NY State Senate Bill 2013-S886A

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A4395 - Passed Senate

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Jun 26, 2013	delivered to secretary of state
Jun 21, 2013	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1012 substituted for s886a
Jun 21, 2013	substituted by a4395
Jun 10, 2013	advanced to third reading
Jun 05, 2013	2nd report cal.
Jun 04, 2013	1st report cal.1012
Feb 15, 2013	opinion referred to judiciary
Jan 22, 2013	to attorney-general for opinion print number 886a
Jan 22, 2013	amend and recommit to judiciary
Jan 11, 2013	to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 09, 2013	referred to judiciary

Votes

- Jun 21, 2013 - Floor Vote
  A4395
  
  54
  
  Aye
  
  9
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 21, 2013
      
      aye (54)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gipson
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      O'Brien
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Sampson
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tkaczyk
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
      
      nay (9)
      
      Ball
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Seward
  Jun 4, 2013 - Judiciary Committee Vote
  S886A
  
  19
  
  Aye
  
  2
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Judiciary Committee Vote: Jun 4, 2013
      
      aye (19)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Savino
      
      Stavisky
      
      Zeldin
      
      nay (2)
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Little
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Adams
      
      Flanagan

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2013-S886 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4395
Law Section:: Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:: Amd Art 6 §§2 & 25, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:: S5827, A8469

2013-S886 - Summary

Authorizes retired supreme court justices to serve as justice of supreme court until age 80; provides that judges of the court of appeals need not retire until the end of the year in which they turn age 80; prohibits the appointment of any person over age 70 to the court of appeals.

2013-S886 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S886

TITLE OF BILL:
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to
section 2 of article 6 of the constitution, in relation to persons
appointed to the court of appeals, and proposing an amendment to
section 25 of article 6 of the constitution,
in relation to service by retired justices and requiring judges
of the court of appeals to retire at age 80

PURPOSE OF BILL:
To raise from 76 to 80 the maximum age that retired judges may be
certified to continue to serve, and to raise the retirement age for
judges of the Court of Appeals.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF BILL:
Amends subdivision (e) of section 2 of Article 6 and subdivision (b)
of section 25 of Article 6 of the New York State Constitution to
increase the maximum age for which a judge, justice or retired
justice can serve.

JUSTIFICATION:
The State Constitution requires judges to retire at the end of the
calendar year in which they turn 70. It also authorizes judges to be
certified to continue to serve up to three times in two year

increments, until age 76. The certification must find that that his
or her services are necessary to expedite the business of the Court,
and that he or she is physically and mentally competent to fully
perform the duties of the office.

This constitutional amendment would raise the age through which
retired judges can continue to serve from 76 to 80, allowing the
State to retain experienced and able judges who are willing to work.
In addition, this measure would change the retirement age for judges
of the Court of Appeals from 70 to 80, provided that no judge could
be appointed to the Court of Appeals after they have reached the last
day of December of the year in which they turn 70, consistent with
the existing constitutional provision.

In 1999, The Office of Court Administration's Task Force on Mandatory
Retirement of Judges concluded that "it is in the best interests of
the judiciary and the people of the State of New York to amend the
laws governing mandatory retirement of judges." The two
recommendations made in that, report - creation of a "senior status"
and expansion of the certification process to judges not covered by
it - were not acted upon.

This measure takes a different approach - amending the Constitution to
increase the age until which judges can be certified from 76 to 80.
Raising the age that retired judges can serve from 76 to 80 will
enable the state judiciary to continue to benefit from the service of
many dedicated, experienced and productive judges currently being lost.

In addition, this bill provides that Court of Appeals judges would be
able to serve out the end of their fourteen years terms without being


required to retire at age 70, although appointment past the age of 70
would not be possible.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.5827 of 2011: Passed Senate and Assembly. Delivered to Secretary of
State

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None anticipated.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing be referred to the
first regular legislative session convening after the next succeeding
general election of members of the assembly, and, in conformity with
section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3 months
previous to the time of such election.

2013-S886 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   886

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

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

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 6 of the constitution, in
  relation to persons appointed to the court of appeals,  and  proposing
  an  amendment  to  section  25  of  article  6 of the constitution, in
  relation to service by retired justices and requiring  judges  of  the
  court of appeals to retire at age 80

  Section  1.  RESOLVED  (if the Assembly concur), That subdivision e of
section 2 of article 6  of  the  constitution  be  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  e.  The  governor  shall  appoint,  with the advice and consent of the
senate, from among those recommended by the judicial nominating  commis-
sion,  a person to fill the office of chief judge or associate judge, as
the case may be, whenever a vacancy occurs  in  the  court  of  appeals;
provided,  however, that no person may be appointed a judge of the court
of appeals unless such person is a resident of the state [and], has been
admitted to the practice of law in this state for at least ten years AND
WHO HAS NOT REACHED THE LAST DAY OF DECEMBER IN THE YEAR IN WHICH HE  OR
SHE  REACHES  THE  AGE  OF SEVENTY.   The governor shall transmit to the
senate the written report  of  the  commission  on  judicial  nomination
relating to the nominee.
  S  2. RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That subdivision b of section
25 of article 6 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  b. Each [judge of the court of appeals,] justice of the supreme court,
judge of the court of claims, judge of the county court,  judge  of  the
surrogate's  court,  judge of the family court, judge of a court for the
city of New York established pursuant to section fifteen of this article
and judge of the district court shall retire on the last day of December
in the year in which he or she reaches the age of seventy. EACH JUDGE OF
THE COURT OF APPEALS SHALL RETIRE ON THE LAST DAY  OF  DECEMBER  IN  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89031-01-3

S. 886                              2

YEAR  IN  WHICH  HE OR SHE REACHES THE AGE OF EIGHTY. Each [such] former
[judge of the court of appeals and] justice of  the  supreme  court  may
thereafter  perform  the  duties of a justice of the supreme court, with
power  to hear and determine actions and proceedings, provided, however,
that it shall be certificated in the manner provided  by  law  that  the
services  of such [judge or] justice are necessary to expedite the busi-
ness of the court and that he or she is mentally and physically able and
competent to perform the full duties of such office.  Any  such  certif-
ication  shall  be  valid for a term of two years and may be extended as
provided by law for additional terms of two years. A [retired judge  or]
justice shall serve no longer than until the last day of December in the
year  in  which  he  or  she  reaches the age of [seventy-six] EIGHTY. A
retired judge or justice shall be subject to assignment by the appellate
division of the supreme court of the judicial department of his  or  her
residence.  Any retired justice of the supreme court who had been desig-
nated  to  and served as a justice of any appellate division immediately
preceding his or her reaching the age of seventy shall be  eligible  for
designation  by the governor as a temporary or additional justice of the
appellate division. A retired judge or justice shall not be  counted  in
determining  the  number of justices in a judicial district for purposes
of subdivision d of section six of this article.
  S 3. RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing be referred
to the first  regular  legislative  session  convening  after  the  next
succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
months previous to the time of such election.

2013-S886A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4395
Law Section:: Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:: Amd Art 6 §§2 & 25, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:: S5827, A8469

2013-S886A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S886A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S886A

TITLE OF BILL:  CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY propos-
ing an amendment to section 2 of article 6 of the constitution, in
relation to persons appointed to the court of appeals, and proposing an
amendment to section 25 of article 6 of the constitution, in relation to
service by retired justices and requiring judges of the court of appeals
to retire at age 80

PURPOSE OF BILL:  To raise from 76 to 80 the maximum age that retired
judges may be certified to continue to serve, and to raise the retire-
ment age for judges of the Court of Appeals.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: OF BILL:  Amends subdivision (e) of section 2 of
Article 6 and subdivision (b) of section 25 of Article 6 of the New York
State Constitution to increase the maximum age for which a judge,
justice or retired justice can serve.

JUSTIFICATION:  The State Constitution requires judges to retire at the
end of the calendar year in which they turn 70. It also authorizes judg-
es to be certified to continue to serve up to three times in two year
increments, until age 76. The certification must find that that his or
her services are necessary to expedite the business of the Court, and
that he or she is physically and mentally competent to fully perform the
duties of the office.

This constitutional amendment would raise the age through which retired
judges can continue to serve from 76 to 80, allowing the State to retain
experienced and able judges who are willing to work.

In addition, this measure would change the retirement age for judges of
the Court of Appeals from 70 to 80, provided that no judge could be
appointed to the Court of Appeals after they have reached the last day
of December of the year in which they turn 70, consistent with the
existing constitutional provision.

In 1999, The Office of Court Administration's Task Force on Mandatory
Retirement of Judges concluded that "it is in the best interests of the
judiciary and the people of the State of New York to amend the laws
governing mandatory retirement of judges." The two recommendations made
in that, report - creation of a "senior status" and expansion of the
certification process to judges not covered by it - were not acted upon.

This measure takes a different approach - amending the Constitution to
increase the age until which judges can be certified from 76 to 80.
Raising the age that retired judges can serve from 76 to 80 will enable
the state judiciary to continue to benefit from the service of many
dedicated, experienced and productive judges currently being lost.

In addition, this bill provides that Court of Appeals judges would be
able to serve out the end of their fourteen years terms without being

required to retire at age 70, although appointment past the age of 70
would not be possible.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  S.5827 of 2011: Passed Senate and Assembly, Deliv-
ered to Secretary of State

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:  None anticipated.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing
amendment be submitted to the people for approval at the general
election to be held in the year 2013 in accordance with the provisions
of the election law.

2013-S886A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 886--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Judiciary  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 6 of the constitution, in
  relation  to  persons appointed to the court of appeals, and proposing
  an amendment to section 25  of  article  6  of  the  constitution,  in
  relation  to  service  by retired justices and requiring judges of the
  court of appeals to retire at age 80

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That  subdivision  e  of
section  2  of  article  6  of  the  constitution  be amended to read as
follows:
  e. The governor shall appoint, with the  advice  and  consent  of  the
senate,  from among those recommended by the judicial nominating commis-
sion, a person to fill the office of chief judge or associate judge,  as
the  case  may  be,  whenever  a vacancy occurs in the court of appeals;
provided, however, that no person may be appointed a judge of the  court
of appeals unless such person is a resident of the state [and], has been
admitted to the practice of law in this state for at least ten years AND
WHO  HAS NOT REACHED THE LAST DAY OF DECEMBER IN THE YEAR IN WHICH HE OR
SHE REACHES THE AGE OF SEVENTY.   The governor  shall  transmit  to  the
senate  the  written  report  of  the  commission on judicial nomination
relating to the nominee.
  S 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That subdivision b of  section
25 of article 6 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  b. Each [judge of the court of appeals,] justice of the supreme court,
judge  of  the  court of claims, judge of the county court, judge of the
surrogate's court, judge of the family court, judge of a court  for  the
city of New York established pursuant to section fifteen of this article
and judge of the district court shall retire on the last day of December

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89031-03-3

S. 886--A                           2

in the year in which he or she reaches the age of seventy. EACH JUDGE OF
THE  COURT  OF  APPEALS  SHALL RETIRE ON THE LAST DAY OF DECEMBER IN THE
YEAR IN WHICH HE OR SHE REACHES THE AGE OF EIGHTY.  Each  [such]  former
[judge  of  the  court  of appeals and] justice of the supreme court may
thereafter perform the duties of a justice of the  supreme  court,  with
power  to hear and determine actions and proceedings, provided, however,
that it shall be certificated in the manner provided  by  law  that  the
services  of such [judge or] justice are necessary to expedite the busi-
ness of the court and that he or she is mentally and physically able and
competent to perform the full duties of such office.  Any  such  certif-
ication  shall  be  valid for a term of two years and may be extended as
provided by law for additional terms of two years. A [retired judge  or]
justice shall serve no longer than until the last day of December in the
year  in  which  he  or  she  reaches the age of [seventy-six] EIGHTY. A
retired judge or justice shall be subject to assignment by the appellate
division of the supreme court of the judicial department of his  or  her
residence.  Any retired justice of the supreme court who had been desig-
nated  to  and served as a justice of any appellate division immediately
preceding his or her reaching the age of seventy shall be  eligible  for
designation  by the governor as a temporary or additional justice of the
appellate division. A retired judge or justice shall not be  counted  in
determining  the  number of justices in a judicial district for purposes
of subdivision d of section six of this article.
  S 3. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the  foregoing  amendment
be  submitted  to  the people for approval at the general election to be
held in the year 2013 in accordance with the provisions of the  election
law.

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Senate Bill S886A

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A4395 - Passed Senate

Jun 21, 2013 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 21, 2013

Jun 4, 2013 - Judiciary Committee Vote

Judiciary Committee Vote: Jun 4, 2013

Bill Amendments

2013-S886 - Details

2013-S886 - Summary

2013-S886 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S886 - Bill Text download pdf

2013-S886A (ACTIVE) - Details

2013-S886A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S886A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S886A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Senate Bill S886A

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Sponsored By

John J. Bonacic

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A4395 - Passed Senate

Bill Amendments

2013-S886 - Details

2013-S886 - Summary

2013-S886 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S886 - Bill Text download pdf

2013-S886A (ACTIVE) - Details

2013-S886A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S886A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S886A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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