Article: ASSEMBLYMEMBERS PUSH FOR NEW JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN RICHMOND COUNTY

Assemblywoman Janele Hyer-Spencer, D-Staten Island (60th District), issued the following news release:

The Assembly gave final legislative approval Friday to a bill creating an independent judicial district in Richmond County, according to Assemblyman Michael J. Cusick (D-Mid-Island), Assemblywoman Janele Hyer-Spencer (D-Staten Island/Brooklyn) and Assemblyman Matthew Titone (D-North Shore).

Cusick said New York's 13th Judicial District will consist entirely of Richmond County, giving Staten Island its own separate and independent judicial district. Currently, Staten Island shares a judicial district with Brooklyn, Kings County.

"Creating this separate district will provide some parity and ...

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