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NY A08437

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

5/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Charles Lavine

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Renames New York's highest court from "Court of Appeals" to "Supreme Court" to align with federal court naming conventions
  • Renames the current "Supreme Court" (the state's trial-level court of general jurisdiction) to "Superior Court"
  • Requires amendment of over 30 sections across 10 articles of the New York State Constitution to implement the name changes
  • Updates all constitutional references to judges, justices, and court procedures to reflect the new court names
  • Modernizes pronoun usage throughout affected constitutional sections, replacing "he or she" and "his or her" with "they" and "their"

Legislative Description

Renames the supreme court the superior court and the court of appeals the supreme court.

Last Action

opinion referred to judiciary

1/30/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary5/16/2025

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