N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22§ 17.3 - Training and education of judges and justices other than town and village justices
(a) The
Unified Court System shall provide training and education for its judges and
justices, other than town and village justices, which shall include annual
seminars, special seminars for new judges, antibias training and such other
courses, classes and presentations as the Chief Administrator of the Courts
deems appropriate in consultation and agreement with the Administrative Board
of the Courts .Judges and justices shall attend at least 24 hours of such
training and education courses, classes and presentations, including two hours
of antibias training, every two calendar years, which may include, with the
approval of the Chief Administrator, courses, classes and presentations
provided outside of the Unified Court System.
(b) In addition to the training and education
requirement they must meet pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section, all
judges and justices subject to such subdivision shall attend any further
courses, classes, seminars, trainings, or other form of continuing education as
shall be required by the Chief Administrator when the Chief Administrator
determines in consultation and agreement with the Administrative Board of the
Courts such attendance is necessary to promote the fair and efficient
administration of justice.
(c) The
Chief Administrator also may grant credit in complying with the requirements of
this rule for the teaching of courses and classes, the making of presentations,
and the writing of publications, directed to the training and education of
judges or to the presentation of a judicial perspective.
(d) In providing training and education for
judges and justices pursuant to this section, the Chief Administrator shall
ensure in consultation and agreement with the Administrative Board of the
Courts that all courses, classes, and presentations include instructions as to
recent statutory and regulatory changes, if any, pertinent to the subject
matter thereof. In addition, the Chief Administrator shall throughout the year
notify each judge or justice of any statutory change affecting the jurisdiction
or procedures of the court to which such judge or justice is assigned as soon
as practicable after such change becomes a law. Where appropriate and not
inconsistent with the responsibilities of his or her office, the Chief
Administrator may also supplement any such notification with the provision of
explanatory analyses or other related materials.
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