New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08883

Introduced
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Report Pass
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Report Pass
6/12/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Enrolled
12/31/25  

Caption

Provides that in the fourth judicial department, two new districts, fourteen and fifteen are added; makes related provisions.

Impact

The proposed changes will reassign current justices to the newly established districts, ensuring a smooth transition for legal proceedings. The bill stipulates that specific justices will serve in these new districts based on their existing terms, thereby maintaining continuity in judicial services. This reorganization is intended to enhance the efficiency of court operations, allowing for more localized administration and potentially reducing case backlogs in the affected areas.

Summary

Bill A08883 proposes the creation of two new judicial districts within the fourth judicial department of New York. Specifically, it seeks to establish the fourteenth judicial district, which will encompass Onondaga County, and the fifteenth judicial district, which will include Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Livingston, Niagara, Orleans, Steuben, and Wyoming counties. This initiative aims to reorganize the existing judicial structure to better accommodate the growing needs of the court system in these regions.

Contention

The bill may face scrutiny regarding its implications for judicial resources and staffing. Some concerns have been raised about whether the creation of these new districts will effectively meet the demands placed on the judicial system or if it could potentially spread resources too thin, particularly in terms of judicial personnel and financial support. Additionally, stakeholders might debate the appropriateness of such divisions and whether they adequately represent the populations and legal needs of the counties involved.

Companion Bills

NY S08418

Same As Provides that in the fourth judicial department, two new districts, fourteen and fifteen are added; makes related provisions.

Previously Filed As

NY S08418

Provides that in the fourth judicial department, two new districts, fourteen and fifteen are added; makes related provisions.

NY S03959

Creates the fourteenth judicial district consisting of the county of Monroe; provides for continuation of the seventh judicial district and the positions of certain seventh and fourteenth judicial district justices; makes related provisions.

NY A05897

Creates the fourteenth judicial district consisting of the county of Monroe; provides for continuation of the seventh judicial district and the positions of certain seventh and fourteenth judicial district justices; makes related provisions.

NY HB263

Provides with respect to the magistrate judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court and authority relative to specialty court programs

NY SB2376

Legal assistants; restore the assistant removed from the Fourteenth Circuit Court District.

NY HB1006

"to Redesignate The Fourteenth Judicial District As A Division A Judicial District As It Relates To Prosecuting Attorneys; And To Declare An Emergency."

NY A10786

Enacts the "regents modernization act" to require the board of regents shall be at all times at least four times more than the number of the then existing judicial districts of the state and shall not be less than fifteen; makes related provisions.

NY A01511

Creates the fourteenth judicial district consisting of the county of Erie and a supreme court library at Erie.

NY S01944

Establishes the fourteenth judicial district which shall consist of the counties of Putnam, Dutchess, Orange and Rockland.

NY A06134

Establishes the fourteenth judicial district which shall consist of the counties of Putnam, Dutchess, Orange and Rockland.

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