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There is a growing statewide crisis in the New York state Supreme Court. Whether it’s litigating a personal injury case, medical malpractice, a matrimonial case, a commercial claim or a myriad of other cases before our state’s highest trial level court, the public is waiting years before cases can be heard.

This is a result of rising backlogs caused by skyrocketing caseloads and too few judges to hear them. Simply put: The courts lack the full capacity to hear your case.

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The state constitution currently provides for the creation of one Supreme Court justice for every 50,000 citizens. This formula is not an arbitrary one; appointing judges through a population requirement helps to protect the court from short-term “political fixes and influence.” It also helps to........

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