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Erik Bottcher

Sponsor · State Senator, District 47 · Democratic

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Senate bill · S10139 (2025-26)

Relates to the number of judges in family court

Latest action May 12, 2026

Summary

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.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

New York State Senate

Committee

Judiciary · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Judiciary · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To add new Family Court judges in New York City and counties with an overburdened Family Court

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Committee vote · Judiciary

    Senate JudiciaryMay 12, 2026Result: passed

    (19) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

William Weber

  • Republican1
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The sponsor's argument

Why Erik Bottcher says this is needed

The Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission, created to promote equal access and full participation in the court system by persons and commu- nities of color, recently released a report on the crisis in New York City's Family Court. Among the solutions the commission recommended was an increase in Family Court judges statewide, especially in New York City. These new judges will address delays by providing caseload relief to existing judges and reduce the system's reliance on judges elected to Civil Court and temporarily assigned to Family Court, where they may have less interest and less familiarity with the law.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

  1. May 12, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  2. Apr 30, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    NY Senate

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Summary

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 21, 2026. About our data

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