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N.Y. Judiciary Law § 1 Short title
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§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Judiciary Law."\n
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 1-A Definition
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§ 1-a. Definition. As used in this chapter, the word "minor" or\n"infant" shall mean any person who has not attained the age of eighteen\nyears.\n
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 10 Courtroom designated the "Judge James F
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§ 10. Courtroom designated the "Judge James F. Reitz Memorial\nCourtroom". Room three hundred one of the Putnam supreme and county\ncourt shall be designated and known as the "Judge James F. Reitz\nMemorial Courtroom".\n
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 100 Power of justices of appellate division of first department to appoint confidential clerk of the appellate term
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§ 100. Power of justices of appellate division of first department to\nappoint confidential clerk of the appellate term. The justices of the\nappellate division of the supreme court in the first department, or a\nmajority of them, are authorized to appoint in their discretion, a…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 101 Power of justices of appellate division of second department to appoint clerical and other personnel of the appellate term
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§ 101. Power of justices of appellate division of second department to\nappoint clerical and other personnel of the appellate term. The justices\nof the appellate division of the supreme court in the second department,\nor a majority of them, are authorized to appoint in their d…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 102 Power of justices of appellate division in first department to appoint special deputy clerks for each part or term of the supreme court i...
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§ 102. Power of justices of appellate division in first department to\nappoint special deputy clerks for each part or term of the supreme court\nin the first judicial district. The justices of the appellate division\nof the supreme court in the first department, or a majority of…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 103 Power of justices of appellate division in first department to designate supreme court jury clerk
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§ 103. Power of justices of appellate division in first department to\ndesignate supreme court jury clerk. The justices of the appellate\ndivision of the supreme court in the first department, or a majority of\nthem, shall designate and at pleasure revoke such designation and ma…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 104 Power of justices of appellate division in first department to appoint stenographers for the supreme court
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§ 104. Power of justices of appellate division in first department to\nappoint stenographers for the supreme court. The justices of the\nappellate division of the supreme court in the first department, or a\nmajority of them, must appoint, and may at pleasure remove, a\nstenogra…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 105 Power of justices of appellate division in first department to appoint typists
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§ 105. Power of justices of appellate division in first department to\nappoint typists. The justices of the appellate division of the supreme\ncourt in the first department, or a majority of them, may appoint, and\nat pleasure remove, one or more typists, as shall be necessary, …
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 106 Power of justices of appellate division in first department to appoint interpreters for supreme court
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§ 106. Power of justices of appellate division in first department to\nappoint interpreters for supreme court. The justices of the appellate\ndivision of the supreme court in the first department, or a majority of\nthem, may appoint and at pleasure remove such number of interpre…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 107 Power of justices of appellate division in first department to regulate attendance and duties of officers of supreme court in first district
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§ 107. Power of justices of appellate division in first department to\nregulate attendance and duties of officers of supreme court in first\ndistrict. The justices of the appellate division of the supreme court in\nthe first department shall from time to time make such rules as …
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 108 Retirement of officers and employees by the justices of the appellate division, first department
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§ 108. Retirement of officers and employees by the justices of the\nappellate division, first department. 1. The appellate division of the\nsupreme court in the first department is authorized in its discretion to\nretire any clerk, assistant clerk, clerk to a justice, general la…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 109 Appointment of a calendar clerk in the ninth judicial district
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§ 109. Appointment of a calendar clerk in the ninth judicial district.\nThe administrative judge of the ninth judicial district is authorized to\nappoint and at pleasure remove a calendar clerk for the ninth judicial\ndistrict, to prescribe his duties and fix his salary. The sal…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 114 Retired judges of the court of appeals
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§ 114. Retired judges of the court of appeals. 1. Any judge of the\ncourt of appeals, retired pursuant to subdivision b of section\ntwenty-five of article six of the constitution, may, upon his\napplication, be certified by the administrative board for service as a\njustice of t…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 115 Retired justices of the supreme court
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§ 115. Retired justices of the supreme court. 1. Any justice of the\nsupreme court, retired pursuant to subdivision b of section twenty-five\nof article six of the constitution, may, upon his application, be\ncertified by the administrative board for service as a retired justice…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 116 Official referees
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§ 116. Official referees. Official referees in office on the\neffective date of this section shall, for the remainder of their terms\nfor which they were appointed or certified, be official referees of the\ncourt in which they were appointed or certified as such or the successor…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 117 Powers of official referees
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§ 117. Powers of official referees. As to all motions, actions or\nproceedings submitted to an official referee by stipulation of the\nparties appearing therein, or order of the court, except matrimonial\nactions, the same shall be deemed duly referred to said official referee\n…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 118 Expenses of official referees of the supreme court
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§ 118. Expenses of official referees of the supreme court. Each\nofficial referee of the supreme court hereby continued in office shall\nbe furnished with all necessary office room and supplies, which shall be\na charge upon the county in which he resides.\n
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 119 Official referees of the city court of the city of New York
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§ 119. Official referees of the city court of the city of New York.\nEvery official referee of the city court of the city of New York in the\nfirst or second judicial department who, pursuant to former provisions\nof this section, is acting and in the discharge of his duties as …
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 120 Official referees of the court of claims
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§ 120. Official referees of the court of claims. Every official\nreferee of the court of claims in the four respective judicial\ndepartments who, pursuant to former provisions of this section, is\nacting and in the discharge of his duties as such official referee, at\nthe time t…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 121 Official referees of the municipal court of the city of New York
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§ 121. Official referees of the municipal court of the city of New\nYork. Every official referee of the municipal court of the city of New\nYork in the first or second judicial department who, pursuant to former\nprovisions of this section, is acting and in the discharge of his …
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 121-A Assignment of official referees
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§ 121-a. Assignment of official referees. The justices of the\nappellate division in each department shall have power to fix the time\nand places for the hearing of references within their respective\ndepartments by the official referees of the supreme court.\n Every official re…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 122 Compensation of official referees
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§ 122. Compensation of official referees. Every official referee\ncontinued in office and serving under the provisions of this article\nshall receive as compensation one-half of the amount now or hereafter\npaid to the incumbent of the office which he held prior to his\nretireme…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 123 Restrictions on official referees
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§ 123. Restrictions on official referees. No official referee\ncontinued in office and serving under this article, as amended, shall\nduring his continuance in office, other than as member of a\nconstitutional convention, or the incumbent of a non-salaried office in\nthe educati…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 124 Suspension and removal of official referees
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§ 124. Suspension and removal of official referees. Any official\nreferee continued in office and serving under the provisions of this\narticle, as amended, except an official referee of the court of appeals,\nmay be suspended or removed by the justices of the appellate division…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 125 Future official referees
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§ 125. Future official referees. Except as otherwise provided in this\narticle, no retired judge or justice of any court of this state shall\nhereafter be designated or act as official referee under the provisions\nof this article and the right heretofore existing of judges and …
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 13 Court or judge may direct the filing of original stenographic minutes with clerk
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§ 13. Court or judge may direct the filing of original stenographic\nminutes with clerk. The court or a judge thereof may, in its or his\ndiscretion, upon or without an application for that purpose make an\norder directing the stenographer to file with the clerk, forthwith or\nw…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 13-A Power to remove certain officers and to appoint successors
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§ 13-a. Power to remove certain officers and to appoint successors. A\nreferee, receiver, commissioner or appraiser appointed by a court or\njudge may be removed by the same court or judge. In case of the death,\nresignation, removal, or neglect or refusal to serve of any such\n…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 13-B Oath of referee, receiver, commissioner or appraiser
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§ 13-b. Oath of referee, receiver, commissioner or appraiser. A\nreferee, receiver, commissioner or appraiser appointed by a court or\njudge, before entering upon his duties, shall be sworn faithfully and\nfairly to discharge the trust committed to him. The oath may be waived\nu…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 14 Disqualification of judge by reason of interest or consanguinity
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§ 14. Disqualification of judge by reason of interest or\nconsanguinity. A judge shall not sit as such in, or take any part in\nthe decision of, an action, claim, matter, motion or proceeding to which\nhe is a party, or in which he has been attorney or counsel, or in which\nhe i…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 140 Division of state into judicial districts
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§ 140. Division of state into judicial districts. The state is hereby\ndivided into thirteen judicial districts, pursuant to the provisions of\nthe first section of the sixth article of the constitution, which\ndistricts shall be arranged as follows:\n The first judicial distric…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 140-A Number of supreme court justices in each judicial district
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§ 140-a. Number of supreme court justices in each judicial district.\nThe number of justices of the supreme court in each judicial district\nshall be as follows:\n 1. First district, thirty-eight;\n 2. Second district, fifty-three;\n 3. Third district, seventeen;\n 4. Fourth dis…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 140-B General jurisdiction of supreme court
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§ 140-b. General jurisdiction of supreme court. The general\njurisdiction in law and equity which the supreme court possesses under\nthe provisions of the constitution includes all the jurisdiction which\nwas possessed and exercised by the supreme court of the colony of New\nYor…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 141 Designation of supreme court justices to hold court in another county
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§ 141. Designation of supreme court justices to hold court in another\ncounty. At the request of the presiding justice of any judicial\ndepartment, the presiding justice of any of the other departments of the\nstate may consent to the assignment from among the trial justices of …
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 147 Holding special and trial terms
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§ 147. Holding special and trial terms. A special term or a trial\nterm must be held by one judge, except that when private property\nlocated within the city of New York shall be taken for public use by the\ncity of New York, the compensation to be made therefor shall be\nascert…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 147-A Powers of justice of supreme court
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§ 147-a. Powers of justice of supreme court. Any justice of the\nsupreme court has power to hold a special or trial term of the supreme\ncourt in any county for the whole or any portion of the term, and to act\nupon any business which regularly comes before the term in which he …
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 148 Trial term may be held in parts
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§ 148. Trial term may be held in parts. A trial term of the supreme\ncourt in any county may be held in two or more parts, and a jury panel\nmay be summoned to serve in each part, or jurors may be drawn from one\npanel, and the panel may be divided according to the number of par…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 149 Governor may appoint extraordinary terms and name justices to hold them
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§ 149. Governor may appoint extraordinary terms and name justices to\nhold them. 1. The governor may, when, in his opinion the public\ninterest requires, appoint one or more extraordinary special or trial\nterms of the supreme court. He must designate the time and place of\nhold…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 15 Judge of court of record not disqualified because a resident or a taxpayer
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§ 15. Judge of court of record not disqualified because a resident or\na taxpayer. A judge of a court of record is not disqualified from\nhearing or deciding an action, claim, matter, motion or proceeding, by\nreason of his being a resident or taxpayer of a town, village, city, …
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 150 Printing calendars in certain counties
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§ 150. Printing calendars in certain counties. The supreme court may,\nfrom time to time, by order, require the clerk to cause to be printed\nfor the use of the members and officers thereof, the necessary copies of\nthe calendar of causes, prepared for a term of the court. But t…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 151 Publishing calendars in Monroe county
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§ 151. Publishing calendars in Monroe county. The justices of the\nsupreme court elected in the seventh judicial district, or a majority of\nthem, shall designate a daily paper published in the city of Rochester,\nin which shall be printed day calendars of the courts of record h…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 152 Publishing calendars in Erie county
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§ 152. Publishing calendars in Erie county. The board of supervisors\nof the county of Erie may exercise from time to time the power to\ndesignate as hereafter provided a daily newspaper published in the city\nof Buffalo in which shall be printed day calendars of the courts of\n…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 153 Records kept by special deputy clerks shall be part of records of supreme court
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§ 153. Records kept by special deputy clerks shall be part of records\nof supreme court. The minutes of the part or term of the supreme court\nto which any of the special deputy clerks appointed as provided in\nsection one hundred and two of this chapter, is assigned by the just…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 154 Duty of supreme court justices in first judicial district to enforce rules made by appellate division of first department
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§ 154. Duty of supreme court justices in first judicial district to\nenforce rules made by appellate division of first department. It shall\nbe the duty of every justice of the supreme court in the first judicial\ndistrict to enforce the rules made by the appellate division in t…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 155 Supreme court seal
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§ 155. Supreme court seal. The seal kept by the county clerk of each\ncounty shall continue to be the seal of the supreme court, in that\ncounty.\n The provisions of this section shall not be applicable in those cases\nwhere special provisions are otherwise made by law.\n
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 156 Appointment of special deputy clerks for the supreme court in Queens county
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§ 156. Appointment of special deputy clerks for the supreme court in\nQueens county. The justices of the supreme court residing in the county\nof Queens, or a majority of them, shall appoint and at pleasure remove a\nspecial deputy to the county clerk of the county of Queens for…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 158 Appointment of calendar clerk for Westchester county in the ninth judicial district
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§ 158. Appointment of calendar clerk for Westchester county in the\nninth judicial district. The justices of the supreme court for the\nninth judicial district, or the majority of them, may appoint and may at\npleasure remove a calendar clerk in and for the county of Westchester…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 158-A Appointment of calendar clerk for Dutchess county in the ninth judicial district
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§ 158-a. Appointment of calendar clerk for Dutchess county in the\nninth judicial district. The justices of the supreme court for the\nninth judicial district, or the majority of them, may appoint and may at\npleasure remove a calendar clerk in and for the county of Dutchess. No…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 158-B Appointment of calendar clerk for Schenectady county in the fourth judicial district
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§ 158-b. Appointment of calendar clerk for Schenectady county in the\nfourth judicial district. The justices of the supreme court for the\nfourth judicial district, or the majority of them, may appoint and may\nat pleasure remove a calendar clerk in and for the county of\nSchene…
N.Y. Judiciary Law § 158-C Appointment of calendar clerk for Putnam county and other necessary assistants
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§ 158-c. Appointment of calendar clerk for Putnam county and other\nnecessary assistants. Subject to the provisions of article 7-A of this\nlaw, upon the nomination of the administrative judge of the supreme\ncourt for the ninth judicial district, the justices of the appellate\n…