Judicial Conference of the State of New York

Judicial Conference of the State of New York
Agency overview
JurisdictionNew York
Agency executive
  • Chief Judge of the State of New York
Key document

The Judicial Conference of the State of New York is an institution of the New York State Unified Court System responsible for surveying current practice in the administration of the state's courts, compiling statistics, and suggesting legislation and regulations.[1][2][3] Its members include the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals and judges from the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division.[3]

History

It was created in 1955 and codified at New York Judiciary Law article 7-A (§§ 214, 214-A).[4][5] It is the successor body of the Judicial Council of the State of New York, which was abolished with the repeal of article 2-A of the Judiciary Law in Laws of 1955, ch. 869.[5] That body was formed for the purpose of surveying current practice in the administration of the State's courts, compiling statistics, and suggesting legislation.[3]

References

  1. ^ Judiciary Law § 214; "The judicial conference of the state of New York is hereby continued. [...]" Judiciary Law § 214-A; "The judicial conference shall[...]"
  2. ^ Gibson, Ellen M.; Manz, William H. (2004). Gibson's New York Legal Research Guide (PDF) (3rd ed.). Wm. S. Hein Publishing. p. 131. ISBN 1-57588-728-2. LCCN 2004042477. OCLC 54455036.
  3. ^ a b c "Step 8. Official Documents of the New York State Government". New York State Library.
  4. ^ "An Act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the improvement of the judicial system […]". Laws of New York. Vol. 178th sess.: II. 1955. pp. 2069–2073. hdl:2027/uc1.a0001834548. ISSN 0892-287X. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help) Chapter 869, enacted 29 April 1955, effective 1 April 1955.
  5. ^ a b MacDonald, John W. "The New York Law Revision Commission: The Past and the Future". St. Louis U. L.J. 13: 258–. OCLC 17389886.


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