{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-21","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Judiciary Law § 21","heading":"Judge other than of court of appeals or appellate division not to decide question argued during his absence","body":"§ 21. Judge other than of court of appeals or appellate division not\nto decide question argued during his absence. A judge other than a judge\nof the court of appeals, or of the appellate division of the supreme\ncourt, shall not decide or take part in the decision of a question,\nwhich was argued orally in the court, when he was not present and\nsitting therein as a judge.","path":["Judiciary Law","Article 2. General Provisions Relating to Courts and Judges"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/JUD/21","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"1fc182835576009aacf8d63b8348987863af0464f8b0b680272ee0a9883cc9b1","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-20","next":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}