SCPA 2603 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 2602 Terms of courts and powers of judges in counties having more than one judge of the surrogate's court up ARTICLE 26 The Surrogate's Court and Its Officers next SECTION 2604 Disqualification of judge 1 Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 2603 Surrogate and acting surrogate 1 Surrogate's Court Procedure Act (SCP) CHAPTER 59-A, ARTICLE 26 § 2603. Surrogate and acting surrogate 1. The judge of the surrogate's court may be designated as the surrogate. He may sign any paper wherever he may be at any time. 2. Where the county judge is also a judge of the surrogate's court he shall be designated as such without any addition referring to his office as county judge. 3. Where a judicial officer other than the judge of the surrogate's court acts as a judge of the surrogate's court in a case prescribed by law, he may be designated as "surrogate", notwithstanding his official title. 4. No person other than the one who holds such office on the effective date of this act may serve in the office of judge of the surrogate's court unless he or she has been admitted to practice law in the state of New York for at least 10 years as of the date he or she commences the duties of office.