11-21 Public Hearing on Court Consolidation - Albany
SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
SUBJECT: Court Consolidation
PURPOSE: To consider the concept of consolidating the New York State trial courts.
ALBANY
Thursday, November 21, 2019, 10:30 a.m.
Legislative Office Building, Hearing Room A
198 State Street, Albany, NY 12247
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY
New York?s trial court system consists of eleven different trial courts. These hearings are meant to consider the advantages and disadvantages of the most recent proposal made by the Chief Judge of the State of New York to consolidate New York?s trial courts. Under the Chief Judge?s consolidation proposal, the court system would have a two-part structure. One part would be a new Supreme Court consisting of the current Supreme Court, County Court, Family Court, Surrogate?s Court and the Court of Claims. The second part would be a new Municipal Court, consisting of the current District Courts on Long Island, the New York City Civil and Criminal Courts, and the City Courts outside of New York City. This proposal does not include the Town and Village Courts.
Persons invited to present pertinent testimony to the Committees at the above hearings should complete and return the enclosed reply form as soon as possible. It is important that the reply form be fully completed and returned so that persons may be notified in the event of emergency postponement or cancellation.
Oral testimony will be limited to 5 minutes? duration. In preparing the order of witnesses, the Committees will attempt to accommodate individual requests to speak at particular times in view of special circumstances. These requests should be made on the attached reply form or communicated to Committees staff as early as possible.
Ten copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk. The Committees would appreciate advance receipt of prepared statements.
In order to further publicize these hearings, please inform interested parties and organizations of the Committees? interest in hearing testimony from all sources.
In order to meet the needs of those who may have a disability, the Committees, in accordance with its policy of non-discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), have made their facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to State Legislature facilities and activities.
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Member of the Assembly
Chairman, Committee on Judiciary
Brad Hoylman
Member of the Senate
Chairman, Committee on Judiciary
ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
SUBJECT: Court Consolidation
PURPOSE: To consider the concept of consolidating the New York State trial courts.
ALBANY
Thursday, November 21, 2019, 10:30 a.m.
Legislative Office Building, Hearing Room A
198 State Street, Albany, NY 12247
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY
New York?s trial court system consists of eleven different trial courts. These hearings are meant to consider the advantages and disadvantages of the most recent proposal made by the Chief Judge of the State of New York to consolidate New York?s trial courts. Under the Chief Judge?s consolidation proposal, the court system would have a two-part structure. One part would be a new Supreme Court consisting of the current Supreme Court, County Court, Family Court, Surrogate?s Court and the Court of Claims. The second part would be a new Municipal Court, consisting of the current District Courts on Long Island, the New York City Civil and Criminal Courts, and the City Courts outside of New York City. This proposal does not include the Town and Village Courts.
Persons invited to present pertinent testimony to the Committees at the above hearings should complete and return the enclosed reply form as soon as possible. It is important that the reply form be fully completed and returned so that persons may be notified in the event of emergency postponement or cancellation.
Oral testimony will be limited to 5 minutes? duration. In preparing the order of witnesses, the Committees will attempt to accommodate individual requests to speak at particular times in view of special circumstances. These requests should be made on the attached reply form or communicated to Committees staff as early as possible.
Ten copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk. The Committees would appreciate advance receipt of prepared statements.
In order to further publicize these hearings, please inform interested parties and organizations of the Committees? interest in hearing testimony from all sources.
In order to meet the needs of those who may have a disability, the Committees, in accordance with its policy of non-discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), have made their facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to State Legislature facilities and activities.
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Member of the Assembly
Chairman, Committee on Judiciary
Brad Hoylman
Member of the Senate
Chairman, Committee on Judiciary
Thursday
November 21, 2019
Hearing Room A
Legislative Office Building