Bill Text: NY S01811 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow a district court judge to temporarily serve as a family court judge in the judicial district of his or her residence.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-08 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S01811 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S01811-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1811
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 13, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to section 26 of article 6 of the constitution,
in relation to authorizing district court judges to serve as family
court judges
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That subdivision h of
2 section 26 of article 6 of the constitution is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 h. A judge of the district court in any county may perform the duties
5 of office or hold court in any county and may be temporarily assigned to
6 the county court in the judicial department of his or her residence or
7 to a court for the city of New York established pursuant to section
8 fifteen of this article or to the district court in any county OR TO THE
9 FAMILY COURT IN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HIS OR HER RESIDENCE.
10 S 2. RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
11 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
12 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
13 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
14 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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