{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-257","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Judiciary Law § 257","heading":"Power of clerk of court of appeals as to assistants and deputy","body":"§ 257. Power of clerk of court of appeals as to assistants and deputy.\n1. The clerk of the court of appeals, by a writing, under his hand and\nthe seal of the court, filed in his office, from time to time must\nappoint, and may at pleasure remove, a deputy-clerk.\n  2. He may with the approbation in writing, of the judges of the court,\nor a majority of them, employ as many assistants in his office, as are\nnecessary. He may from time to time appoint, and at pleasure remove, his\nassistants. Each assistant is entitled to a compensation, fixed and to\nbe paid as prescribed by law.\n  3. He may appoint one of his assistants as special deputy clerk.","path":["Judiciary Law","Article 8. Clerks"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/JUD/257","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"453dbd8e9d74c5ad392fcebd84013eac05765f47ced0b5f0265ba387f4e313e1","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-256","next":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-258"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}