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NY S04957
Bill
Status
5/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jamaal Bailey
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to review bail data reports from the Office of Court Administration and Division of Criminal Justice Services to identify evidence of bias or prejudice by judges
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Empowers the Commission to initiate, investigate, and hear complaints against judges based on patterns of bias or prejudice found in bail data reports
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Requires the Commission to comment on matters of bias and prejudice evidenced in bail data in its annual reports
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Mandates that existing semi-annual and annual pretrial release and detention reports be delivered directly to the Commission on Judicial Conduct
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Bail data reports include information aggregated by county, court, and judge, covering demographics, charges, bail amounts set, release conditions, and detention outcomes
Legislative Description
Provides for review of bail data reports by the state commission on judicial conduct to study such reports for evidence of bias or prejudice by any judge or justice, and where appropriate based on such reports, to initiate, investigate, and hear complaints and otherwise comment on matters of bias and prejudice evidenced therein.
Last Action
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
1/7/2026