Senate Bill S2678

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to judges elected to the eighth judicial district

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S2678 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6048
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140-a, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2265, A2086
2011-2012: S2834, A6216
2015-2016: S1987, A5121
2017-2018: S3947

2013-S2678 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no more than 22 of the 26 judges elected to the eighth judicial district shall be from any one county within such district.

2013-S2678 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2678 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2678

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- 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 judges in  the  eighth
  judicial district

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 140-a of  the  judiciary  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  500  of  the  laws  of 1982, is amended to read as
follows:
  8. Eighth district, twenty-six, PROVIDED THAT THERE SHALL BE  NO  MORE
THAN TWENTY-TWO JUDGES FROM ANY ONE COUNTY WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT;
  S  2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to judges
elected after such effective date.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06956-01-3


              

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