A spokesman for New York courts said the system has thrown its support behind a bill that would eliminate the use of nonattorney judges in town and village justice courts through a phased approach.

After initially stating that the Office of Court Administration didn’t take any substantive position on the proposal, an OCA spokesman issued a follow-up statement that said OCA “substantively supports” the proposed requirement that attorneys preside as judges in many town and village justice courts.

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