N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 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 (i) family court judges, as described in article six, section

one of the constitution, or (ii) judges of a superior court who have

been determined by the chief administrator of the courts to be qualified

to preside because of prior training and experience, including but not

limited to in juvenile delinquency proceedings in family court or

adolescent or juvenile offender proceedings in a superior court. 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.