New York S 2624: Increases the number of judges in certain courts

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S02624 Summary:

BILL NOS02624 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04393

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SPONSORSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §121, Fam Ct Act; amd §102-a, NYC Civ Ct Act

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Adds three additional family court judges to the county of Richmond; adds three additional judges to the civil court of the county of Richmond.

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BILL NOS02624 

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2624

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the family court act and the New York city civil court
 act, in relation to increasing the number of judges in certain courts

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

 1 Section 1. Section 121 of the family court act, as amended by chapter
 2 204 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 121. Number of judges. The family court within the city of New York
 4 shall consist of sixty-seven judges, effective January first, two thou-
 5 sand twenty-five. There shall be at least one family court judge resi-
 6 dent in each county of the city of New York; provided, however, that
 7 there shall be at least three family court judge residents in the county
 8 of Richmond.
 9 § 2. Subdivision 2-b of section 102-a of the New York city civil court
 10 act, as added by chapter 204 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
 11 follows:
 12 2-b. [Twelve additional] Additional judges of the civil court of the
 13 city of New York shall be elected in and from the residents of the
 14 following counties in the indicated numbers: from the county of New
 15 York, three; from the county of Bronx, three; from the county of Kings,
 16 three; [and] from the county of Queens, three; and from the county of
 17 Richmond, three. Such additional judges shall receive the same compen-
 18 sation as the existing judges of the civil court of the city of New York
 19 and shall be elected countywide within the city of New York.
 20 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
 21 the positions created by sections one and two of this act shall be
 22 filled by election at the November 4, 2025 election, for a term to
 23 commence on the first day of January, 2026, as if such vacancy occurred
 24 on the effective date of this act. Party nominations shall be made as
 25 provided for in section 6-116 and 6-158 of the election law, and the
 26 independent nominations shall be made as provided for by subdivision 10
 27 of section 6-158 of the election law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06485-01-5

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