As the state Legislature in New York considers a major overhaul of the state’s complex trial court structure, New York Attorney General Letitia James made a surprise recommendation that lawmakers also take a look at consolidating, changing and investing in the operations of town and village jurists.

The suggestion was a curveball thrown by the Attorney General’s Office on Thursday during a public hearing in Albany on a separate proposal to consolidate the state’s other trial courts.

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