N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 678.6

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 36, September 4, 2024

Section 678.6 - Eligibility requirements

(a) General requirements are:

(1) Admission to the New York State Bar for at least two years. The requirement may not be waived except in the following circumstances; where an attorney has been admitted in another state more than two years and has exceptional criminal law experience in that other state.

(2) Attorneys may only be a member of one trial court panel and one parole panel in one county, except an attorney may be on both the felony panel and the "A" felony panel in the one county. No attorney may be placed on the appellate panels of more than one department, but an attorney may be on the trial panels of a county and the appellate panel of the same or different department.

(3) An attorney's primary office must be located in the county of the panel or in an adjoining county within New York City which shall be applied as follows: Kings - adjoining counties: New York and Queens; Richmond -adjoining counties: New York and Kings; Queens - adjoining counties: Kings and New York.

(4) Primary office shall be readily available to clients and families.

(5) No matters involving the attorney shall be pending before a grievance committee.

(b) The advisory committee shall establish the eligibility requirements for the selection to each panel. Additionally, the advisory committee shall establish procedures and guidelines for review of all applications.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 678.6