2020 New York Laws
CPL - Criminal Procedure
Part 3 - Special Proceedings and Miscellaneous Procedures
Title U - Special Proceedings Which Replace,suspend or Abate Criminal Actions
Article 722 - Proceedings Against Juvenile Offenders and Adolescent Offenders; Establishment of Youth Part And Related Procedures
722.10 - Youth Part of the Superior Court Established.

§ 722.10 Youth part of the superior court established.
1.  The  chief  administrator  of  the  courts  is  hereby directed to
  establish, in a superior court in each county of the state,  a  part  of
  the  court  to  be known as the youth part of the superior court for the
  county in which such court presides. Judges presiding in the youth  part
  shall  be  family court judges, as described in article six, section one
  of the constitution. To aid in their work,  such  judges  shall  receive
  training  in  specialized areas, including, but not limited to, juvenile
  justice,  adolescent  development,  custody  and  care  of  youths   and
  effective treatment methods for reducing unlawful conduct by youths, and
  shall  be authorized to make appropriate determinations within the power
  of such superior court with respect to the cases of youths  assigned  to
  such  part.  The  youth  part  shall  have exclusive jurisdiction in all
  proceedings in relation to juvenile offenders and adolescent  offenders,
  except  as provided in this article or article seven hundred twenty-five
  of this chapter.
2. The chief  administrator  of  the  courts  shall  also  direct  the
  presiding justice of the appellate division, in each judicial department
  of the state, to designate judges authorized by law to exercise criminal
  jurisdiction  to  serve  as  accessible  magistrates, for the purpose of
  acting  in  place  of  the  youth  part  for  certain  first  appearance
  proceedings  involving youths, as provided by law. When designating such
  magistrates, the presiding justice shall ensure  that  all  areas  of  a
  county  are  within  a reasonable distance of a designated magistrate. A
  judge authorized to preside as such a  magistrate  shall  have  received
  training  in  specialized areas, including, but not limited to, juvenile
  justice,  adolescent  development,  custody  and  care  of  youths   and
  effective treatment methods for reducing unlawful conduct by youths.