New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 22 - JUDICIARY
Subtitle A - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
Chapter I - Standards and Administrative Policies
Subchapter C - Rules Of The Chief Administrator Of The Courts
Part 121 - Temporary Assignment Of Judges To The Supreme Court
Section 121.2 - Procedure for selection
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Selection of judges for temporary assignment pursuant to this Part shall be made by the Chief Administrator upon recommendations from an evaluatory panel consisting of the appropriate Deputy Chief Administrator for the Courts within and without the City of New York, the Deputy Chief Administrator for Management Support, the Administrative Judge for Matrimonial Matters, and the administrative judge of the court where the judge serves. The Chief Administrator may alter the membership of the panel where circumstances require. The panel shall consider the need for judges to be assigned, the availability of judges for assignment and the capability of the judges eligible for assignment.
(b) In determining the capability of judges eligible for assignment, the evaluatory panel shall consult with administrative judges and with bar associations and other persons or groups as may be appropriate, and shall consider the following criteria with respect to each judge:
The panel also shall consider any complaints filed with court administrators.
(c) No judge shall be eligible for temporary assignment pursuant to this Part for a period in excess of 20 calendar days unless that judge has served in a court of limited jurisdiction for a period of two years.
(d) The Chief Administrator, upon consultation with and agreement of the presiding justice of the appropriate Appellate Division, may except a judge from all or part of the requirements of subdivision (b) of this section in determining the judge's eligibility for an assignment not in excess of 20 calendar days if the needs of the courts warrant such action.
