STATE OF NEW YORK
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10331
IN SENATE
May 14, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing amendments to sections 13 and 15 of article 6 of the constitu-
tion, in relation to requiring the advice and consent of the city
council for the appointment of judges by the Mayor of the city of New
York
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That paragraph a of
2 section 13 of article 6 of the constitution be amended to read as
3 follows:
4 a. The family court of the state of New York is hereby established. It
5 shall consist of at least one judge in each county outside the city of
6 New York and such number of additional judges for such counties as may
7 be provided by law. Within the city of New York it shall consist of such
8 number of judges as may be provided by law. The judges of the family
9 court within the city of New York shall be residents of such city and
10 shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of New York, with the advice
11 and consent of the city council, for terms of ten years. The judges of
12 the family court outside the city of New York, shall be chosen by the
13 electors of the counties wherein they reside for terms of ten years.
14 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That paragraph a of section 15
15 of article 6 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
16 a. The legislature shall by law establish a single court of city-wide
17 civil jurisdiction and a single court of city-wide criminal jurisdiction
18 in and for the city of New York and the legislature may, upon the
19 request of the mayor and the local legislative body of the city of New
20 York, merge the two courts into one city-wide court of both civil and
21 criminal jurisdiction. The said city-wide courts shall consist of such
22 number of judges as may be provided by law. The judges of the court of
23 city-wide civil jurisdiction shall be residents of such city and shall
24 be chosen for terms of ten years by the electors of the counties
25 included within the city of New York from districts within such counties
26 established by law. The judges of the court of city-wide criminal juris-
27 diction shall be residents of such city and shall be appointed for terms
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 of ten years by the mayor of the city of New York, with the advice and
2 consent of the city council.
3 § 3. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendments
4 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
5 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
6 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
7 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
