N.Y. Judiciary Law § 15: Judge of court of record not disqualified because a resident or a taxpayer

§ 15. Judge of court of record not disqualified because a resident or

a taxpayer. A judge of a court of record is not disqualified from

hearing or deciding an action, claim, matter, motion or proceeding, by

reason of his being a resident or taxpayer of a town, village, city, or

county, interested therein.