Enacts the "court of appeals information reform act"; directs the commission on judicial nominations to forward to the governor all well qualified candidates for associate judge and/or chief judge

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A309-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to judiciary
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to judiciary

A309-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                     309

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 5, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by M. of A. LANCMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
    tee on Judiciary

  AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to enacting the "court of
    appeals nomination reform act"

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
  the "court of appeals nomination reform act".
    S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 63 of the judiciary law, as  amended  by
  chapter 35 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:

    2.  [(a)  In  recognition  of the unique responsibilities of the chief
  judge of the court of appeals for policies of  judicial  administration,
  for  a  vacancy in the office of chief judge the commission shall recom-
  mend to the governor seven persons.
    (b) For a vacancy in the office of  associate  judge,  the  commission
  shall recommend to the governor at least three persons and not more than
  seven  persons.  Should  more than one vacancy exist at the same time in
  the office of associate judge, the number of persons recommended by  the
  commission  to  the governor shall be at least three plus one additional
  person for each vacancy in such office, and not more than seven plus one
  additional person for each vacancy in such office.
    (c) Should vacancies exist in the offices of chief judge and associate
  judge at the same time, the commission shall recommend for the office of
  associate judge the number of persons as provided in  paragraph  (b)  of
  this  subdivision,  provided,  however,  that  in  addition  thereto the
  commission may also recommend for associate judge any of the persons who
  have been recommended to the governor for the office  of  chief  judge.]
  FOR  A  VACANCY  IN  THE  OFFICE  OF CHIEF JUDGE OR ASSOCIATE JUDGE, THE
  COMMISSION SHALL RECOMMEND TO THE GOVERNOR ALL  WELL  QUALIFIED  PERSONS
  WHO EXEMPLIFY THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD01338-01-1