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Family Court Act § 121 · Part 2. Number, Appointment, Term and Compensation of Judges Within the City of New York

Number of judges

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§ 121. Number of judges. The family court within the city of New York shall consist of sixty-seven judges, effective January first, two thousand twenty-five. There shall be at least one family court judge resident in each county of the city of New York.

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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/FCT121
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