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121.02 Procedure for selection
(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:
(1) productivity, including effective docket management
and prompt case disposition;
(2) scholarship, including knowledge and understanding of
substantive, procedural and evidentiary law of New York State,
attentiveness to factual and legal issues before the court,
application of judicial precedents and other appropriate sources
of authority, and quality and clarity of written opinions;
(3) temperament, including the ability to deal patiently
with and be courteous to all parties and participants; and
(4) work ethic, including punctuality, preparation and attentiveness,
and meeting commitments on time and according to the rules
of the court.
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.
Historical Note
Sec. filed Sept. 16, 1982; repealed, new filed July 12, 1985;
amds. filed: May 7, 1997; June 5, 2000 eff. June 1, 2000.
Amended (c), added (d). |
