Assembly Bill A4908

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the powers and authority of the state commission on judicial conduct

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


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

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2023-A4908 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4398
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§42, 44, 45 & 47, Judy L

2023-A4908 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state commission on judicial conduct to transmit its annual budget request to the governor for inclusion in the executive budget without revision; relates to complaints regarding judges and confidentiality of records; extends the jurisdiction of the state commission on judicial conduct as to judges who resign or retire while under investigation or formal charges.

2023-A4908 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4908
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the judiciary law, in relation to requiring the state
   commission on judicial conduct to transmit its annual  budget  request
   to  the  governor  for  inclusion  in  the  executive  budget  without
   revision; to complaints regarding judges; and to extending the  juris-
   diction  of  the state commission on judicial conduct as to judges who
   resign or retire while under investigation or formal charges
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Section 42 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. TO TRANSMIT ITS ANNUAL BUDGET REQUEST TO THE GOVERNOR FOR INCLUSION
 IN THE EXECUTIVE BUDGET WITHOUT REVISION BUT WITH SUCH RECOMMENDATION AS
 THE GOVERNOR MAY DEEM PROPER.
   §  2.  Subdivision  4  of section 44 of the judiciary law, as added by
 chapter 156 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
   4. If in the course of an  investigation,  the  commission  determines
 that  a  hearing  is  warranted  it  shall  direct that a formal written
 complaint signed and verified by the administrator be drawn  and  served
 upon  the judge involved, either personally or by certified mail, return
 receipt requested. The judge shall file a written answer  to  the  [the]
 FORMAL  WRITTEN complaint with the commission within twenty days of such
 service. THE FORMAL WRITTEN COMPLAINT AND  ANSWER,  AND  THE  RECORD  OF
 PROCEEDINGS THEREAFTER, INCLUDING THE HEARING AND ANY PROCEEDINGS BEFORE
 THE COMMISSION, SHALL BE PUBLIC. If, upon receipt of the answer, or upon
 expiration  of  the  time  to answer, the commission shall direct that a
 hearing be held with respect to the FORMAL WRITTEN complaint, the  judge
 involved  shall be notified in writing of the date of the hearing either
 personally, at least twenty days prior thereto, or  by  certified  mail,
 return  receipt  requested, at least twenty-two days prior thereto. Upon
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09076-01-3
              

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