S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3757
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 30, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to section 25 of article 6 of the constitution,
in relation to service by retired justices and requiring judges and
justices to retire at age 76
Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That subdivision b of
section 25 of article 6 of the constitution be amended to read as
follows:
b. Each judge of the court of appeals, justice of the supreme court,
judge of the court of claims, judge of the county court, judge of the
surrogate's court, judge of the family court, judge of a court for the
city of New York established pursuant to section fifteen of this article
and judge of the district court shall retire on the last day of December
in the year in which [he or she] SUCH JUDGE OR JUSTICE reaches the age
of [seventy] SEVENTY-SIX. Each [such] former judge of the court of
appeals and justice of the supreme court may thereafter perform the
duties of a justice of the supreme court, with power to hear and deter-
mine actions and proceedings, provided, however, that it shall be
certificated in the manner provided by law that the services of such
judge or justice are necessary to expedite the business of the court and
that [he or she] SUCH JUDGE OR JUSTICE is mentally and physically able
and competent to perform the full duties of such office. Any such
certification shall be valid for a term of two years and may be extended
as provided by law for AN additional TERM OR terms of two years IN THE
MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. A retired judge or justice shall serve no longer
than until the last day of December in the year in which [he or she
reaches] THEY REACH the age of [seventy-six] EIGHTY. A retired judge or
justice shall be subject to assignment by the appellate division of the
supreme court of the judicial department of [his or her] THEIR resi-
dence. Any retired justice of the supreme court who had been designated
to and served as a justice of any appellate division immediately preced-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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ing [his or her] reaching the age of [seventy] SEVENTY-SIX shall be
eligible for designation by the governor as a temporary or additional
justice of the appellate division. A retired judge or justice shall not
be counted in determining the number of justices in a judicial district
for purposes of subdivision d of section six of this article.
§ 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing be referred
to the first regular legislative session convening after the next
succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
months previous to the time of such election.