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NY A05897
Bill
Status
2/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Harry Bronson
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AI Summary
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Creates the fourteenth judicial district consisting solely of Monroe County, separating it from the seventh judicial district within the fourth judicial department
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Reduces the seventh judicial district from 20 justices to 6, while assigning 14 justices to the new fourteenth judicial district
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Names 6 specific justices to remain in the reconstituted seventh district (covering Livingston, Wayne, Seneca, Yates, Ontario, Steuben, and Cayuga counties) and 14 specific justices to serve in the new fourteenth district
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Protects the rights, privileges, and compensation of all supreme court officers and employees in office as of January 1, 2026, with automatic transfer to the appropriate district based on county of employment
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Takes effect immediately, with substantive provisions regarding the new district structure becoming effective January 1, 2027, and elections for justices to occur in November 2026
Legislative Description
Creates the fourteenth judicial district consisting of the county of Monroe; provides for continuation of the seventh judicial district and the positions of certain seventh and fourteenth judicial district justices; makes related provisions.
Last Action
referred to judiciary
1/7/2026