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BILL NUMBER:S3265

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the uniform city court act, in relation to providing for the election of an additional full-time city court judge in the city of Yonkers

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Authorizes the city of Yonkers to have 7 city court judges.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Amends Paragraph 61 of subdivision (d) of section 2104 of the uniform city court act, as amended by chapter 493 of the laws of 2006.

JUSTIFICATION:

The Yonkers City Court calendar has become overburdened. The Court handles everything from the most serious unindicted criminal felonies to less serious misdemeanor criminal cases and a very busy traffic calendar to landlord-tenant and civil cases. With a population of roughly 200,000 Yonkers is the largest city in Westchester County and the fourth largest city in the State of New York. The need for a seventh judge is evident and has been recently recommended by the New York State Unified Court System.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2011 - New Bill

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

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STATE OF NEW YORK
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3265

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

February 15, 2011
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Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the uniform city court act, in relation to providing for
  the election of an additional full-time city court judge in  the  city
  of Yonkers

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

  Section 1. Paragraph 61 of subdivision (d)  of  section  2104  of  the
uniform  city  court act, as amended by chapter 493 of the laws of 2006,
is amended to read as follows:
  61 Yonkers, [six] SEVEN full-time.
  S 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,  the  new  office  of
full-time city court judge in the city of Yonkers established by section
one  of  this  act shall first be filled by election at the next general
election at which it can be filled for a full term to  commence  January
first next thereafter.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07866-01-1