We are so proud to celebrate our nominee, the Hon. Thérèse Wiley Dancks, a past CNYWBA President and current member, who was selected as the 2025 recipient of NYSBA's Ruth G. Schapiro Memorial Award!

Congratulations, Judge! What an honor!

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New Proposed Rule Changes - requests for public comments

The Administrative Board of the Courts is soliciting public comments on the following two proposed amendments to court rules:

• Artificial Intelligence: Proposal to add a new Part 161 to the Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in preparing court documents
• Equal Rights Amendment: Proposal to amend Section 100.3(B) of the Code of Judicial Conduct, Rule 8.4(g) of the Rules of Professional Conduct, and Section 1210.1(10) of the Statement of Clients Rights, to conform those provisions to the language contained in the Equal Rights Amendment

Copies of the requests are linked above, and they are also available on the UCS website at https://ww2.nycourts.gov/rules/comments/index.shtml.

Any comments on these proposed rule changes should be sent by email to rulecomments@nycourts.gov by December 29, 2025. 

With any questions, feel free to reach out to David Nocenti at (212) 428-2146 or dnocenti@nyscourts.gov!

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