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Assembly Bill A9286A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the limitation on the number of justices of the supreme court in any judicial district

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2023-A9286 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 6 §6, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A1398

2023-A9286 - Summary

Permits the legislature to increase the number of justices of the supreme court in any judicial district up to one justice for every thirty thousand people in the district.

2023-A9286 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9286
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing  amendments  to  article 6 of the constitution, in relation to
   the number of supreme court justices in any judicial district
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate  concur),  That  subdivision  d  of
 section  6  of  article  6  of  the  constitution  be amended to read as
 follows:
   d. The supreme court is continued. It shall consist of the  number  of
 justices  of  the supreme court including the justices designated to the
 appellate divisions of the supreme court, judges of the county court  of
 the  counties  of  Bronx,  Kings,  Queens and Richmond and judges of the
 court of general sessions of the county of New York authorized by law on
 the thirty-first day of August next after the approval and  ratification
 of  this  amendment  by the people, all of whom shall be justices of the
 supreme court for the remainder of  their  terms.  The  legislature  may
 increase  the  number  of  justices of the supreme court in any judicial
 district, except that the number in any district shall not be  increased
 to exceed one justice for [fifty] FORTY thousand, or fraction over thir-
 ty  thousand,  of  the  population  thereof as shown by the last federal
 census or state enumeration. The legislature may decrease the number  of
 justices  of the supreme court in any judicial district, except that the
 number in any district shall not be less than the number of justices  of
 the  supreme court authorized by law on the effective date of this arti-
 cle.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendments 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.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89135-01-4

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2023-A9286A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 6 §6, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A1398

2023-A9286A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the legislature to increase the number of justices of the supreme court in any judicial district up to one justice for every thirty thousand people in the district.

2023-A9286A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9286--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DINOWITZ, TAPIA, LEVENBERG, HYNDMAN, SILLITTI --
   read once and referred 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  amendments  to  article 6 of the constitution, in relation to
   the number of supreme court justices in any judicial district
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the           concur), That subdivision  d  of
 section  6  of  article  6  of  the  constitution  be amended to read as
 follows:
   d. The supreme court is continued. It shall consist of the  number  of
 justices  of  the supreme court including the justices designated to the
 appellate divisions of the supreme court, judges of the county court  of
 the  counties  of  Bronx,  Kings,  Queens and Richmond and judges of the
 court of general sessions of the county of New York authorized by law on
 the thirty-first day of August next after the approval and  ratification
 of  this  amendment  by the people, all of whom shall be justices of the
 supreme court for the remainder of  their  terms.  The  legislature  may
 increase  the  number  of  justices of the supreme court in any judicial
 district, except that the number in any district shall not be  increased
 to  exceed  one  justice  for  [fifty] THIRTY thousand, or fraction over
 [thirty] TWENTY-TWO thousand FIVE HUNDRED, of the population thereof  as
 shown  by  the last federal census or state enumeration. The legislature
 may decrease the number of justices of the supreme court in any judicial
 district, except that the number in any district shall not be less  than
 the  number  of  justices  of the supreme court authorized by law on the
 effective date of this article.
   § 2. Resolved (if the        concur), That the foregoing amendments 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.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89135-02-4

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