The Constitutional Convention and Court Merger in New York State

Authors

Jay C. Carlisle, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace UniversityFollow
Matthew J. Shock, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace UniversityFollow

Abstract

In November 2017, voters in New York, for the first time in twenty years, will be asked to decide whether there “[s]hall be a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?” If it is decided by the electorate to call a convention, “delegates will be elected in November 2018, and the convention will convene in April 2019.” One of the significant goals of a convention would be the achievement of court merger in the Empire State. The purpose of this perspective is to discuss the pros and cons of a constitutional convention with an emphasis on court merger.

Recommended Citation

Jay C. Carlisle and Matthew J. Shock, The Constitutional Convention and Court Merger in New York State, 38 Pace L. Rev. 69 (2017)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58948/2331-3528.1958
Available at: https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/plr/vol38/iss1/6