New York A 7221: Provides for the election of judges to the city-wide Courts of Civil and Criminal jurisdiction within the City of New York

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A07221 Summary:

BILL NOA07221 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBichotte Hermelyn

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 6 §15, Constn

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Relates to the selection of judges to Family Court within the City of New York.

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BILL NOA07221 

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03/21/2025referred to judiciary

03/28/2025to attorney-general for opinion

04/14/2025opinion referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

01/08/2026to attorney-general for opinion

01/30/2026opinion referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7221

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 21, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Judiciary

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing an amendment to article 6 of the constitution, in relation to
 the selection of judges to Family Court within the City of New York

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That subdivision a of
 2 section 15 of article 6 of the constitution be amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 a. The legislature shall by law establish a single court of city-wide
 5 civil jurisdiction and a single court of city-wide criminal jurisdiction
 6 in and for the city of New York and the legislature may, upon the
 7 request of the mayor and the local legislative body of the city of New
 8 York, merge the two courts into one city-wide court of both civil and
 9 criminal jurisdiction. The said city-wide courts shall consist of such
 10 number of judges as may be provided by law. The judges of the court of
 11 city-wide civil jurisdiction shall be residents of such city and shall
 12 be chosen for terms of ten years by the electors of the counties
 13 included within the city of New York from districts within such counties
 14 established by law. The judges of the court of city-wide criminal juris-
 15 diction shall be residents of such city and shall be appointed for terms
 16 of ten years by the mayor of the city of New York. The judges of family
 17 court shall be residents of such city and shall be chosen for terms of
 18 ten years by the electors of the counties included within the
 19 city of New York from districts within such counties established by law.
 20 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
 21 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 22 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
 23 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
 24 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89111-01-5

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