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BACKGROUND:
POOF! 
Repeal of Chapter 567 of the Laws of 2010
that had created the Commission on Judicial Compensation
& in its place --
Commission on Legislative, Judicial
& Executive Compensation

 

its birthing: 

1.   It starts with the Governor's 2015-2016 Executive Budget -- to create a Commission on Executive & Legislative Compensation

Public Protection & General Government -- Article VII Legislation, Part I ("Eye")

Governor's Memorandum in Support

Public Protection & General Government Budget Bill S.2005/A.3005

(Republican-Senate Majority's White Book)

 & then:

2. A corrupt, behind-closed-doors, three-men-in-a room budget deal  to create a Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation,
rubber-stamped by a corrupted legislative "process"

PART E of Budget Bill #S.4610/A.6721

Part E of Amended Budget Bill #S.4610-A/A.6721-A

Senate website: S.4610

Assembly website: A. 6721


click here for:
Part E

referrred-to Judiciary Law Article 7-B--
"Compensation of judges and justices of the unified court system"

referred-to Executive Law 169 --
"Salaries of certain state officers"

referred-to Legislative Law 5 --
"Compensation of members"

referred-to Legislative Law 5-a --
"Allowances for member serving as an officer of either house of the legislature or in a special capacity therein"

 


Senate Finance Committee passage: March 31, 2015

Senate video: March 31, 2015 -- 4:38 hours
Senate transcript: March 31, 2015  (at p. 1860)

Colloquy on the Assembly floor:
Assembly Speaker Heastie Presiding --

  -- Assembly video: 2:30 a.m. on April 1, 2015 (at 1:02 hours)
transcription


3.  And a window-dressing challenge in the Assembly
to
its unconstitutionality:

  June 3, 2015:  Goodell introduces   A.07997 -- (co-sponsors: Lopez, Duprey, Nojay, Johns ) -- referred to Committee on Governmental Operations

referred-to constitutional provisions violated

                        &  FLASHBACK to 2013 -- "FIGHTING OFF THE PROGENY OF THE JUDICIAL COMPENSATION STATUTE-- & SECURING A FUNCTIONING LEGISLATIVE PROCESS" -- see CJA's April 20, 2013 memo, pp. 4-5

 

 

click here for:  MENU OF CJA's JUDICIAL COMPENSATION WEBPAGES

 

 

                    

 

The Press in Action

 

 

          Noteworthy:                        

Nojay - March 4, 2015, on rules reform

Lopez- March 19, 2015, on rules reform

 

 

 

 

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