N.Y. Const. art. VI, § 34: 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.