N.Y. General Construction Law § 26: Judge

§ 26. Judge. The term "judge" includes every judicial officer

authorized, alone or with others, to hold or preside over a court of

record. It also includes a justice, surrogate, recorder, Town Justice,

Village Justice, City Justice or other judicial officer authorized or

required to act or prohibited from acting in or with respect to the

matter or thing referred to in the provision wherein that word is used.