Senate Bill S4136

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Makes the city court judges in the city of Norwich full-time positions

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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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2015-S4136 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2364
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Uniform City Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §2104, UCCA; amd §8, Chap 493 of 2006
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S439, A4477
2011-2012: S3135, A4401
2013-2014: S964, A4288
2017-2018: S1112

2015-S4136 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes the city court judgeships in the city of Norwich full-time positions.

2015-S4136 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4136 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4136

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LIBOUS -- 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 and chapter 493 of  the  laws
  of  2006,  amending  the  uniform city court act and the judiciary law
  relating to judges of city courts, in  relation  to  making  the  city
  court judges in the city of Norwich full-time positions

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

  Section 1. Paragraph 36 of subdivision (d)  of  section  2104  of  the
uniform  city  court act, as amended by chapter 548 of the laws of 2013,
is amended to read as follows:
   36   Norwich, [one full-time and one part-time] TWO FULL-TIME;
  S 2. Section 8 of chapter 493  of  the  laws  of  2006,  amending  the
uniform  city court act and the judiciary law relating to judges of city
courts, is amended to read as follows:
  S 8. Transition. Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  law,  for
purposes of this act:
  (a) On the effective date of this section:
  (i)  in  each of the following cities, every acting judgeship shall be
abolished and replaced by a part-time judgeship: Auburn, Beacon,  Canan-
daigua,  Dunkirk,  Geneva,  Gloversville, Glens Falls, Jamestown, Johns-
town, Lackawanna,  Little  Falls,  Lockport,  Mechanicville,  [Norwich,]
Olean,  Oneida, Oswego, Peekskill, Plattsburgh, Port Jervis, Rensselaer,
Rye, Salamanca and Watervliet. Each person serving in a judgeship  abol-
ished  by  this  subdivision  shall continue in service in the part-time
judgeship that replaces  such  abolished  judgeship  hereunder  for  the
remainder  of  the  term  of  office  to which he or she was selected as
acting city court judge; and
  (ii) each of the following part-time judgeships shall be abolished and
replaced by a full-time judgeship: the part-time  city  court  judge  of
Amsterdam,  the  office  of  which  was  filled  by  election for a term

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06577-01-5
              

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