New York S 10142: Relates to service by former housing court judges of the New York city civil court as judicial hearing officers

Status: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (as of 2026-04-30)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 10142

Sponsors: Erik Bottcher

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S10142 Summary:

BILL NOS10142 

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SPONSORBOTTCHER

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Amd §850, Judy L

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Provides that any person who has served as a state-paid judge or justice of a court of the unified court system or as a housing judge of the housing portion of the civil court of the city of New York, but who no longer holds any of such offices, may apply to be designated as a judicial hearing officer.

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04/30/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10142

 IN SENATE

 April 30, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BOTTCHER -- 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 service by former
 housing court judges of the New York city civil court as judicial
 hearing officers

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 850 of the judiciary law, as
 2 amended by chapter 21 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 1. Subject to the provisions of subdivision three of this section and
 5 to rules of the chief administrator of the courts, any person who has
 6 served as a state-paid judge or justice of a court [of record] of the
 7 unified court system or [of a city court which is not a court of record]
 8 as a housing judge of the housing part of the civil court of the city of
 9 New York, but who no longer holds [judicial office] any of such offices,
 10 may, upon [his] application, be designated by the chief administrator as
 11 a judicial hearing officer upon a determination by the chief administra-
 12 tor (a) that the former judge has the mental and physical capacity to
 13 perform the duties of such office, and (b) that the services of that
 14 former judge are necessary to expedite the business of the courts.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11847-01-5

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