Presiding Justice Alan D. Scheinkman announced today that the Second Department will hear 25 to 30 more cases a week to reduce backlogs beginning this week.

He said it will be the first major increase in the number of cases heard each day in nearly a decade. The calendar will begin at 10 a.m. with one or two recesses, meaning longer waits for some lawyers, Scheinkman said. But, he noted, lawyers will be able to use their mobile devices and laptops in the attorneys’ room while following the court’s progress on a large video monitor.