The Office of Court Administration is seeking comment from interested members of the public & the legal profession on the following proposals:
June 12, 2026: Certification or Recertification of Retired Justices of the Supreme Court, relating to continued judicial service
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by July 17, 2026
May 6, 2026: Certification or Recertification of Retired Justices of the Supreme Court, relating to continued judicial service
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by June 26, 2026
May 6, 2026: Proposal to amend Sections 207.4-a and 207.4-aa of the Uniform Rules for Surrogate’s Court to establish procedures for when service of a citation by mail is returned as undeliverable.
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by June 26, 2026
April 15, 2026: Proposal to amend Commercial Division Rule 6 regarding citations
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by May 22, 2026
April 7, 2026: Proposal to add a new Commercial Division Rule 14-b regarding cost shifting in connection with discovery disputes
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by May 22, 2026
April 2, 2026: Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR Part 137 relating to the Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Resolution Program, to increase the certain threshold monetary amounts
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by May 15, 2026
March 27, 2026: Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR §§ 206.3 and 206.26 to authorize the Presiding Judge of the Court of Claims to refer matters to a judicial hearing officer in certain circumstances
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by May 8, 2026
March 27, 2026: Proposal to add a new rule (22 NYCRR § 202.16-d) relating to the filing of papers in matrimonial actions
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by May 8, 2026
March 27, 2026: Proposal to add two new rules to authorize e-filing in the City Courts outside New York City and the District Courts
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by May 8, 2026
Deadline for comment extended to May 22, 2026
March 27, 2026: Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR §§ 208.42 and 208.43 to ensure that summary housing proceedings involving the Red Hook Houses will continue to be adjudicated at the Red Hook Community Justice Center
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by May 8, 2026
March 27, 2026: Proposal to amend Commercial Division Rule 14 regarding good faith consultation on discovery disputes
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by May 22, 2026
December 30, 2025: Proposal to amend Rules 1.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4 of the Rules of Professional Conduct relating to attorney advertising and solicitation
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by February 20, 2026
Public Comments
This measure was adopted on May 27, 2026, effective June 1, 2026
Joint Appellate Division Order
December 30, 2025: Proposal to amend to amend Rules 1.16 of the Rules of Professional Conduct relating to imposing a duty of inquiry when accepting, declining or terminating an engagement
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by February 20, 2026
November 17, 2025: Proposal to amend Section 100.3(B) of the Code of Judicial Conduct, Rule 8.4(g) of the Rules of Professional Conduct, and Section 1210.1(10) of the Statement of Clients Rights, to conform those provisions to the language contained in the Equal Rights Amendment
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by December 29, 2025
Public Comments
This measure was adopted effective June 1, 2026
Chief Administrative Judge AO/94/2026
Joint Appellate Division Order
November 17, 2025: Proposal to add a new Part 161 to the Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in preparing court documents
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by December 29, 2025
Public Comments
This measure was adopted on March 25, 2026, effective June 1, 2026
AO/75/26
November 10, 2025: Certification or Recertification of Retired Justices of the Supreme Court, relating to continued judicial service
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by December 3, 2025
September 29, 2025: Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR §§ 200.11, 202.3, 205.3, 205.27, 206.3 & 210.3, and to add a new 22 NYCRR § 207.3, regarding the transfer and assignment of cases and judges
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by November 21, 2025
Public Comments
This measure was adopted on January 7, 2026, effective January 20, 2026
AO/13/26
September 29, 2025: Proposal to amend Part 17 of the Rules of the Chief Judge to improve the UCS’s program for judicial visitation to detention facilities
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by November 21, 2025
Public Comments
This measure was adopted effective January 1, 2028
Chief Judge AO/02/2026
Chief Judge AO/03/2026
September 29, 2025: Proposal to add a new Part 48 to the Rules of the Chief Judge (22 NYCRR Part 48) and a new Part 153 to the Rules of the Chief Administrator (22 NYCRR Part 153) relating to establishment of Veterans Treatment Court parts
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by November 21, 2025
Public Comments
Part 48 was adopted on January 6, 2026, effective immediately
Chief Judge AO/01/26
Part 153 was adopted on January 9, 2026, effective January 20, 2026
AO/18/26
September 29, 2025: Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR §§ 160.1(f), 160.2(a), 160.3(a) & 160.5 relating to the confidentiality of alternative dispute resolution activities, and updating the name of the Division of Alternative Dispute Resolution
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by November 21, 2025
Public Comments
This measure was adopted on December 24, 2025, effective January 20, 2026
Chief Administrative Judge AO/347/2025
June 24, 2025: Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR §§ 202.70(b)(10), 202.70(c)(2) and 202.70(c)(6) to clarify the types of insurance coverage cases that will be heard by the Commercial Division
Description of Proposal
[email protected]
by August 8, 2025
This measure was adopted on October 8, 2025, effective November 3, 2025.
AO/282/25
June 24, 2025: Certification or Recertification of Retired Justices of the Supreme Court, relating to continued judicial service
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by August 8, 2025
June 17, 2025: Proposal to adopt a new rule regulating the use of electronic appearances during criminal proceedings
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by August 8, 2025
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on November 17, 2025, effective January 5, 2026
AO/295/25
June 16, 2025: Proposal to amend Rules 1.0, 1.7, 1.8, 1.11, 1.12, 2.4, 4.1, 5.4, 5.5, 6.5, 8.1 and 8.3 of the Rules of Professional Conduct relating to conflicts of interest and other issues
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by August 8, 2025
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on November 5, 2025, effective November 10, 2025
Joint Appellate Order
June 16, 2025: Proposal to amend the Rules of the Commercial Division by adding a new Rule 25-a relating to virtual evidence courtrooms
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by August 8, 2025
This measure was adopted on September 30, 2025, effective November 10, 2025.
AO/276/25
June 11, 2025: Proposal to add a new Rule 6(e) to the Rules of the Commercial Division regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in preparing court documents
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by August 8, 2025
June 11, 2025: Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR Part 137 to: (1) amend the time period during which attorney fee disputes may be submitted to the Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Resolution Program; and (2) allow certain Unified Court System employees to be paid for time spent mediating fee disputes
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by August 8, 2025
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on September 30, 2025, effective November 10, 2025
AO/277/25
June 11, 2025: Proposal to amend Rule 205.43 of the Uniform Rules of the Family Court relating to time deadlines for child support violation proceedings
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by August 8, 2025
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on November 17, 2025, effective January 5, 2026
AO/294/25
May 6, 2025: Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR §§ 140.1, 140.3, 140.4, 202.6, 202.12-a, 202.21 and 205.37, and Appendices A-1, A-2 and A-3 to 22 NYCRR § 140.6, to eliminate the use of the phrase "poor person" from those provisions
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by June 27, 2025
This measure was adopted on September 30, 2025, effective November 10, 2025.
AO/278/25
February 14, 2025: Certification or Recertification of Retired Justices of the Supreme Court, relating to continued judicial service
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by March 14, 2025
February 7, 2025: Proposal to amend Rule 11 of the Rules of the Commercial Division (22 NYCRR § 202.70) to require certain initial disclosures
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by March 28, 2025
This measure was adopted May 6, 2025, effective July 7, 2025.
AO 104/25
January 31, 2025: Proposal to amend the Rules of the Commercial Division (22 NYCRR § 202.70) by amending the Preamble to Rules 25-33 and adding a new Appendix E to adopt a model pretrial order
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by March 28, 2025
This measure was adopted May 20, 2025 and effective on July 7, 2025
AO/111/25
January 31, 2025: Proposal to: (i) amend the Statement of Net Worth required by 22 NYCRR § 202.16(b); (ii) amend 22 NYCRR § 202.16(h) relating to Statements of Disposition; and (iii) add a new 22 NYCRR § 202.16(p) regarding eligibility for publicly funded counsel
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by March 28, 2025
This measure was adopted on October 8, 2025, effective December 1, 2025.
AO/283/25
December 26, 2024: Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR § 202.70(c)(5) to clarify that the Commercial Division can enforce judgments arising from cases decided by the Commercial Division
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by February 14, 2025
Public Comment
This measure was adopted May 28, 2025 and effective on July 7, 2025
AO/128/25
December 26, 2024: Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR § 25.18 to ensure consistency with the Civil Service Law relating to continuing eligible lists, and to make minor corrections to 22 NYCRR § 24.6
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by February 14, 2025
No Public Comment Received
This measure was adopted May 14, 2025, effective July 7, 2025.
AO 03/25
December 26, 2024: Proposal to amend Rules 1.8, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12 and 1.18 of the Rules of Professional Conduct regarding conflicts of interest
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by February 14, 2025
This measure was adopted June 25, 2025 and effective on July 7, 2025
Joint Appellate Order
December 20, 2024: Proposal to add a new Rule 23 to the Rules of the Commercial Division regarding the filing of amicus briefs
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by February 7, 2025
Public Comments
This measure was adopted May 13, 2025, effective July 7, 2025.
AO 105/25
November 4, 2024: Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR § 202.8-b to eliminate word limits on evidentiary materials, and to repeal 22 NYCRR § 202.8-g to eliminate the need for Statements of Material Fact to accompany summary judgment motions
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by December 13, 2024
Public Comment
This measure was adopted May 6, 2025, effective July 7, 2025
AO/103/25
November 4, 2024: Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR §§ 124.2 & 124.5 relating to FOIL requests
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by December 13, 2024
Public Comment
This measure was adopted and effective on January 28, 2025.
AO/37/25
November 4, 2024: Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR §§ 34.3 & 100.4 to permit judicial participation in charitable in-kind donation drives in courthouses
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by December 13, 2024
Public Comment
November 4, 2024: Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR §§ 25.15 & 25.25 to credit permanent employees with time spent as a provisional employee towards qualifications to take a promotional examination
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by December 13, 2024
Public Comment
This measure was adopted and effective on February 11, 2025.
Court of Appeals Order
September 20, 2024: Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR § 202.70 to set a monetary threshold for Commercial Division cases seeking equitable and declaratory relief
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by November 1, 2024
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on January 28, 2025 and effective on March 31, 2025.
AO/38/25
July 30, 2024: Certification or Recertification of Retired Justices of the Supreme Court, relating to continued judicial service in 2025 and 2026
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by August 30, 2024
July 19, 2024: Request for Public Comment – Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR §§ 202.5(e) & 208.4(b) in relation to the sealing of name and sex designation change proceedings
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by August 30, 2024
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on October 1, 2024 and effective on December 2, 2024.
AO/286/24
July 2, 2024: Request for Public Comment – Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR § 36.2(d) relating to compensation limits for Part 36 appointees
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by August 16, 2024
Public Comment
The measure was adopted on October 15, 2024 and effective on January 1, 2025.
Court of Appeals Order
July 2, 2024: Request for Public Comment – Proposal to amend 22 NYCRR § 202.5 to permit redaction of personal information from filings in Article 81 guardianship proceedings
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by August 16, 2024
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on October 1, 2024 and effective on December 2, 2024.
AO/286/24
July 2, 2024: Request for Public Comment – Proposed amendments to Rule 1.10 and Rule 3.4 of the Rules of Professional Conduct
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by August 16, 2024
Public Comment
The measure was adopted and effective on January 1, 2025.
Joint Appellate Order
April 17, 2024: Request for Public Comment on a proposal to add a preamble before Commercial Division Rules 25-33
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by May 24, 2024
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on July 2, 2024 and effective on July 15, 2024.
AO/206/24
April 12, 2024: Request for Public Comment on proposed amendments to Section 202.67 and Section 207.38 of the Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and County Court relating to litigation financing agreements
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by May 24, 2024
Deadline for comment extended to May 31, 2024
Public Comment
This measure was adopted May 6, 2025 and effective on July 7, 2025
AO 102/25
March 4, 2024: Request for Public Comment on proposed amendments to the Rules of the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, relating to mental health professionals panels
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by April 4, 2024
Deadline for comment extended to June 3, 2024
Public Comment
February 13, 2024: Request for Public Comment on a proposed amendment to 22 NYCRR § 202.72 authorizing the Chief Administrative Judge to grant exemptions from the current mandate that all Child Victim Act (CVA) cases be assigned to specific CVA parts
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by March 15, 2024
Public Comment
December 28, 2023: Request for Public Comment on a proposal to amend Section 25.15(g) of the Rules of the Chief Judge regarding provisional service credits
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by February 2, 2024
Public Comment
This measure was adopted and effective on May 16, 2024.
Court of Appeals Order
December 28, 2023: Request for Public Comment on a proposal to add a new Part 53 to the Rules of the Chief Judge continuing the Litigation Coordinating Panel
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by February 2, 2024
No public comment received.
This measure was adopted and effective on April, 18 2024.
Court of Appeals Order
November 16, 2023: Request for Public Comment Regarding a New Matrimonial Rule 202.16-c and New NYSCEF Appendix to Ensure Compliance with Domestic Relations Law § 235 Regarding Access to NYSCEF by Attorneys in E-Filed Matrimonial Actions
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by December 18, 2023
Deadline for comment extended to January 5, 2024
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on April 23, 2024 and effective on May 15, 2024
AO/151/24
October 26, 2023: Request for Public Comment Regarding a New Commercial Division Rule to Encourage Use of Lawyers as Referees on Consent
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by December 15, 2023
Public Comment
This measure was adopted and effective on February 14, 2024.
AO/77/24
October 18, 2023: Request for Public Comment Regarding Standardized Notice of Petition Forms Outside New York City
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by December 1, 2023
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on July 2, 2024 and effective on September 3, 2024.
AO/205/24
Notice of Petition - Nonpayment
Notice of Petition - Holdover
October 5, 2023: Request for Public Comment on Amending 22 NYCRR 126.3 to Increase the Per Diem Rates for Judges Assigned to an Off-Hours Arraignment Part
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by November 27, 2023
Public Comment
This measure was adopted and effective on December 28, 2023.
AO/393/23
October 5, 2023: Request for Public Comment on Amending 22 NYCRR § 202.70(b)(1) to Add a Reference to Technology in the Description of Commercial Cases
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by November 13, 2023
Public Comment
This measure was adopted and effective on February 14, 2024.
AO/77/24
August 21, 2023: Request for Public Comment on Amending 22 NYCRR § 202.12 Concerning Preliminary Conferences
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by October 31, 2023
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on May 13, 2024 and effective on May 20, 2024.
AO/166/24
August 17, 2023: Request for Public Comment on Adopting a New Rule to Facilitate Requests for Judicial Accommodations under the ADA
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by October 2, 2023
Deadline for comment extended to October 23, 2023
Public Comment
A new Part 52 was adopted and effective on February 16, 2024.
Court of Appeals Order
August 17, 2023: Certification or Recertification of Retired Justices of the Supreme Court, relating to continued judicial service in 2024 and 2025
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by September 5, 2023
December 6, 2022: Request for Public Comment on Amending Commercial Division Rule 32 Pertaining to the Scheduling of Witnesses
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by February 6, 2023
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on August 7, 2023 and effective on August 31, 2023.
AO/216/23
November 29, 2022: Request for Public Comment on Amending Commercial Division Rule 29 Pertaining to the Identification of Deposition Testimony
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by January 31 2023
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on August 2, 2023 and effective on August 31, 2023.
AO/213/23
November 15, 2022: Request for Public Comment on Amending Commercial Division Rule 28 Relating to the Pre-marking of Exhibits
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by January 16, 2023
Public Comment
This measure was adopted and effective on July 5, 2023.
AO/165a/23
October 27, 2022: Request for Public Comment on Amending Commercial Division Rule 27 to Add a Deadline for the Service of Opposition Papers to Motions in Limine and to Provide Guidance on the Issues that Motions in Limine Should Address
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by December 30, 2022
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on May 15, 2023 and effective on June 5, 2023.
AO/147/23
October 12, 2022: Request for Public Comment on Proposal to Amend Rule 100.4(D)(5)(h) and 100.4(H) of the Rules of the Chief Administrative Judge Regarding the Obligation to Report Gifts, Bequests, Favors, or Loans if the Value Exceeds $150
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by November 28, 2022
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on and effective on December 30, 2022.
AO/347/22
October 11, 2022: Request for Public Comment on Proposal Regarding Attorney Reporting of Foreign Discipline
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by November 23, 2022
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on August 2, 2024 and effective on December 1, 2024.
AO/241/24
September 23, 2022: Request for Public Comment on Amending Commercial Division Rule 36 to Clarify the Courts' Authority to Order Virtual Evidentiary Hearings and Bench Trials
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by November 23, 2022
Deadline for comment extended to December 7, 2022
Public Comment
August 5, 2022: Certification or Recertification of Retired Justices of the Supreme Court, relating to continued judicial service in 2023 and 2024
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by August 31, 2022
June 3, 2022: Request for Public Comment on Adopting a New Section 205.19 of the Uniform Rules of the Family Court to Develop Uniform Standards of Eligibility for Assigned Counsel That Would Apply in All Family Court Proceedings
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by August 3, 2022
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on September 28, 2022 and effective on September 28, 2022.
AO/220/22
May 24, 2022: Request for Public Comment on a New Court Rule That Requires Judges to Establish the Provisional Qualifications of Court Interpreters Not Already Qualified by the Office of Language Access
Description of proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by July 22, 2022
Public Comment
April 6, 2022: Request for Public Comment on Proposal to Amend Part 523 to Add a Provision That Permits a Lawyer Licensed in a Jurisdiction Outside New York to Practice Remotely from a New York Location
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by June 6, 2022
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on November 18, 2022 and effective on December 7, 2022.
Court of Appeals Order
February 18, 2022: Request for Public Comment on Proposal to Amend Commercial Division Rules 2, 5, 15, 16, and 19
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by April 18, 2022
Public Comments
The amendment to Rule 19 was adopted on and effective on June 24, 2022.
AO/153/22
The amendment to Rule 15 was adopted on and effective on July 12, 2022.
AO/171/22
The amendment to Rule 16 was adopted on December 16, 2022 and effective on January 3, 2023.
AO/286/22
The amendment to Rule 5 was adopted on December 19, 2022 and effective on January 3, 2023.
AO/285/22
The amendment to Rule 2 was adopted on December 23, 2022 and effective on January 3, 2023.
AO/284/22
February 3, 2022: Request for Public Comment on Proposal to Adopt a New Part 60 and a New Part 160 to Establish General Statewide Rules for the Referral of Civil Disputes in the Trial Courts to Alternative Dispute Resolution
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by April 4, 2022
Deadline for comment extended to May 23, 2022
Public Comments
A new part 60 was adopted and effective on December 12, 2023.
Court of Appeals Order
A new Part 160 was adopted and effective on February 13, 2024
AO/75/24
February 2, 2022: Request for Public Comment on Proposal to Amend Commercial Division Rule 6 to Require the Interlineation of Responsive Pleadings
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by April 1, 2022
No public comment received.
This measure was adopted on August 17, 2022 and effective on September 12, 2022.
AO/189/22
January 19, 2022: Request for Public Comment on Proposal to Amend Part 36 to Allow a Party's Uncompensated Friends and Relatives to Act as Guardians Ad Litem Without Completing Part 36 Enrollment and Paperwork
Description of Proposal
Email to: [email protected]
by March 7, 2022
Public Comment
This measure was adopted on June 9, 2022 and effective on June 9, 2022.
Court of Appeals Order
Comments may also be directed in writing (by the closing dates above), to David Nocenti, Counsel, Office of Court Administration, 25 Beaver Street (10th Fl.), New York, N.Y. 10004