N.Y. Judiciary Law § 850: Designation of judicial hearing officers

§ 850. Designation of judicial hearing officers. 1. Subject to the

provisions of subdivision three of this section and to rules of the

chief administrator of the courts, any person who has served as a judge

or justice of a court of record of the unified court system or of a city

court which is not a court of record, but who no longer holds judicial

office, may, upon his application, be designated by the chief

administrator as a judicial hearing officer upon a determination by the

chief administrator (a) that the former judge has the mental and

physical capacity to perform the duties of such office and (b) that the

services of that former judge are necessary to expedite the business of

the courts.

2. The term of service of a judicial hearing officer shall be fixed by

the chief administrator.

3. No person who has been removed from a judicial position pursuant to

section twenty-two of article six of the constitution may be designated

as a judicial hearing officer.

4. Each person, upon designation as a judicial hearing officer as

provided herein, shall file with the chief administrator a sworn

statement that such person will faithfully and fairly do such acts and

make such determinations and reports as may be required by the

designation as a judicial hearing officer.