Bill Text: NY S00349 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow a district court judge to temporarily serve as a family court judge in the judicial district of his or her residence.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-21 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S00349 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S00349-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          349
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
                   CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
       proposing an amendment to section 26 of article 6 of  the  constitution,
         in  relation  to  authorizing district court judges to serve as family
         court judges
    1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That  subdivision  h  of
    2  section  26  of  article  6  of  the  constitution be amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    h. A judge of the district court in any county may perform the  duties
    5  of office or hold court in any county and may be temporarily assigned to
    6  the  county  court in the judicial department of his or her residence or
    7  to a court for the city of New  York  established  pursuant  to  section
    8  fifteen of this article or to the district court in any county OR TO THE
    9  FAMILY COURT IN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HIS OR HER RESIDENCE.
   10    S  2.  RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
   11  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
   12  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
   13  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
   14  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.
                                                                  LBD89045-02-3
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