Bill > A04867

This bill requires the chief administrator of the New York courts to provide three distinct annual reports to the governor, senate president, and assembly speaker. The first report focuses on legal training programs for judges and justices, requiring detailed documentation of training dates, locations, topics, attendees, and materials used. The second report involves a comprehensive performance evaluation of judges and justices, which must include specific metrics such as case resolution times, pending motions, submitted bench trials, cases not terminated within three years, and appeals outcomes. The report must be published online in a searchable, digital format. The third report addresses security concerns for judicial and non-judicial court officers, mandating annual disclosure of threats, physical assaults, police reports, criminal prosecutions, and the number of officers requiring extraordinary security measures. The security report will track incidents targeting officers and their families, and detail the associated costs of additional security. These reports aim to increase transparency and accountability within the unified court system, with the first comprehensive security report covering the year 2025 and the initial months of 2026. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4867