The New York State Senate voted this week to increase the number of permanent NYC Family Court Judges from 56 to 60 to alleviate crippling backlogs that worsened during the pandemic — but the state Assembly has not yet taken action, despite leadership pledges to add more judges earlier this year to address what assembly Judiciary Chair Charles Lavine called “a gut-wrenching problem” in the courts.
In February, Lavine told the I-Team “It’s time for more judges.” His remarks came after the impact of crushing caseloads was exposed in reports by the NYC Bar Association, the Fund for Modern Courts and the News 4 I-Team.
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