N.Y. Const. art. VI, § 19: Transfer of actions and proceedings

§ 19. a. The supreme court may transfer any action or proceeding,

except one over which it shall have exclusive jurisdiction which does

not depend upon the monetary amount sought, to any other court having

jurisdiction of the subject matter within the judicial department

provided that such other court has jurisdiction over the classes of

persons named as parties. As may be provided by law, the supreme court

may transfer to itself any action or proceeding originated or pending in

another court within the judicial department other than the court of

claims upon a finding that such a transfer will promote the

administration of justice.

b. The county court shall transfer to the supreme court or surrogate's

court or family court any action or proceeding which has not been

transferred to it from the supreme court or surrogate's court or family

court and over which the county court has no jurisdiction. The county

court may transfer any action or proceeding, except a criminal action or

proceeding involving a felony prosecuted by indictment or an action or

proceeding required by this article to be dealt with in the surrogate's

court or family court, to any court, other than the supreme court,

having jurisdiction of the subject matter within the county provided

that such other court has jurisdiction over the classes of persons named

as parties.

c. As may be provided by law, the supreme court or the county court

may transfer to the county court any action or proceeding originated or

pending in the district court or a town, village or city court outside

the city of New York upon a finding that such a transfer will promote

the administration of justice.

d. The surrogate's court shall transfer to the supreme court or the

county court or the family court or the courts for the city of New York

established pursuant to section fifteen of this article any action or

proceeding which has not been transferred to it from any of said courts

and over which the surrogate's court has no jurisdiction.

e. The family court shall transfer to the supreme court or the

surrogate's court or the county court or the courts for the city of New

York established pursuant to section fifteen of this article any action

or proceeding which has not been transferred to it from any of said

courts and over which the family court has no jurisdiction.

f. The courts for the city of New York established pursuant to section

fifteen of this article shall transfer to the supreme court or the

surrogate's court or the family court any action or proceeding which has

not been transferred to them from any of said courts and over which the

said courts for the city of New York have no jurisdiction.

g. As may be provided by law, the supreme court shall transfer any

action or proceeding to any other court having jurisdiction of the

subject matter in any other judicial district or county provided that

such other court has jurisdiction over the classes of persons named as

parties.

h. As may be provided by law, the county court, the surrogate's court,

the family court and the courts for the city of New York established

pursuant to section fifteen of this article may transfer any action or

proceeding, other than one which has previously been transferred to it,

to any other court, except the supreme court, having jurisdiction of the

subject matter in any other judicial district or county provided that

such other court has jurisdiction over the classes of persons named as

parties.

i. As may be provided by law, the district court or a town, village or

city court outside the city of New York may transfer any action or

proceeding, other than one which has previously been transferred to it,

to any court, other than the county court or the surrogate's court or

the family court or the supreme court, having jurisdiction of the

subject matter in the same or an adjoining county provided that such

other court has jurisdiction over the classes of persons named as

parties.

j. Each court shall exercise jurisdiction over any action or

proceeding transferred to it pursuant to this section.

k. The legislature may provide that the verdict or judgment in actions

and proceedings so transferred shall not be subject to the limitation of

monetary jurisdiction of the court to which the actions and proceedings

are transferred if that limitation be lower than that of the court in

which the actions and proceedings were originated.