N.Y. Judiciary Law § 99-a: Appointment of employees of appellate divisions in the third and fourth departments

§ 99-a. Appointment of employees of appellate divisions in the third

and fourth departments. The justices of the appellate division of the

supreme court in the third and fourth departments, or a majority of

them, are authorized to appoint and at pleasure remove not more than two

additional employees, than are employed at the time this act takes

effect, to prescribe the duties and fix the salaries thereof. Except as

provided in the state finance law, such salaries shall be certified by

the appropriate presiding justice of each such appellate division to the

state comptroller who shall audit the same. The state department of

taxation and finance shall pay such salaries in equal semi-monthly

instalments, and shall apportion the total amount thereof among the

counties comprising the appropriate judicial department. Such counties

shall reimburse the state for such salaries. The time and method of such

apportionment and the time and method of such reimbursement shall be as

specified in section seventy-four of this chapter.