Provides for the election of judges to the city-wide Courts of Civil and Criminal jurisdiction within the City of New York
This bill proposes amending the New York State Constitution to establish city-wide courts for civil and criminal cases in New York City, replacing current county-based systems. It specifies that civil court judges would be elected by voters from districts within the city's counties, while criminal court judges would be appointed by the mayor for ten-year terms. Family Court judges would also be elected by voters from districts, consistent with the civil court process. The bill allows the legislature to merge the civil and criminal courts into one unified court if requested by the mayor and city legislature, with all judges required to be city residents.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2025
Last action Jan 30, 2026
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Jan 30, 2026
Committee
OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
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lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Party
State
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Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
DDemocratic
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