New York A 2663: Relates to the age limitation for judges

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A02663 Summary:

BILL NOA02663A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSayegh

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COSPNSRHyndman, DeStefano, Williams, Tannousis

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §23, Judy L

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Provides that a judge of a city court outside the city of New York may only serve until the last day of December next after such person shall be seventy-six years of age; makes exceptions for judges already elected or appointed to office.

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BILL NOA02663A

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01/21/2025referred to judiciary

04/03/2025amend (t) and recommit to judiciary

04/03/2025print number 2663a

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2663--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH, HYNDMAN, DeSTEFANO, WILLIAMS -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee

 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the age limitation for
 judges

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

 1 Section 1. Section 23 of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 649 of
 2 the laws of 1945, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 23. Age limitation on term of judicial office. 1. No person shall
 4 hold the office of judge, justice or surrogate of any court, whether of
 5 record or not of record, except a justice of the peace of a town [or],
 6 police justice of a village or a judge of a city court outside the city
 7 of New York, longer than until and including the last day of December
 8 next after [he] such person shall be seventy years of age, except that a
 9 judge or justice in office or elected or appointed to office at the
 10 effective date of this section, as to whom no provision limiting [his]
 11 such person's right to hold office to the close of the year following
 12 [his] such person attaining the age of seventy years was applicable
 13 prior to the effective date of this section, may continue in office
 14 during the term for which [he] such person was elected or appointed.
 15 2. No person shall hold the office of judge of a city court outside
 16 the city of New York longer than until and including the last day of
 17 December next succeeding the date when such person shall be seventy-six
 18 years of age, except that a judge of a city court outside the city of
 19 New York in office or elected or appointed to office at the effective
 20 date of this section, as to whom no provision limiting such person's
 21 right to hold office to the close of the year following such person
 22 attaining the age of seventy-six years was applicable prior to the
 23 effective date of this subdivision, may continue in office during the
 24 term for which such person was elected or appointed.
 25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01167-03-5

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