S1165-2013 Actions

• Jan 9, 2013: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

S1165-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1165

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the judiciary law, in relation to salaries of county
court,
family court and surrogate's court judges, and repealing certain
provisions of
such law relating thereto

PURPOSE:
This bill would eliminate the various pay scales and provide that all
trial judges, at the county and supreme court level, receive the same
salary.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 221-b states that the salary of justices of the supreme court
and judges of the county, family, and surrogate courts shall be the
same.

JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation would eliminate the judicial pay disparities that
exist in New York State. There is no other state that has such a
fractured and irrational compensation plan. For example, New York is
the only state that pays its felony trial judges less than its civil
court judges and New York is one of only a few states that pays its
family court judges less then its civil court judges. Currently,
supreme court judges are paid the same in New York regardless of
their location; yet this is not true for family, county and surrogate
court judges. One argument often made against pay equity for judges
is the cost of living differences between jurisdictions. However, all
Senators and Assembly members are paid the same regardless of their
district location. It is the intent of this bill to bring to light
judicial any disparities and provide a meaningful solution.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2011/2012 - S.1442       Remained in the Committee on Judiciary
2009/2010 - S.635/A.1689 Remained in the Committees on Judiciary
2007/2008 - S.801/A.1410 Remained in the Committees on Judiciary
2005/2006 - S.547/A.678  Remained in the Committees on Judiciary

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
It is estimated that this will cost approximately $3 million per year.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become law.

S1165-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         1165
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 9, 2013
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BRESLIN,  ADAMS, SAMPSON, SMITH -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
 Judiciary
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the judiciary law, in relation to salaries of county
 court, family  court  and  surrogate's  court  judges,  and  repealing
 certain provisions of such law relating thereto
 

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

 

Section 1.

Section 221-b of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 630
 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:

 

S 221-b. Salary of justices of the supreme court  AND  JUDGES  OF  THE
 COUNTY,  FAMILY AND SURROGATE COURTS.  The annual salary of a justice of
 the supreme court AND EACH JUDGE OF A  COUNTY,  FAMILY  AND  SURROGATE'S
 COURT SHALL BE THE SAME AND shall be as follows:

 Justice AND JUDGE      136,700
 

S  2.  Sections  221-d,  221-e,  and  221-f  of  the judiciary law are
 REPEALED.
 

S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01805-01-3

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