NYCLA Officers Support A 1100, the Uncap Justice Act

NYCLA has previously expressed its support for A 1100, the Uncap Justice Act.  The Act would begin the process of amending the New York State Constitution to eliminate the cap by population for the number of justices of the State Supreme Court based on the population of each county.  That in turn would enable judicial resources to be allocated based on caseload and case complexity, rather than rigidly based on county population which does not necessarily correspond to where judicial resources are most needed for efficient management of our state court system.  Ironically, the State’s Supreme Court is the only court statewide in which numbers of judges are allocated on this basis; all other judges are based on needs of the local jurisdictions in which they operate.

Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie has this bill before him, and the State legislative session is soon coming to an end.  NYCLA’s officers call on Speaker Heastie to bring the Uncap Justice Act to the Assembly floor for a vote, so that the process for the required amendment to the State’s Constitution can begin.     

About the New York County Lawyers Association
The New York County Lawyers Association (www.nycla.org) was founded in 1908 as one of the first major bar associations in the country that admitted members without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, or gender. Since its inception, it has pioneered some of the most far-reaching and tangible reforms in American jurisprudence and has continuously played an active role in legal developments and public policy.

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