2006 New York Code - Determination of pending appeals, actions and proceedings; terms of judges and justices now in office.

 
    §  34.  a. The court of appeals, the appellate division of the supreme
  court, the supreme court, the court  of  claims,  the  county  court  in
  counties  outside  the  city  of New York, the surrogate's court and the
  district court of Nassau county shall hear and  determine  all  appeals,
  actions  and  proceedings  pending therein on the effective date of this
  article except that the appellate division of the supreme court  in  the
  first  and  second  judicial  departments  or the appellate term in such
  departments, if so directed by the appropriate appellate division of the
  supreme court, shall hear and  determine  all  appeals  pending  in  the
  appellate  terms  of  the supreme court in the first and second judicial
  departments and in the court of special sessions of the city of New York
  and except that the county court or an appellate term shall, as  may  be
  provided  by  law,  hear and determine all appeals pending in the county
  court or the supreme court other than an appellate term. Further  appeal
  from a decision of the county court, the appellate term or the appellate
  division  of  the supreme court, rendered on or after the effective date
  of this article, shall be governed by the provisions of this article.
    b. The justices of the supreme court in office on the  effective  date
  of  this  article  shall  hold  their offices as justices of the supreme
  court until the expiration of their respective terms.
    c. The judges of the court of claims in office on the  effective  date
  of  this  article  shall  hold  their  offices as judges of the court of
  claims until the expiration of their respective terms.
    d. The surrogates, and county judges outside the  city  of  New  York,
  including the special county judges of the counties of Erie and Suffolk,
  in  office  on  the  effective date of this article shall hold office as
  judges of the surrogate's court or county judge, respectively,  of  such
  counties until the expiration of their respective terms.
    e.  The judges of the district court of Nassau county in office on the
  effective date of this  article  shall  hold  their  offices  until  the
  expiration of their respective terms.
    f. Judges of courts for towns, villages and cities outside the city of
  New  York  in  office  on  the effective date of this article shall hold
  their offices until the expiration of their respective terms.