Bill Text: NY A09542 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Requires judges who recuse themselves to provide the reason for the recusal; provides an exception when the reason for the recusal will result in embarrassment or is of a personal nature.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-12-23 - SIGNED CHAP.376 [A09542 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A09542-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9542--A R. R. 189 IN ASSEMBLY January 24, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Judiciary -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules -- amended on the special order of third reading, ordered reprinted as amended, retaining its place on the special order of third reading AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to requiring judges who recuse themselves to provide the reason for the recusal The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new section 9 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 9. Recusal; reason. Any judge who recuses himself or herself from 4 sitting in or taking any part in the decision of an action, claim, 5 matter, motion or proceeding shall provide the reason for such recusal 6 in writing or on the record; provided, however, that no judge shall be 7 required to provide a reason for such recusal when the reason may result 8 in embarrassment, or is of a personal nature, affecting the judge or a 9 person related to the judge within the sixth degree by consanguinity or 10 affinity. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14485-05-0
