2006 New York Code - Court Clerks; Appointment, Compensation And Removal.

 
    § 2413. Court clerks; appointment, compensation and removal. The board
  of  judges shall appoint one court clerk for each judicial district and,
  subject to the applicable civil  service  laws,  such  additional  court
  clerks,  deputy  court  clerks,  stenographers  and other assistants and
  employees in the clerk's office as may be necessary.  Court  clerks  and
  deputy  court clerks shall at the time of their appointment be residents
  of the districts for which they are appointed and removal of any of them
  from the district for which he was appointed shall  vacate  the  office.
  All  the  officers  and employees provided by this section shall receive
  compensation to be fixed by the members of the board of supervisors from
  the  towns  comprising  the  first  judicial  district,  which  salaries
  together  with other expenses of their offices as provided by the annual
  budget shall be a charge against the first judicial district. Any  court
  clerk  or  deputy  court clerk may be removed by the board of judges for
  cause, provided that written charges are first filed with the  board  of
  judges,  and  that  such  court clerk or deputy court clerk be given due
  notice thereof and be afforded an  opportunity  to  be  heard;  and  the
  president  of  the  board of judges may, in his discretion, suspend such
  court clerk or deputy court clerk from the performance of  his  official
  duties  pending a hearing upon the charges. Upon charges being preferred
  against a court clerk or deputy court clerk by a judge of  the  district
  court, the board of judges shall forthwith cause notice of suspension of
  such  court  clerk or deputy court clerk to be served upon him, and such
  court clerk or deputy court clerk shall thereupon remain suspended until
  the hearing and determination of the charges.