N.Y. Judiciary Law § 121-a: Assignment of official referees

§ 121-a. Assignment of official referees. The justices of the

appellate division in each department shall have power to fix the time

and places for the hearing of references within their respective

departments by the official referees of the supreme court.

Every official referee shall devote his whole time to the duties of

his office. The work of official referees shall be regularly reviewed by

the justices of the appellate divisions of the supreme court. Official

referees may be assigned for service as in any county, judicial

department or district, without regard to his place of residence or

district or department of appointment and when so assigned shall perform

all of the duties regularly discharged by an official referee. The

several appellate divisions of the supreme court shall promptly adopt

rules and procedures for the requisition, transfer and assignment of

official referees.