COURT AT
THE COUNTY SEAT OF EACH OF THE COUNTIES IN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05582-01-1

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