2006 New York Code - General Provisions Relating To Courts And Judges

 
                                  ARTICLE 2
                  GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO COURTS AND
                                   JUDGES
 
  Section 2.    Courts of record.
          2-a.  Jurisdiction and powers of courts continued.
          2-b.  General powers of courts of record.
          3.    Use of term "court" prohibited.
          4.    Sittings of courts to be public.
          5.    Courts not to sit on Sunday except in special cases nor on
                  Saturday in certain cases.
          6.    Adjournment of term of court of record to future day.
          7.    Adjournment of term on non-appearance of judge.
          7-a.  Vacancies  or  changes  in  judges;  power of judge out of
                  office.
          7-b.  Continuance of out of court proceedings before  judges  of
                  same court.
          7-c.  Continuance of special proceeding before another officer.
          8.    Governor may change place for holding courts of record.
          9.    Change of place of holding term of court of record in case
                  of existence of disease.
          10.   Adjournment  of  session  of  term  of  court of record to
                  another place because of  public  calamity  or  want  of
                  accommodation.
          11.   Changing place of holding term of court in New York city.
          12.   Changing  place of holding court elsewhere than in Greater
                  New York.
          13.   Court  or  judge  may  direct  the  filing   of   original
                  stenographic minutes with clerk.
          13-a. Power   to   remove   certain   officers  and  to  appoint
                  successors.
          13-b. Oath of referee, receiver, commissioner or appraiser.
          14.   Disqualification  of  judge  by  reason  of  interest   or
                  consanguinity.
          15.   Judge  of  court  of  record  not  disqualified  because a
                  resident or a taxpayer.
          16.   Judge prohibited from practicing law in his court.
          17.   Judge prohibited from practicing in cause which  has  been
                  before him.
          18.   Judge  prohibited  from  taking fees for advice in matters
                  before him.
          19.   Judge must not be interested in costs.
          20.   Ex officio judge  must  not  be  interested  in  costs  or
                  compensation of attorneys or counsellors in his court.
          21.   Judge other than of court of appeals or appellate division
                  not to decide question argued during his absence.
          22.   Certificates  as  to  year of birth to be filed by certain
                  judicial officers.
          23.   Age limitation on term of judicial office.
          24.   Compensation of judges after removal.
          25.   Retirement of state-paid full-time judges or  justices  of
                  the  unified  court  system and housing judges appointed
                  pursuant to subdivision (f) of section one  hundred  ten
                  of the New York city civil court act for disability.
          25-a. Retirement of judicial officers.
          27.   (No section heading)
          28.   Amendment of minutes of stenographer.
          29.   Seal of court of record.
          30.   Lost or destroyed seal must be replaced.
          30-a. Seal  of Kings county and of the county clerk, the supreme
                  court and the county court in said county.
          30-b. Seal of New York county and of the county  clerk  and  the
                  supreme court.
          30-c. Seal  of  Franklin  county and of the county clerk and the
                  supreme court.
          30-d. Seal of Albany county and of  the  county  clerk  and  the
                  supreme court.
          30-e.  Seal of Livingston county and of the county clerk and the
                  supreme court.
          31.   Seals and records of former superior city courts.
          33.   Expense of certain criminal prosecutions to  be  borne  by
                  the state.
          34.   Apportionment   of   expenses   related   to  salaries  or
                  compensation paid by the state in the first instance.
          35.   Assignment of counsel to indigent persons and  appointment
                  of physicians in certain proceedings.
          35-a. Statements  to  be  filed  by judges or justices fixing or
                  approving fees, commissions, or other  compensation  for
                  persons  appointed  by  courts  to  perform  services in
                  actions and proceedings.
          35-b. Assignment of counsel and  related  services  in  criminal
                  actions in which a death sentence may be imposed.
          36.   Personal assistants to judges and justices.
          37.   Salary plan for non-judicial employees.
          39.   Unified  court  budget;  first instance payments by state;
                  provision  for  prepayment;   payment   by   localities;
                  transfer of non-judicial personnel.
          39-a. Mediation.
          39-b. Special provisions relating to court facilities.