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N.Y. Judiciary Law § 499-J Effect
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§ 499-j. Effect. The powers, duties, and functions of the state commission on prosecutorial conduct shall not supersede the powers and duties of the governor as outlined in section thirteen of article thirteen of the New York state constitution.
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 5 Courts not to sit on Sunday except in special cases nor on Saturday in certain cases
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§ 5. Courts not to sit on Sunday except in special cases nor on Saturday in certain cases. A court shall not be opened, or transact any business on Sunday, nor shall a court transact any business on a Saturday in any case where such day is kept as a holy day by any party to the …
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 500 Declaration of policy
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§ 500. Declaration of policy. It is the policy of this state that all litigants in the courts of this state entitled to trial by jury shall have the right to grand and petit juries selected at random from a fair cross-section of the community in the county or other governmental …
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 501 Application of article
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§ 501. Application of article. Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of this article shall apply to grand and petit jurors in all courts of the unified court system in which a jury may be drawn, whether such courts are of record or not of record.
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 502 Commissioner of jurors
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§ 502. Commissioner of jurors. (a) The office of commissioner of jurors is hereby established for each county in the state except counties within cities having a population of one million or more. In counties within such cities the county clerk shall exercise the duties and have…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 503 County jury board
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§ 503. County jury board. (a) There shall be established for each county a jury board composed as follows: 1. In counties outside cities having a population of one million or more, except in the counties of Albany, Westchester, Suffolk and Nassau, the county jury board shall con…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 504 Appointment and removal of commissioner of jurors
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§ 504. Appointment and removal of commissioner of jurors. (a) Except in counties within cities having a population of one million or more, the county jury board, or a majority thereof, shall appoint a commissioner of jurors for a term of four years and shall fill any vacancy occ…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 505 Oath of office
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§ 505. Oath of office. Before entering upon the duties of his office a commissioner appointed under this article, and each deputy, assistant or employee, shall take the oath of office prescribed by law and file the same with the office of court administration and in the office o…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 506 Source of names
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§ 506. Source of names. The commissioner of jurors shall cause the names of prospective jurors to be selected at random from the voter registration lists, and from such other available lists of the residents of the county as the chief administrator of the courts shall specify, s…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 507 Random selection
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§ 507. Random selection. The commissioner of jurors shall select the names of prospective jurors, or cause them to be selected, at random from the sources provided in section five hundred six. The selection may be accomplished by mechanical means or by any other method designed …
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 508 Number to be selected
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§ 508. Number to be selected. The commissioner of jurors shall draw at random for each term and each separate part of a term of court at which issues are triable by jury, such number of petit jurors and such number of grand jurors as he believes necessary, unless otherwise speci…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 509 Qualification of jurors
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§ 509. Qualification of jurors. (a) The commissioner of jurors shall determine the qualifications of a prospective juror on the basis of information provided on the juror's qualification questionnaire. The commissioner of jurors may also consider other information including info…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 51 Court of appeals may make rules of practice for its court
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§ 51. Court of appeals may make rules of practice for its court. The court of appeals may from time to time adopt, amend, or rescind rules, not inconsistent with the constitution or statutes of the state, regulating the practice and proceedings in the court.
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 510 Qualifications
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§ 510. Qualifications. In order to qualify as a juror a person must: 1. Be a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the county. 2. Be not less than eighteen years of age. 3. Not have been convicted of a felony. 4. Be able to understand and communicate in the English lan…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 513 Form of questionnaire
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§ 513. Form of questionnaire. The questionnaire to be filled out by prospective jurors shall be in such form as the chief administrator of the courts may prescribe.
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 516 Commissioner of jurors to summon jurors
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§ 516. Commissioner of jurors to summon jurors. The commissioner of jurors shall summon each juror drawn for jury service by serving upon him a summons and specifying the place where and the time when he is required to attend. The summons may be served by mail, or the commission…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 517 Excuses and postponements
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§ 517. Excuses and postponements. (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph two of this subdivision, the commissioner of jurors may, in such commissioner's discretion, on the application of a prospective juror who has been summoned to attend, excuse such prospective juro…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 518 Discharge by the court
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§ 518. Discharge by the court. The court shall discharge a person from serving as a trial or a grand juror whenever it satisfactorily appears that he or she is not qualified.
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 519 Right of juror to be absent from employment
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§ 519. Right of juror to be absent from employment. Any person who is summoned to serve as a juror under the provisions of this article and who notifies their employer to that effect prior to the commencement of a term of service shall not, on account of absence from employment …
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 519-A Right of sequestered jurors to be provided with food conforming to religious tenets
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§ 519-a. Right of sequestered jurors to be provided with food conforming to religious tenets. 1. Every juror shall have the right to be provided upon request meals consisting of food or food products prepared in accordance with the religious requirements of the person when meals…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 52 General rule or order of court of appeals must be published
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§ 52. General rule or order of court of appeals must be published. A general rule or order of the court of appeals does not take effect until it has been published in the state register.
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 520 Trial jurors to serve in other parts, terms or courts
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§ 520. Trial jurors to serve in other parts, terms or courts. Trial jurors drawn for service pursuant to the provisions of this article may serve as trial jurors in any term or part of the same court when it sits in terms or parts, or in any other court in the same county or in …
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521 Fees and travel expenses of jurors
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§ 521. Fees and travel expenses of jurors. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of this section, trial and grand jurors in each court of the unified court system shall be entitled to an allowance equal to the sum of seventy-two dollars per day for each and every day of phys…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521-A Fees of trial jury
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§ 521-a. Fees of trial jury. In any action or special proceeding in a court of the unified court system that requires a juror's physical attendance for more than thirty days, the court, by an order entered into the minutes, shall notify the commissioner of jurors of such service…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 522 Appellate divisions to make rules
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§ 522. Appellate divisions to make rules. The appellate divisions of the supreme court in each judicial department shall adopt rules consistent with this article and with such standards and policies as the administrative board may establish in order to effectuate the policy and …
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 523 Sheriff's jurors
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§ 523. Sheriff's jurors. The county clerk of each county in a city having a population of one million or more shall select annually from the persons qualified to act as trial jurors, the names of such number of persons as he deems necessary to constitute the sheriff's jurors for…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 524 Disqualification of former jurors
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§ 524. Disqualification of former jurors. (a) A person who has served on a grand or petit jury in any court of the unified court system or in a federal court shall not be competent to serve again as a trial or grand juror in any court of the unified court system for six years su…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 525 Trial and grand jurors; duration of service
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§ 525. Trial and grand jurors; duration of service. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d) of this section, service of trial jurors in courts of the unified court system shall not be more than five court days actual attendance or for such shorter period as the commissioner of…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 526 Presentation of claims by jurors and disposition of unclaimed fees
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§ 526. Presentation of claims by jurors and disposition of unclaimed fees. All jurors who have served in a court of the unified court system pursuant to a duly issued summons as provided for in this article and are entitled to an allowance therefor must present their claims to t…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 527 Procedure for noncompliance
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§ 527. Procedure for noncompliance. 1. The commissioner of jurors may bring a proceeding for noncompliance against any person who fails to respond to a juror qualification questionnaire pursuant to section five hundred nine of this article; or who fails to attend after having be…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 528 Collection of demographic data
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§ 528. Collection of demographic data. The commissioner of jurors shall collect demographic data for jurors who present for jury service, including each juror's race and/or ethnicity, age and sex, and the chief administrator of the courts shall submit the data in an annual repor…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 53 Rule-making power of court of appeals as to admission of attorneys and counsellors
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§ 53. Rule-making power of court of appeals as to admission of attorneys and counsellors. 1. The court of appeals may from time to time adopt, amend, or rescind rules not inconsistent with the constitution or statutes of the state, regulating the admission of attorneys and couns…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 54 Terms of court of appeals
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§ 54. Terms of court of appeals. The terms of the court of appeals must be appointed to be held at such times and places as the court thinks proper, and continued as long as the public interest requires. A term of the court may be appointed to be held in a building other than th…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 55 Chambers for judges of court of appeals
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§ 55. Chambers for judges of court of appeals. In case of the refusal or neglect of the board of supervisors of a county to provide chambers for a resident judge of the court of appeals pursuant to section two hundred eighteen of the county law, the judge may rent and maintain c…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 56 Court of appeals to appoint state board of law examiners
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§ 56. Court of appeals to appoint state board of law examiners. The court of appeals shall, from time to time, appoint five members of the bar to constitute the state board of law examiners. Each member of such board shall hold office for a term of three years, and until the app…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 57 Appointment of clerks, messenger and attendants
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§ 57. Appointment of clerks, messenger and attendants. The court of appeals may, from time to time, by an order entered in its minutes, appoint and remove its clerk, a law clerk, a messenger, and such attendants or other clerks as it deems necessary.
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 58 Appointment of clerks to judges of court of appeals
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§ 58. Appointment of clerks to judges of court of appeals. Each judge of the court of appeals may appoint and at pleasure remove a clerk. The chief judge, in addition thereto, is authorized to appoint a confidential clerk.
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 59 Duty of court of appeals to direct action on forfeiture of bond given by clerk of court
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§ 59. Duty of court of appeals to direct action on forfeiture of bond given by clerk of court. If the bond given by the clerk of the court of appeals, before entering upon his duties, as prescribed by law, is forfeited by a breach of its condition, the court of appeals must, by …
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 6 Adjournment of term of court of record to future day
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§ 6. Adjournment of term of court of record to future day. Any term of a court of record may be adjourned from day to day, or to a specified future day, by an entry in the minutes. Any judge of the court may so adjourn a term thereof, in the absence of a sufficient number of jud…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 60 Court of appeals building
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§ 60. Court of appeals building. The chief judge of the court of appeals shall have supervision and control of the court of appeals building in the city of Albany, with the grounds and premises adjacent or appurtenant thereto or connected therewith belonging to the state so far …
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 61 Definitions
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§ 61. Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Commission" means the commission on judicial nomination. 2. "Candidate" means a person who is constitutionally eligible to hold the office of chief judge or associate j…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 62 Organization of the commission
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§ 62. Organization of the commission. 1. A commission on judicial nomination is hereby established. The commission shall consist of twelve members of whom four shall be appointed by the governor, four by the chief judge of the court of appeals, and one each by the speaker of the…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 63 Functions of the commission
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§ 63. Functions of the commission. 1. The commission shall consider and evaluate the qualifications of candidates for appointment to the offices of chief judge and associate judge of the court of appeals and, as a vacancy occurs in any such office, shall recommend to the governo…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 64 Additional functions of the commission
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§ 64. Additional functions of the commission. The commission shall have the following functions, powers and duties: 1. Establish procedures to assure that persons who may be well qualified for appointment to the court of appeals, other than those who have requested consideration…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 65 Rules of the commission
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§ 65. Rules of the commission. 1. The commission shall adopt, and may amend, written rules of procedure not inconsistent with law. 2. Rules of the commission shall be filed with the secretary of state and the clerk of the court of appeals and shall be published in the official c…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 66 Confidentiality of proceedings and records
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§ 66. Confidentiality of proceedings and records. 1. All communications to the commission, and its proceedings, and all applications, correspondence, interviews, transcripts, reports and all other papers, files and records of the commission shall be confidential and privileged a…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 67 Breach of confidentiality of commission information
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§ 67. Breach of confidentiality of commission information. 1. Any staff member, employee or agent of the state commission on judicial nomination who violates any of the provisions of section sixty-six of this article shall be subject to a reprimand, a fine, suspension or removal…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 68 Procedures when vacancies occur
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§ 68. Procedures when vacancies occur. 1. Whenever a vacancy will occur in the office of chief judge or associate judge of the court of appeals by expiration of term: (a) on December thirty-first in a year fixed by the constitution for the election of the governor, the clerk of …
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 7 Adjournment of term on non-appearance of judge
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§ 7. Adjournment of term on non-appearance of judge. If a judge, authorized to hold a term of a court, does not come to the place where the term is appointed to be held, or to which it shall have been adjourned by the judge, before four o'clock in the afternoon of the day so app…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 7-A Vacancies or changes in judges; power of judge out of office
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§ 7-a. Vacancies or changes in judges; power of judge out of office. A civil or criminal action or special proceeding in a court of record is not discontinued by a vacancy or change in the judges of the court or by the re-election or re-appointment of a judge, but it must be con…