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Asking Albany · Res 1064-2025

The New York State Legislature to amend the New York State constitution to remove the requirement that New York City court judges be admitted to practice law…

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Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to amend the New York State constitution to remove the requirement that New York City court judges be admitted to practice law for a minimum of five years, and amend the New York City Civil Court Act to eliminate the requirement that Civil Court judges be attorneys admitted to practice law in New York State for ten years, and to establish new eligibility criteria that allows qualified non-attorneys to serve as elected judges in the New York City Civil Court

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Filed at end of sessionLatest action Dec 31, 2025
What this can and cannot do

This is a request, not a law. The City Council is asking the New York State Legislature and the Governor to act, because the subject is outside the city's authority. Passing it commits the city to a position; it does not change the rule.

Summary

Amend the New York State constitution and the New York City Civil Court Act.

Where it stands

The session ended before it was voted on. It was not defeated; it simply ran out of time, which is what happens to most legislation. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Adopted
Filed at end of session

New York City Council

Committee

Committee on Criminal Justice

Full history

  1. Dec 31, 2025

    Filed

    This Resolution was Filed (End of Session)

    NYC Council

  2. Sep 25, 2025

    Introduced

    This Resolution was Introduced by Council

    NYC Council

  3. Sep 25, 2025

    Referred to committee

    This Resolution was Referred to Comm by Council to the Committee on Criminal Justice

    NYC Council

About this record

Summary

The summary comes from the NYC Council's Legistar. For more, see How we handle summaries.

Source

From the NYC Council's legislative record (Legistar) and official rosters. This record was last updated Sep 7, 2026. About our data

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