Committee On State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction

The Committee on State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction addresses issues relating to the New York State Supreme Court, the Appellate Division, the Court of Claims and the Court of Appeals, and participates in the Judiciary Committee's evaluation of candidates for these courts.

Recent topics considered by the Committee include: preservation of electronic discovery; filing confidential information under seal; proposed amendments to the Civil Practice Law and Rules or court rules with respect to, among other things, summary judgment in lieu of complaint, expert disclosure and temporary restraining orders. The Committee has also drafted and made available to the courts and practitioners a Model Confidentiality Agreement.

The Committee has also sponsored a Breakfast Series of panel discussions on various practice areas; the panels are comprised of distinguished members of the bench and bar who offer useful practice tools. Similarly, the Committee’s Bench/Bar Forum involves a stimulating discussion of topics of interest to the profession.

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Recent Reports

Comments on proposed amendments to the Uniform Rules of the Trail Courts and the Rules of the Commercial Division which would require counsel to confer prior to the preliminary conference in cases reasonably likely to involve electronic discovery (March 2013) ( PDF format ) 
Subject area: E-Discovery

Comments submitted to the NYS Office of Court Administration on the Proposed Amendment to Uniform Trial Court Rule 202.70(g) (June 2012) ( PDF )
Subject area: Expert Disclosure

Report on S.6656-A which would amend Section 3113 of the CPLR to provide that a non-party deponent's counsel may participate in the deposition and make objections on behalf of his or her client in the same manner as counsel for a party (May 2012)( PDF )
Subject area: Non-Party Deponents

For the full list of committee reports click here

Legislative Activity

For more information on the legislative and policy work of the committee, including relevant reports, bill texts and additional advocacy materials, click here.

Related Events

5/23, 8:15 am-9:30 am: Practicing in the Court of Claims