2006 New York Code - Removal of certain judges and justices, by legislature; by senate on recommendation of governor.

 
    §  23.  a.  Judges of the court of appeals and justices of the supreme
  court may be removed by concurrent resolution  of  both  houses  of  the
  legislature,  if  two-thirds  of  all  the members elected to each house
  concur therein.
    b. Judges of the court of claims, the county  court,  the  surrogate's
  court, the family court, the courts for the city of New York established
  pursuant to section fifteen of this article, the district court and such
  other  courts  as  the  legislature  may determine may be removed by the
  senate, on the recommendation of the governor, if two-thirds of all  the
  members elected to the senate concur therein.
    c.  No  judge  or  justice  shall be removed by virtue of this section
  except for cause, which shall be entered on the journals, nor unless  he
  or she shall have been served with a statement of the cause alleged, and
  shall  have  had an opportunity to be heard. On the question of removal,
  the yeas and nays shall be entered on the journal.