N.Y. Uniform City Court Act § 2009: Judge before whom defendant arraigned or tried

§ 2009. Judge before whom defendant arraigned or tried.

An accused person need not be arraigned or tried before the judge

signing or issuing the summons or warrant, but may be arraigned or tried

before any judge of the court; provided, however, that whenever trial

has been commenced, it shall be continued and concluded by and before

the same judge before whom it was commenced, except as hereinbefore

provided.