N.Y. Judiciary Law § 101: Power of justices of appellate division of second department to appoint clerical and other personnel of the appellate term

§ 101. Power of justices of appellate division of second department to

appoint clerical and other personnel of the appellate term. The justices

of the appellate division of the supreme court in the second department,

or a majority of them, are authorized to appoint in their discretion,

and to remove at pleasure, for the appellate term of the supreme court

in the second department, a chief clerk, one deputy clerk, one assistant

deputy clerk, and all necessary other assistants and personnel in said

court, and to prescribe the duties and fix the salaries thereof. Except

as provided in the state finance law, such salaries and all other

necessary expenses of such appellate term, shall be paid by the state

comptroller out of moneys appropriated therefor by law. The state

department of taxation and finance shall pay such salaries in equal

biweekly installments and shall apportion the total amount of such

salaries and expenses among the counties comprising the second judicial

department. Such counties shall reimburse the state for such salaries

and expenses. The time and method of such reimbursement shall be as

specified in section seventy-four of this chapter.