2006 New York Code - Disqualification Of Judge

 
  § 2604. Disqualification of judge
    1. In addition to his general disqualifications as a judicial officer,
  a judge of the surrogate's court is also disqualified.
    (a)    from acting upon an application for the probate of a will where
  he is an attesting witness or is necessarily examined or to be  examined
  as a witness,
    (b)  where he files a certificate that his relations to the parties or
  subject matter is such that it is improper for him to act.
    2.  An  objection  to the power of a judge of the surrogate's court to
  act based upon a disqualification is waived by an adult party unless  it
  is  taken  at  or before the joinder of issue by that party or, where an
  issue is not framed, at or before the submission of the  matter  to  the
  court.