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NY A 5787

in committee

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

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 5787 pass?

Not yet. NY A 5787 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

What is NY A 5787 about?

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.

Who sponsors NY A 5787?

Jenifer Rajkumar is the primary sponsor of NY A 5787, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jenifer Rajkumarprimary
  • Dana Levenbergcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-12-17

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-12-17

    PRINT NUMBER 5787A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 9389not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1358not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 1409

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A5787?summary=&detail=

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