Senate Bill S7534

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Increases the number of judges in certain courts

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Current Bill Status Via A7669 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S7534 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7669
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140-a, Judy L; amd §§121 & 131, Fam Ct Act; amd §20, NYC Crim Ct Act; amd §102-a, NYC Civ Ct Act

2023-S7534 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the number of judges in the second, ninth and eleventh districts; provides for additional family court judges in the city of New York and certain counties; provides for additional city and civil court judges in New York city.

2023-S7534 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7534 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7534
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, the family court act,  the  New  York
   city  criminal  court  act  and  the New York city civil court act, in
   relation to increasing the number of judges in courts

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 140-a of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter
 365 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   § 140-a. Number of supreme court justices in each  judicial  district.
 The  number  of  justices of the supreme court in each judicial district
 shall be as follows:
   1. First district, thirty-eight;
   2. Second district, [fifty-two] FIFTY-THREE;
   3. Third district, seventeen;
   4. Fourth district, fourteen;
   5. Fifth district, nineteen;
   6. Sixth district, eleven;
   7. Seventh district, twenty;
   8. Eighth district, twenty-eight;
   9. Ninth district, [thirty-three] THIRTY-FOUR;
   10. Tenth district, fifty-one;
   11. Eleventh district, [forty-three] FORTY-FOUR;
   12. Twelfth district, twenty-nine;
   13. Thirteenth district, nine.
   No person may serve in the office of  justice  of  the  supreme  court
 unless  he  or she has been admitted to practice law in the state of New
 York for at least ten years as of the  date  he  or  she  commences  the
 duties of office.
   § 2. Section 121 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 365 of
 the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11653-02-3
              

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