Senate Bill S2624

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Increases the number of judges in certain courts

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary 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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2025-S2624 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §121, Fam Ct Act; amd §102-a, NYC Civ Ct Act
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9855

2025-S2624 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2025-S2624 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2624 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2624
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             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:
 
   Section 1. Section 121 of the family court act, as amended by  chapter
 204 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   §  121. Number of judges. The family court within the city of New York
 shall consist of sixty-seven judges, effective January first, two  thou-
 sand  twenty-five.  There shall be at least one family court judge resi-
 dent in each county of the city of New  York;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT
 THERE SHALL BE AT LEAST THREE FAMILY COURT JUDGE RESIDENTS IN THE COUNTY
 OF RICHMOND.
   § 2. Subdivision 2-b of section 102-a of the New York city civil court
 act,  as added by chapter 204 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2-b. [Twelve additional] ADDITIONAL judges of the civil court  of  the
 city  of  New  York  shall  be  elected in and from the residents of the
 following counties in the indicated numbers:  from  the  county  of  New
 York,  three; from the county of Bronx, three; from the county of Kings,
 three; [and] from the county of Queens, three; AND FROM  THE  COUNTY  OF
 RICHMOND,  THREE.  Such additional judges shall receive the same compen-
 sation as the existing judges of the civil court of the city of New York
 and shall be elected countywide within the city of New York.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided,  however,  that
 the  positions  created  by  sections  one  and two of this act shall be
 filled by election at the November 4,  2025  election,  for  a  term  to
 commence  on the first day of January, 2026, as if such vacancy occurred
 on the effective date of this act. Party nominations shall  be  made  as
 provided  for  in  section  6-116 and 6-158 of the election law, and the
 independent nominations shall be made as provided for by subdivision  10
 of section 6-158 of the election law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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