New York S 10444: Relates to increasing the salaries of judges

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S10444 Summary:

BILL NOS10444 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Judy L, generally; amd §110, NYC Civ Ct Act; amd §2104, UCCA

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Relates to increasing the salaries of judges, justices, administrators of the courts and administrative judges in various courts.

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BILL NOS10444 

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05/15/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10444

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- (at request of the Unified Court System)
 -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
 the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, the New York city civil court act,
 and the uniform city court act, in relation to increasing the salaries
 of judges

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

 1 Section 1. Section 221 of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 630
 2 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 221. Salary of judges of the court of appeals. The annual salaries
 4 of the chief judge and associate judges of the court of appeals shall be
 5 as follows:

 6 Chief Judge [156,000] 271,000
 7 Associate Judge [151,200] 262,700
 8 § 2. Section 221-a of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 630 of
 9 the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
 10 § 221-a. Salary of justices of the appellate divisions of supreme
 11 court. The annual salaries of the presiding justices and associate
 12 justices of the appellate divisions of the supreme court shall be as
 13 follows:

 14 Presiding Justice [147,600] 256,400
 15 Associate Justice [144,000] 250,100
 16 § 3. Section 221-b of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 630 of
 17 the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
 18 § 221-b. Salary of justices of the supreme court. The annual salary of
 19 a justice of the supreme court shall be as follows:

 20 Justice [136,700] 237,300
 21 § 4. Section 221-bb of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 630 of
 22 the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14877-01-6

 S. 10444 2

 1 § 221-bb. Additional compensation of justices of the supreme court;
 2 service in appellate term. A justice of the supreme court who shall be
 3 designated by the appellate division of the supreme court to serve in an
 4 appellate term in the manner provided in section eight of article six of
 5 the constitution shall receive, in addition to [his or her] their judi-
 6 cial salary as established by law, the sum of [three] five thousand four
 7 hundred dollars annually as compensation for [his or her] their services
 8 in appellate term. The presiding justice shall receive, in addition to
 9 all other compensation, including for their services in the appellate
 10 term, the sum of five thousand two hundred dollars annually as compen-
 11 sation for their services as a presiding justice.
 12 § 5. Section 221-c of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 630 of
 13 the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
 14 § 221-c. Salary of judges of the court of claims. The annual salaries
 15 of the presiding judge and judges of the court of claims shall be as
 16 follows:

 17 Presiding Judge [144,000] 250,100
 18 Judge [136,700] 237,300
 19 § 6. Section 221-d of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 630 of
 20 the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
 21 § 221-d. Salary of judges of the county court. The annual salary of
 22 each judge of a county court shall be as follows:
 23 County

 24 Albany [131,400] 228,200
 25 Allegany [119,800] 225,600
 26 Broome [119,800] 225,600
 27 Cattaraugus [119,800] 225,600
 28 Cayuga [122,700] 225,600
 29 Chautauqua [119,800] 225,600
 30 Chemung [119,800] 225,600
 31 Chenango [119,800] 225,600
 32 Clinton [121,200] 225,600
 33 Columbia [119,800] 225,600
 34 Cortland [119,800] 225,600
 35 Delaware [119,800] 225,600
 36 Dutchess [125,600] 225,600
 37 Erie [125,600] 225,600
 38 Essex