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Lawmakers May Take Up Bills Wanting to Oust Non-Attorney Jud...

New York's lawmakers are set at the beginning of the new year to consider a bill phasing out the use of non-attorney judges in 1,200 town and village courts throughout the state. A bill to be considered during the 2024 legislative session would require town and village justices to be admitted to practice law in New York for at least five years.

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December 19, 2023, 1:25 PM

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