A 5787 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to requiring certain town and village justices be admitted to practice law in the state

Summary

Relates to requiring certain town and village justices be admitted to practice law in the state; requires town and village justices in a town or village with a high arraignment volume be admitted to practice law in New York state for at least five years as of the date they commence the duties of office; provides the determination of a town or village with a high arraignment volume shall be made by the office of court administration in consultation with the division of criminal justice services.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Feb 2025

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Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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MINOR

This bill amendment adds a provision allowing towns and villages that no longer meet the criteria for having a high arraignment volume to stop complying with the requirement that their justices be attorneys. Previously, once a town or village was designated as having a high arraignment volume, the attorney requirement would remain in effect even if the volume later decreased. This change ensures that the attorney requirement only applies while the high volume designation is active.

Scope change

The bill now applies conditionally based on current arraignment volume status rather than permanently once a designation is made.

REQUIREMENT

Added language to both the town law and village law sections stating that if a town or village no longer qualifies as having a high arraignment volume, they are no longer required to comply with the attorney eligibility requirement for justices.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

lower

Dec 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 5787A

lower

Dec 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor