N.Y. Judiciary Law § 499-b: Definitions

§ 499-b. Definitions. For the purposes of this article the following

terms have the following meanings:

1. "Commission" means the state commission on prosecutorial conduct.

2. "Prosecutor" means a district attorney or any assistant district

attorney of any county of the state in an action to exact any criminal

penalty, fine, sanction or forfeiture.

3. "Hearing" means a proceeding under subdivision four of section four

hundred ninety-nine-f of this article.

4. "Member of the bar" means a person admitted to the practice of law

in this state for at least five years.

5. "Retired judge" shall mean a former judge or justice of the unified

court system who was qualified as an attorney during such service and

served as such a judge or justice for at least five years.