Relates to the establishment of free childcare centers in every court in the unified court system for the minor children and dependents of jurors, parties in civil cases, and criminal defendants.
Relates to the establishment of free childcare centers in every court in the unified court system for the minor children and dependents of jurors, parties in civil cases, and criminal defendants.
Requires more specific data reporting by the chief administrator to include information relating to all courts in the unified court system, including town and village courts.
Requires more specific data reporting by the chief administrator to include information relating to all courts in the unified court system, including town and village courts.
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.
Expands the civil jurisdiction of county courts to matters of up to fifty thousand dollars and district courts to matters of up to thirty-five thousand dollars.
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.
Relates to the duty owed by certain agencies to children in the legal custody of the agencies with respect to the placement of children; provides a statutory private right of action for compensatory damage; extends jurisdiction of the court of claims to certain claims for injuries to a child.
Relates to the right of defendants in misdemeanor or felony cases to have such matter appear before a judge or justice admitted to practice law in New York; creates an automatic right to have a case reassigned to an attorney judge.