NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A10505
SPONSOR: Rules (Lavine)
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the judiciary law and the family court act, in relation
to expanding the number of judges in certain judicial districts and the
family court
 
PURPOSE:
This bill increases the number of Supreme Court justices and Family
Court judges.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the Judiciary Law. Section 2 amends the Family Court
Act. Section 3 amends the Family Court Act. Section 4 is the effective
date.
 
EXISTING LAW:
None.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation is necessary to meet the needs of the State's judici-
ary.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
This bill would have a fiscal impact on the State and local governments.
There would be costs associated with adding new judgeships in various
judicial districts. The costs would include additional staff for the
Office of Court Administration (OCA) and office/court operational space
for each judgeship.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that the
positions created by section three of this act shall be filled by
election at the November 8, 2022 election, for a term to commence on the
first day of January, 2023, as if such vacancy occurred on the effective
date of this act. Party nominations shall be made as provided for in
section 6-116 and 6-158 of the Election Law, and the independent nomi-
nations shall be made as provided for by subdivision ten of section
6-158 of the Election Law.