New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S8192: Relates to the sufficiency of the number of judges and justices in districts and courts
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Directs the legislature to ensure that the number of judges and justices in districts and courts is sufficient; directs the chief administrator of the courts to report on the sufficiency of the number of judges and justices in each court and to make recommendations on such numbers.
What the bill says
An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the sufficiency of the number of judges and justices in districts and courts.
From the introduced text, May 20, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the sufficiency of the number of judges and justices in districts and courts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new section 219-f to read as follows: § 219-F. SUFFICIENCY OF NUMBER OF JUDGES AND JUSTICES IN DISTRICTS AND COURTS. IN EXERCISING ITS POWERS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION B OF SECTION SIX OF ARTICLE SIX OF THE CONSTITUTION, THE LEGISLATURE SHALL SEEK TO ENSURE THAT EACH DISTRICT AND COURT THEREIN SHALL HAVE SUFFICIENT NUMBERS OF JUDGES AND JUSTICES TO PERFORM ITS FUNCTIONS IN A THOROUGH AND EFFICIENT MANNER, CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN A GIVEN JUDICIAL DISTRICT, THE NUMBER OF CASES FILED IN EACH COURT, THE COMPLEXITY OF SUCH CASES, THE EXTENT OF DELAYS IN THE DISPOSITION OF CASES IN EACH COURT, AND ANY OTHER FACTORS USED BY RECOGNIZED NATIONAL OR STATE AUTHORITIES WHO STUDY THE PROPER ALLOCATION OF JUDICIAL RESOURCES. § 2. Paragraph (j) of subdivision 1 of section 212 of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 156 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: (j) Collect, compile and publish statistics and other data with respect to the unified court system IN ORDER …
Sponsors
- Cordell Cleare (D, 30) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.570
- : REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.1428
- : REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Votes
- Senate Judiciary Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (March 18, 2026): 19 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Judiciary Committee Vote (March 18, 2026): 19 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Judiciary Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 28, 2025): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Judiciary Committee (May 28, 2025): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Judiciary Law
Common questions
- What is S8192?
- S8192 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to the sufficiency of the number of judges and justices in districts and courts.
- What does S8192 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the sufficiency of the number of judges and justices in districts and courts.
- What is the status of S8192?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S8192?
- Cordell Cleare (D, 30).
- Where is the official record for S8192?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8192
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