Increases the number of family court judges in the city of New York to seventy-two; provides for two additional family court judges for each of Westchester and Rockland counties and an additional family court judge for each of Erie and Niagara counties.
Provides for the establishment of a separate office of family court judge for the county of Essex.
Provides for the establishment of a separate office of family court judge for the county of Essex.
Provides for the establishment of a separate office of family court judge for the county of Essex.
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.
Requires judges or justices in a court that exercises criminal jurisdiction, including town and village justices, family court judges, and justices of the supreme court who regularly handle matrimonial matters, and court clerks of such courts to attend a program approved by the chief administrator of the courts addressing issues relating to domestic violence totaling at least ten hours every two years; requires law enforcement officers to complete ten hours of domestic violence training every two years.
Authorizes the part-time judge of the city court of Lackawanna to reside anywhere in Erie county.
Authorizes the part-time judge of the city court of Lackawanna to reside anywhere in Erie county.
Permits sales during the Adirondack Family Book Festival at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in North Elba, Essex County.
Permits sales during the Adirondack Family Book Festival at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in North Elba, Essex County.