New York Court Consolidation to Cost $13.1 Million (1)

Consolidating New York state’s court system would cost $13.1 million annually, but potentially save litigants $14.8 million in travel expenses, a new analysis says.

The New York Unified Court System, one of the largest and most complicated court systems in the nation, Nov. 21 released a report on the fiscal impact of a simplification plan proposed in September by Chief Judge Janet DiFiore.

The plan, which includes a five-year phase-in period, would take the court system from 11 trial courts down to three levels—a supreme court, municipal court, and justice courts serving towns and villages.

New York is the only ...