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Assembly Bill A8336A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes minimum educational requirements of certain town and village justices

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2013-A8336 - Details

Law Section:
Uniform Justice Court Act
Laws Affected:
Add §105-a, UJCA
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A2867
2017-2018: A1517
2019-2020: A3801
2021-2022: A1031
2023-2024: A4363
2025-2026: A2551

2013-A8336 - Summary

Establishes minimum educational requirements of certain town and village justices.

2013-A8336 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8336

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            December 18, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, ABINANTI, MAGNARELLI, SEPULVE-
  DA, MARKEY, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.
  SCHIMEL,  TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judici-
  ary

AN ACT to amend the uniform justice court act, in relation to establish-
  ing minimum educational  requirements  of  certain  town  and  village
  justices

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

  Section 1. The uniform justice court act is amended by  adding  a  new
section 105-a to read as follows:
S  105-A.  MINIMUM  EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN TOWN AND VILLAGE
           JUSTICES.
  A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW,  NO  PERSON  OTHER  THAN  ONE
SERVING  AS  A  TOWN  OR  VILLAGE  JUSTICE ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SECTION SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION AS A  TOWN  OR  VILLAGE  JUSTICE
UNLESS  HE OR SHE HAS GRADUATED FROM AN ACCREDITED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER
EDUCATION WITH AN ASSOCIATE OR BACCALAUREATE DEGREE.
  B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW, ANY TOWN OF THE  FIRST  CLASS
OR  VILLAGE WITH A POPULATION EXCEEDING TEN THOUSAND, BY A MAJORITY VOTE
OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF SUCH TOWN OR VILLAGE, MAY REQUIRE A PERSON  WHO
SERVES  AS  A  JUSTICE TO BE ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW IN THE STATE. UPON
ELECTION OF THIS  REQUIREMENT  BY  AN  ELIGIBLE  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT,  THE
GOVERNING  BODY  SHALL  NOTIFY THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE STATE. ANY
CHANGE IN THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY TO  SERVE  AS  JUSTICE  SHALL
TAKE  EFFECT  ON  THE NEXT ELECTION FOLLOWING THE ENACTMENT OF THE LOCAL
LAW. A JUSTICE WHO CEASES TO SATISFY A LOCAL REQUIREMENT AS PROVIDED  BY
THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO VACATE SUCH OFFICE.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13057-02-3

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2013-A8336A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Uniform Justice Court Act
Laws Affected:
Add §105-a, UJCA
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A2867
2017-2018: A1517
2019-2020: A3801
2021-2022: A1031
2023-2024: A4363
2025-2026: A2551

2013-A8336A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes minimum educational requirements of certain town and village justices.

2013-A8336A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8336--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            December 18, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, ABINANTI, MAGNARELLI, SEPULVE-
  DA, MARKEY, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.
  SCHIMEL,  TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judici-
  ary -- recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary  in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the uniform justice court act, in relation to establish-
  ing  minimum  educational  requirements  of  certain  town and village
  justices

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

  Section  1.  The  uniform justice court act is amended by adding a new
section 105-a to read as follows:
S 105-A. MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN  TOWN  AND  VILLAGE
           JUSTICES.
  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY TOWN
OR VILLAGE, MAY BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF SUCH TOWN OR
VILLAGE, REQUIRE THAT ANY PERSON WHO SERVES AS A TOWN OR VILLAGE JUSTICE
BE ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW IN THE STATE.   ANY CHANGE IN  THE  REQUIRE-
MENTS  FOR  ELIGIBILITY  TO  SERVE AS TOWN OR VILLAGE JUSTICE SHALL TAKE
EFFECT UPON COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEXT JUDICIAL TERM OF  OFFICE  FOLLOWING
THE ELECTION AFTER ENACTMENT OF THE LOCAL LAW.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13057-03-4

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