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S 10142 NY

Relates to service by former housing court judges of the New York city civil court as judicial hearing officers

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Introduced Apr 30, 2026

Latest action (Apr 30, 2026) REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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Provides that any person who has served as a state-paid judge or justice of a court of the unified court system or as a housing judge of the housing portion of the civil court of the city of New York, but who no longer holds any of such offices, may apply to be designated as a judicial hearing officer.

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  1. Apr 30, 2026 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · upper

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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S10142 Summary: BILL NO S10142 &nbsp SAME AS No Same As &nbsp SPONSOR BOTTCHER &nbsp COSPNSR &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd §850, Judy L &nbsp Provides that any person who has served as a state-paid judge or justice of a court of the unified court system or as a housing judge of the housing portion of the civil court of the city of New York, but who no longer holds any of such offices, may apply to be designated as a judicial hearing officer.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

10142

IN SENATE

April 30, 2026 ___________

Introduced by Sen. BOTTCHER -- 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 service by former housing court judges of the New York city civil court as judicial hearing officers

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 850 of the judiciary law, as 2 amended by chapter 21 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 1. Subject to the provisions of subdivision three of this section and 5 to rules of the chief administrator of the courts, any person who has 6 served as a state-paid judge or justice of a court [ of record ] of the 7 unified court system or [ of a city court which is not a court of record ] 8 as a housing judge of the housing part of the civil court of the city of 9 New York , but who no longer holds [ judicial office ] any of such offices , 10 may, upon [ his ] application, be designated by the chief administrator as 11 a judicial hearing officer upon a determination by the chief administra- 12 tor (a) that the former judge has the mental and physical capacity to 13 perform the duties of such office , and (b) that the services of that 14 former judge are necessary to expedite the business of the courts. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11847-01-5

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