2006 New York Code - Administrative supervision of the courts.

 
    §  28.  a.  The chief judge of the court of appeals shall be the chief
  judge of the state of New York and shall be the chief  judicial  officer
  of  the  unified court system. There shall be an administrative board of
  the courts which shall consist of  the  chief  judge  of  the  court  of
  appeals  as  chairperson  and  the  presiding  justice  of the appellate
  division of the supreme court of each  judicial  department.  The  chief
  judge  shall, with the advice and consent of the administrative board of
  the courts, appoint a chief administrator of the courts who shall  serve
  at the pleasure of the chief judge.
    b.  The  chief  administrator,  on  behalf  of  the chief judge, shall
  supervise the administration and operation of the unified court  system.
  In  the  exercise of such responsibility, the chief administrator of the
  courts shall have such powers and duties as may be delegated to  him  or
  her  by  the chief judge and such additional powers and duties as may be
  provided by law.
    c. The chief judge, after consultation with the administrative  board,
  shall  establish  standards  and  administrative  policies  for  general
  application throughout the state, which shall be submitted by the  chief
  judge  to  the  court  of appeals, together with the recommendations, if
  any, of the administrative  board.  Such  standards  and  administrative
  policies shall be promulgated after approval by the court of appeals.