N.Y. Judiciary Law § 125: Future official referees

§ 125. Future official referees. Except as otherwise provided in this

article, no retired judge or justice of any court of this state shall

hereafter be designated or act as official referee under the provisions

of this article and the right heretofore existing of judges and justices

to act as official referee pursuant to appointment or without

appointment, except as otherwise provided in this article, is hereby

abolished. The term of office of each official referee qualifying,

pursuant to the provisions of this article, after the date when this act

becomes effective shall, notwithstanding any other provision in this

article, expire automatically on the thirty-first day of December in the

year in which he will have attained the age of seventy-six years.