Senate Bill S4657A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Increases number of supreme court justices in the thirteenth judicial district to ten and in the second judicial district to fifty-two

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S4657 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8293
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140-a, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S615
2011-2012: S4225, A7481
2013-2014: S2478, A4962
2017-2018: S6201, A8144
2019-2020: S1755, A7295
2021-2022: S4567
2023-2024: S5998

2015-S4657 - Summary

Increases the number of supreme court justices in the thirteenth judicial district to ten and in the second judicial district to fifty-two.

2015-S4657 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4657 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4657

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 1, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the number of justices
  of the supreme court in the second and thirteenth judicial districts

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivisions  2  and 13 of section 140-a of the judiciary
law, subdivision 2 as amended and subdivision 13 as added by chapter 690
of the laws of 2007, are amended to read as follows:
  2. Second district, [forty-nine] FIFTY-TWO;
  13. Thirteenth district, [three] TEN.
  S 2. Justice Thomas P. Aliotta, and his successor  in  office  on  the
effective date of this act shall for the remainder of the term for which
he  or she was elected or appointed be a justice of the supreme court in
and for the thirteenth judicial district.
  S 3. Two of the additional justices of the supreme court in the  thir-
teenth  judicial  district  and  two  additional justices of the supreme
court in the second judicial district provided for  by  section  one  of
this  act  shall  first be elected at the general election to be held in
November 2016 and shall first take office  January  1,  2017.    Another
three  of the additional justices of the supreme court in the thirteenth
judicial district and the other two justices of the supreme court in the
second judicial district provided for by section one of this  act  shall
first be elected at the general election to be held in November 2017 and
shall  first  take  office  January  1,  2018.  The remaining additional
justice of  the  supreme  court  in  the  thirteenth  judicial  district
provided  for  by  section one of this act shall first be elected at the
general election to be held in November 2018 and shall first take office
January 1, 2019.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01080-01-5

2015-S4657A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8293
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140-a, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S615
2011-2012: S4225, A7481
2013-2014: S2478, A4962
2017-2018: S6201, A8144
2019-2020: S1755, A7295
2021-2022: S4567
2023-2024: S5998

2015-S4657A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the number of supreme court justices in the thirteenth judicial district to ten and in the second judicial district to fifty-two.

2015-S4657A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4657A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4657--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary  --  recommitted
  to the Committee on Judiciary in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the number of justices
  of the supreme court in the second and thirteenth judicial districts

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivisions  2  and 13 of section 140-a of the judiciary
law, subdivision 2 as amended and subdivision 13 as added by chapter 690
of the laws of 2007, are amended to read as follows:
  2. Second district, [forty-nine] FIFTY-TWO;
  13. Thirteenth district, [three] TEN.
  S 2. Justice Thomas P. Aliotta, and his successor  in  office  on  the
effective date of this act shall for the remainder of the term for which
he  or she was elected or appointed be a justice of the supreme court in
and for the thirteenth judicial district.
  S 3. Two of the additional justices of the supreme court in the  thir-
teenth  judicial  district  and  two  additional justices of the supreme
court in the second judicial district provided for  by  section  one  of
this  act  shall  first be elected at the general election to be held in
November 2017 and shall first take office  January  1,  2018.    Another
three  of the additional justices of the supreme court in the thirteenth
judicial district and the other two justices of the supreme court in the
second judicial district provided for by section one of this  act  shall
first be elected at the general election to be held in November 2018 and
shall  first  take  office  January  1,  2019.  The remaining additional
justice of  the  supreme  court  in  the  thirteenth  judicial  district
provided  for  by  section one of this act shall first be elected at the
general election to be held in November 2019 and shall first take office
January 1, 2020.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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