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A 8764: Provides that when a court of appeals judge recuses themselves from sitting in or taking part in the decision, action, claim, matter, motion or proceeding, a replacement shall be chosen on a rotating basis, based on seniority, of the next available appellate division judge.
What A 8764 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the judiciary law to require judges to provide a reason for recusing themselves from a case, with some exceptions. Any judge other than a court of appeals judge must provide the reason for recusal in writing or on the record. However, the judge may not be required to provide a reason if it may result in embarrassment or is of a personal nature. When a court of appeals judge recuses themselves, a replacement judge must be chosen based on seniority from the next available appellate division judge. The amendments take effect thirty days after the bill becomes a law.
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Last action: referred to judiciary (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8764
- What is the current status of A 8764?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 8764 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to judiciary".
- Did A 8764 pass?
- Not yet. A 8764 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8764, and where is it now?
- A 8764 was authored by Asm. Edward Ra. Its committee of record is Assembly Judiciary.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to judiciary |
| Jun. 02, 2025 | referred to judiciary |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 2, 2025 · 294 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8764 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY June 2, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to recusal by a court of appeals judge The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 9 of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 376 of 2 the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 9. Recusal; reason. 1. Any judge, other than a court of appeals 4 judge, who recuses [himself or herself] themselves from sitting in or 5 taking any part in the decision of an action, claim, matter, motion or 6 proceeding shall provide the reason for such recusal in writing or on 7 the record; provided, however, that no such judge shall be required to 8 provide a reason for such recusal when the reason may result in embar- 9 rassment, or is of a personal nature, affecting the judge or a person 10 related to the judge within the sixth degree by consanguinity or affin- 11 ity. 12 2. When any court of appeals judge recuses themselves from sitting in 13 or taking any part in the decision, action, claim, matter, motion or 14 proceeding, a replacement shall be chosen on a rotating basis, based on 15 seniority, of the next available appellate division judge. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 17 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02644-01-5
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