Judiciary Law 61 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search up ARTICLE 3-A Commission On Judicial Nomination next SECTION 62 Organization of the commission Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 61 Definitions Judiciary (JUD) CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE 3-A § 61. Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Commission" means the commission on judicial nomination. 2. "Candidate" means a person who is constitutionally eligible to hold the office of chief judge or associate judge of the court of appeals and (a) who has requested the commission to consider his qualifications to hold such office; or (b) who has been recommended for consideration by the commission by another person, including a community or professional organization; or (c) who has agreed to be considered by the commission at the commission's request.