Older state Supreme Court judges returning to the bench may not be placed in their original courts. Above, Manhattan Family Court. Photo: Rick Kopstein
New York’s court system says older state Supreme Court judges returning to the bench could be placed in New York City housing or family court, but that idea is running into sharp criticism from a key judicial association.
The older state Supreme Court judges, who were forced off the bench due to an austerity measure, will be put in whichever court is most helpful in managing the court system’s caseload, said system spokesman Lucian Chalfen.
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