NY A00998

Requires judges to render decisions on motions and non-jury verdicts within nine months from when parties fully submit the matter for consideration

Classifies failure to meet the nine-month deadline as judicial misconduct, with court clerks required to report untimely decisions to the commission for potential discipline

Mandates automatic removal from office for any judge who fails to render a decision within two years, or who accumulates more than five timeliness violations

Prohibits judges from interfering with clerks' duty to report violations, with interference potentially resulting in removal from office

Provides exceptions for extraordinary circumstances determined by the commission, or when a judge requests transfer of the case to another judge in good faith