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Timestamp: 2019-04-25 10:31:13+00:00

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This measure was adopted on March 22, 2019, with an effective date of July 1, 2019.
This measure was adopted on December 5, 2018, with an effective date of January 1, 2019.
This measure was adopted on July 30, 2018, with an effective date of October 1, 2018.
This measure was adopted on July 25, 2018, with an effective date of October 1, 2018.
This measure was adopted on July 19, 2018, with an effective date of October 1, 2018.
This measure was adopted on May 21, 2018, with an effective date of May 31, 2018.
N.B.: The comment period for this proposal has been extended to March 12, 2018.
This measure was adopted on March 19, 2018, with an effective date of July 1, 2018.
This measure was adopted on December 19, 2017, with an effective date of January 1, 2018.
This measure was adopted on November 13, 2017, with an effective date of January 1, 2018.
This measure was adopted on November 28, 2017, with an effective date of January 1, 2018.
This measure was adopted on November 6, 2017, with an effective date of January 1, 2018.
This measure was adopted on October 26, 2017, with an effective date of January 1, 2018.
The Administrative Board approved 27 justices for service in 2018-2019 pursuant to Judiciary Law §115.
This measure was adopted on October 23, 2017, with an effective date of January 1, 2018.
These rules were approved by joint order of the Departments of the Appellate Division on December 12, 2017, with an effective date of March 1, 2018.
These rules were approved by joint order of the Departments of the Appellate Division on December 12, 2017.
An amended version of these rules, was issued on June 29, 2018, with an effective date of September 17, 2018.
This measure was adopted on October 11, 2017, with an effective date of January 1, 2018.
This measure was adopted on November 8, 2017, with an effective date of January 1, 2018.
This measure was adopted on April 5, 2017, with an effective date of July 1, 2017.
This measure was adopted on March 17, 2017, with an effective date of May 1, 2017.
An amended version of this measure was adopted on June 14, 2017, effective July 1, 2017.
This measure was adopted on March 27, 2017, with an effective date of July 1, 2017.
This measure was adopted on January 18, 2017, with an effective date of March 1, 2017.
This measure was adopted by the Court of Appeals on March 21, 2017.
May 26, 2016: Proposed amendment of Rule 17.2 of the Chief Judge (22 NYCRR § 17.2), relating to training and continuing education of clerks of town and village courts.
This amendment was adopted by the Court of Appeals on December 14, 2016.
May 23, 2016: Proposed amendment of Commercial Division Rule (22 NYCRR § 202.70(g)), relating to direct testimony in affidavit form by a party's own witness in a non-jury trial or evidentiary hearing.
This measure was adopted on September 20, 2016, with an effective date of October 17, 2016.
April 5, 2016: Proposed amendments of the Rules of Professional Conduct (22 NYCRR Part 1200).
On November 10, 2016, the Presiding Justices of the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, signed a joint order adopting the proposed rule changes, effective January 1, 2017.
January 22, 2016: Proposed abolition of the Appendix of Official CPLR Forms.
This measure was adopted on May 23, 2016, with an effective date of July 1, 2016.
January 19, 2016: Proposed amendment of Commercial Division Rules (22 NYCRR § 202.70(g)), relating to the standard form confidentiality order.
This measure was adopted on June 16, 2016, with an effective date of July 1, 2016.
January 14, 2016: Proposed amendment of Commercial Division Rules (22 NYCRR § 202.70(g)), relating to memorialization of ruling in disclosure conferences.
This measure was adopted on June 2, 2016, with an effective date of July 1, 2016.
January 11, 2016: Proposed Revised Model Preliminary Conference Form for Use in the Commercial Division.
This measure was adopted on June 24, 2016, with an effective date of August 1, 2016.
January 6, 2016: Proposed amendment of Commercial Division Rule (22 NYCRR § 202.70(g)), relating to settlement conferences before a justice other than the justice assigned to hear the case.
This measure was adopted on May 26, 2016, with an effective date of July 1, 2016.
November 19, 2015: Proposed Rule for the Grant of Disclosure Exemptions under Public Officers Law §73-a.
This new part was adopted on December 29, 2015 with an effective date of December 31, 2015.
November 4, 2015: Proposed Uniform Attorney Disciplinary Rules of the Appellate Division.
This measure was adopted by the four Departments of the Appellate Division in December 2015. A number of revisions to the proposed rules, together with uniform Forms, were adopted in June 2016. The effective date of the rules, initially scheduled for July 1, 2016, has been moved to October 1, 2016.
September 24, 2015: Report and recommendations of the Chief Judge's Commission on Statewide Attorney Discipline.
September 24, 2015: Proposed amendment of 22 NYCRR Part 522 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals, relating to permitting foreign lawyers to register as In-House Counsel.
This measure was adopted by the Court of Appeals on December 10, 2015, with an effective date of December 30, 2015.
September 4, 2015: Proposed New Section 523 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals Authorizing the Temporary Practice of Law in New York State by Out-of-State and Foreign Attorneys.
July 16, 2015: Proposed amendment of Commercial Division Rule 6 (22 NYCRR § 202.70(g)), relating to use of bookmarks in electronically-submitted documents.
This measure was adopted on October 29, 2015, with an effective date of December 1, 2015.
July 15, 2015: Proposed amendment of 22 NYCRR § 202.5(e), relating to inclusion in definition of confidential personal information of documents, testimony or evidence protected as confidential or sealed in matrimonial actions under DRL § 235 which are referenced in other civil actions; and proposed amendment of 22 NYCRR § 202.16, relating to redaction of certain personal information from written decisions in contested matrimonial matters.
This amendment was adopted on December 23, 2015, with an effective date of March 1, 2016.
July 14, 2015: Proposed amendment of Commercial Division Rule 3 (22 NYCRR § 202.70(g)), relating to summary jury trials.
This measure was adopted on October 22, 2015, with an effective date of December 1, 2015.
June 25, 2015: Certification or Recertification of Retired Justices of the Supreme Court, relating to continued judicial service in 2016 and 2017.
June 11, 2015: Proposed amendment of 22 NYCRR Parts 29 and 131, relating to electronic recording and audio-visual coverage of court proceedings.
The amendment of Part 131 was adopted by corrected order on February 1, 2016, with an effective date of March 1, 2016.
May 28, 2015: Proposed adoption of new rule requiring redaction of confidential personal information in papers filed in civil matters in the New York City Civil Court, District Courts, City Courts Outside New York City, and Town and Village Justice Courts.
The new sections were adopted on December 23, 2015, with an effective date of April 1, 2016.
May 18, 2015: Proposed adoption of 22 NYCRR Parts 51 and 153, relating to removal of actions from one local criminal court to another local criminal court established as a problem-solving court within the same county.
May 18, 2015: Proposed amendment of 22 NYCRR § 210.14 (Uniform Rules for the City Courts), authorizing the clerk of a City Court to automatically dismiss abandoned cases.
April 21, 2015: Proposed amendment of 22 NYCRR § 207.64 (Uniform Rules for Surrogate's Courts), relating to omission or redaction of confidential personal information in papers filed in Surrogate's Court.
April 21, 2015: Proposed adoption of new 22 NYCRR § 207.20 (Uniform Rules for Surrogate's Courts), relating to Inventory of Assets; and adoption of new Inventory of Assets form.
This new section was adopted on December 23, 2015, with an effective date of March 1, 2016.
April 16, 2015: Proposed new Model Status Conference Order Form for use in the Commercial Division.
This amendment was adopted on October 19, 2015, with an effective date of December 1, 2015.
April 15, 2015: Proposed new search warrant database and procedures.
April 14, 2015: Proposed amendment of 22 NYCRR § 202.70(b) and (c), relating to eligibility criteria for matters that may be heard in the Commercial Division.
This measure was adopted on October 14, 2015, with an effective date of December 1, 2015.
April 9, 2015: Proposed amendment of Preamble to the Rules of the Commercial Division relating to proportionality in discovery.
This measure was adopted on October 5, 2015, with an effective date of December 1, 2015.
April 7, 2015: Proposed adoption of new Commercial Division Rule and amendment of Commercial Division Rule 11-d, relating to depositions of entity representatives.
March 9, 2015: Further public comment on proposed adoption of a new rule (22 NYCRR § 202.71), relating to establishment of a procedure for recognition of judgments rendered by tribunals or courts of tribes recognized by New York State or the United States.
This rule was adopted on May 26, 2015, with an effective date of June 15, 2015.
(22 NYCRR § 202.70(g)), relating to disclosure disputes.
This amendment was adopted on January 9, 2015, with an effective date of April 1, 2015.
October 1, 2014: Proposed new Model Compliance Conference Order Form for use in the Commercial Division.
This measure was adopted on January 15, 2015, with an effective date of April 1, 2015.
September 29, 2014: Proposed adoption of a new Rule of the Commercial Division, relating to responses and objections to document requests.
This rule was adopted on January 22, 2015, with an effective date of April 1, 2015.
July 15, 2014: Proposed adoption of a new rule (22 NYCRR § 202.71), relating to establishment of a procedure for recognition of judgments rendered by tribunals or courts of tribes recognized by the State of New York or the United States.
July 9, 2014: Proposed amendment of 22 NYCRR Part 1215 (Joint Rules of Appellate Division), relating to a requirement that written letters of engagement inform clients about ADR programs available on the Unified Court System's website.
July 9, 2014: Proposed amendment of 22 NYCRR §§ 207.4-a(e)(6) & (7) and 207.4-aa(d) (Uniform Rules for Surrogate's Court), relating to filing and e-filing of death certificates.
July 1, 2014: Certification or Recertification of Retired Justices of the Supreme Court, relating to continued judicial service in 2015 and 2016.
Supreme Court Justices certificated or recertificated effective January 1, 2015.
June 27, 2014: Proposed adoption of a Preamble to the Rules of the Commercial Division (22 NYCRR § 202.70(g)), relating to sanctions.
This measure was adopted on January 6, 2015, with an effective date of April 1, 2015.
June 20, 2014: Proposed adoption of a new Rule of the Commercial Division, relating to presumptive limitations on the number and duration of depositions.
This rule was adopted on December 22, 2014, with an effective date of April 1, 2015.
April 30, 2014: Proposed reforms relating to consumer credit collection cases.
These rules were adopted on September 15, 2014, with an effective date of October 1, 2014.
April 15, 2014: Proposed adoption of a new Rule of the Commercial Division, relating to staggered court appearances.
This rule was adopted on August 6, 2014, with an effective date of September 2, 2014.
April 11, 2014: Proposed amendment of 22 NYCRR § 202.70(g) (Commercial Division Rule 8(a)), pertaining to settlement-related disclosure.
This amendment was adopted on July 16, 2014, with an effective date of September 2, 2014.
April 9, 2014: Proposed adoption of a new Rule of the Commercial Division (22 NYCRR § 202.70(g)), relating to guidelines for discovery of electronically stored information from nonparties in the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court.
This rule was adopted on August 8, 2014, with an effective date of September 2, 2014.
April 7, 2014: Proposed amendment of 22 NYCRR § 202.70(d), relating to the assignment of cases to the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court.
This amendment was adopted on July 1, 2014, with an effective date of September 2, 2014.
April 3, 2014: Proposed adoption of a new Rule of the Commercial Division (22 NYCRR § 202.70(g)), relating to privilege log practice in the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court.
This rule was adopted on July 8, 2014, with an effective date of September 2, 2014.
February 5, 2014: Proposed adoption of new rules (22 NYCRR § 202.9-a), relating to special proceedings authorized by UCC § 9-518(d) for expungement or redaction of falsely filed financing statements.
This amendment was adopted on April 9, 2014.
February 3, 2014: Proposed creation of a Special Masters pilot program in the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court.
This proposal was adopted on August 4, 2014, with an effective date of September 2, 2014.
December 11, 2013: Proposed creation of a pilot mandatory mediation program in the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court, New York County.
This program was approved on June 23, 2014, with an effective date of July 28, 2014.
December 6, 2013: Proposed adoption of new Commercial Division Rule 9, relating to the use of accelerated adjudication procedures in the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court.
This amendment was adopted on April 17, 2014, with an effective date of June 2, 2014.
December 3, 2013: Proposed adoption of new Preliminary Conference Form for use in the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court.
A new Preliminary Conference Form was adopted on May 2, 2014, with an effective date of June 2, 2014.
November 26, 2013: Proposed adoption of a new Rule of the Commercial Division (22 NYCRR § 202.70(g)), relating to use of interrogatories in the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court.
This amendment was adopted on April 24, 2014, with an effective date of June 2, 2014.
November 22, 2013: Further public comment on proposed adoption of 22 NYCRR §202.5(e), relating to redaction of confidential personal information in papers filed in civil matters.
effective date of January 1, 2015.
Certification or Recertification of Retired Justices of the Supreme Court, relating to continued judicial service in 2014 and 2015.
Supreme Court Justices certificated or recertificated effective January 1, 2014.
October 1, 2013: Report of the Advisory Committee on Pro Bono Service by In-House Counsel, recommending an amendment of Part 522 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals to permit registered in-house counsel to provide pro bono legal services.
This amendment was adopted on December 4, 2013.
September 30, 2013: Proposed adoption of 22 NYCRR § 207.64 of the Uniform Rules for Surrogate's Court, relating to secure filing of certain documents in Surrogate's Court.
This amendment was adopted on February 19, 2014.
August 9, 2013: Proposed amendment of Request for Judicial Intervention (RJI) Addendum in foreclosure actions, relating to addition of mortgage servicer's name.
This amendment was adopted on November 22, 2013.
May 31, 2013: Proposed amendment of Rule 7.4 of the Rules of Professional Conduct, relating to the requirement of "prominently made" disclaimers in attorney communications about legal specialization.
This amendment was adopted on November 26, 2013.
March 18, 2013: Proposed amendment of Appellate Division Rules, relating to contingent fee computation in personal injury and wrongful death actions.
March 18, 2013: Proposed amendment of 22 NYCRR § 202.16(g), relating to enhanced expert disclosure in contested matrimonial actions.
The Administrative Board declined to approve the proposed amendment.
March 8, 2013: Sixty-day extension of public comment period on proposed adoption of 22 NYCRR §202.5(e), relating to redaction of personal identifying information in papers filed in civil matters.
January 24, 2013: Proposed amendment of 22 NYCRR § 100.3(B)(12), relating to a judge's role in facilitating the ability of unrepresented litigants to have their matters fairly heard.
January 14, 2013: Proposed amendment of 22 NYCRR § 202.28, relating to notice to the court of settlement, mootness, or bankruptcy of a party.
This amendment was adopted on May 20, 2013.
January 14, 2013: Proposed adoption of 22 NYCRR § 202.5-c, relating to proof of service by mail through attorney affirmation.
January 14, 2013: Proposed adoption of 22 NYCRR § 202.10, relating to the encouragement of telephonic court conferences.
January 7, 2013: Proposals regarding access to forensic evaluation reports in child custody cases.
Consideration of this proposal has been suspended pending possible action on Assembly Bill A08342.
January 7, 2013: Proposed amendments of 22 NYCRR § 202.12(b) and (c)(3) and 22 NYCRR § 202.70(g) (Commercial Division Rule 8), requiring counsel to confer prior to the preliminary conference in cases reasonably likely to involve electronic discovery.
December 7, 2012: Proposed amendments of 22 NYCRR § 202.5-b, authorizing commencement of SCAR proceedings in "text file" format at the filing party's option.
This amendment was adopted on May 24, 2013.
December 4,, 2012: : Proposed rules establishing a voluntary ADR program in matrimonial actions.
The Administrative Board declined to adopt this proposal.
November 20, 2012: Proposed Repeal of 22 NYCRR §202.5-b(d)(3)(iii), relating to e-filing of documents in "secure" status.
This amendment was adopted on March 22, 2013.
November 20, 2012: Proposed adoption of 22 NYCRR §202.5(e), relating to redaction of personal identifying information in papers filed in civil matters.
due by January 27, 2014.
July 16, 2012: Proposed New Uniform Court Rule 22 NYCRR Part 1250, relating to the appointment of caretaker attorneys.
April 26, 2012: Proposed New Uniform Rule of the Commercial Division, relating to enhanced expert disclosure.
This amendment was adopted on September 23, 2013.
April 19, 2012: Rule 4.2 of the Rules of Professional Conduct (22 NYCRR Part 1200), relating to communications between a lawyer acting as a party in a matter and an adversary litigant.
This amendment was adopted on December 20, 2013.
April 19, 2012: Request for Judicial Intervention (RJI) Form (UCS-840); RJI Addendum (UCS-840A); and Foreclosure RJI Addendum (UCS-840F).
This amendment was adopted on June 18, 2012.
April 9, 2012: 22 NYCRR § 202.16-a, relating to exercise of civil contempt powers to enforce automatic orders in matrimonial actions.
This amendment was adopted on December 4, 2012.
April 9, 2012: 22 NYCRR § 202.5-b(d)(3)(iii), relating to excluding certain documents from electronic filing in "secure" status.
March 28, 2012: 22 NYCRR § 137.1(b), relating to exclusion of fee disputes involving disbarred, suspended and resigned attorneys.
March 28, 2012: 22 NYCRR § 202.12-a(b)(3), relating to special calendars for certain residential foreclosure actions.

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