Eligibility Standards, Related Documents and Resources

Standards for Determining Financial Eligibility for Assigned Counsel [pdf]

Eligibility Standards - BLACK LETTER ONLY [pdf]
Eligibility Standards - BLACK LETTER ONLY - Spanish [pdf]
Eligibility Standards - Black Letter with Commentary [pdf]

Assigned Counsel Eligibility Application Form (Legal size) [pdf]
Assigned Counsel Eligibility Application Form (Fillable)(Legal size) [pdf]
Assigned Counsel Eligibility Application Form - Spanish (Legal size) [pdf]
Assigned Counsel Eligibility Application Form - Spanish (Fillable)(Legal size) [pdf]

Instructions for Assigned Counsel Application [pdf]
Instructions for Assigned Counsel Application - Spanish [pdf]

Income Eligibility Presumption - 2024 Federal Poverty Guidelines Chart [pdf]
Income Eligibility Presumption - 2024 Federal Poverty Guidelines Chart - Spanish [pdf]

Sample Notice of Eligibility Recommendation [pdf]
Sample Notice of Eligibility Recommendation - Spanish [pdf]

Sample Notice of Applicant's Right to Seek Review [pdf]
Sample Notice of Applicant's Right to Seek Review - Spanish [pdf]

Sample Notice of Judge's Ineligibility Decision [pdf]
Sample Notice of Judge's Ineligibility Decision [docx]

Comment Regarding Judicial Ethics Advisory Opinion 16-68 [pdf]
Comment Regarding Judicial Ethics Advisory Opinion 16-68 [docx]

Background Study - Determining Eligibility for Assignment of Counsel in New York: A Study of Current Criteria and Procedures and Recommendations for Improvement - Final Report [pdf]

The Impact of Eligibility Standards in Five Upstate New York Counties [pdf]
The Impact of Eligibility Standards - Suffolk County Addendum - March 2017 [pdf]

Implementation of Eligibility Criteria and Procedures in the Hurrell-Harring Counties - April 2, 2021 [pdf]
Implementation of Eligibility Criteria and Procedures in the Hurrell-Harring Counties - April 4, 2020 [pdf]
Implementation of Eligibility Criteria and Procedures in the Hurrell-Harring Counties - April 4, 2019 [pdf]
Implementation of Eligibility Criteria and Procedures in the Hurrell-Harring Counties - April 4, 2018 [pdf]
Implementation of Eligibility Criteria and Procedures in the Hurrell-Harring Counties - April 4, 2017 [pdf]

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