Bill Text: NY A00309 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Enacts the "court of appeals information reform act"; directs the commission on judicial nominations to forward to the governor all well qualified candidates for associate judge and/or chief judge

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to judiciary [A00309 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A00309-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          309
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 5, 2011
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       Introduced  by M. of A. LANCMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Judiciary
       AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to enacting the "court of
         appeals nomination reform act"
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
    2  the "court of appeals nomination reform act".
    3    S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 63 of the judiciary law, as  amended  by
    4  chapter 35 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
    5    2.  [(a)  In  recognition  of the unique responsibilities of the chief
    6  judge of the court of appeals for policies of  judicial  administration,
    7  for  a  vacancy in the office of chief judge the commission shall recom-
    8  mend to the governor seven persons.
    9    (b) For a vacancy in the office of  associate  judge,  the  commission
   10  shall recommend to the governor at least three persons and not more than
   11  seven  persons.  Should  more than one vacancy exist at the same time in
   12  the office of associate judge, the number of persons recommended by  the
   13  commission  to  the governor shall be at least three plus one additional
   14  person for each vacancy in such office, and not more than seven plus one
   15  additional person for each vacancy in such office.
   16    (c) Should vacancies exist in the offices of chief judge and associate
   17  judge at the same time, the commission shall recommend for the office of
   18  associate judge the number of persons as provided in  paragraph  (b)  of
   19  this  subdivision,  provided,  however,  that  in  addition  thereto the
   20  commission may also recommend for associate judge any of the persons who
   21  have been recommended to the governor for the office  of  chief  judge.]
   22  FOR  A  VACANCY  IN  THE  OFFICE  OF CHIEF JUDGE OR ASSOCIATE JUDGE, THE
   23  COMMISSION SHALL RECOMMEND TO THE GOVERNOR ALL  WELL  QUALIFIED  PERSONS
   24  WHO EXEMPLIFY THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   25    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01338-01-1