{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-88","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Judiciary Law § 88","heading":"Designation by presiding justice of appellate division of justice to hold term of supreme court","body":"§ 88. Designation by presiding justice of appellate division of\njustice to hold term of supreme court. If it appear to the satisfaction\nof the presiding justice of the appellate division in any department\nthat a special or trial term of the supreme court duly appointed therein\nis in danger of failing, he may designate a justice who resides in that\ndepartment to hold such term in the absence of the justice assigned\nthereto. If in the opinion of such presiding justice it is not\npracticable to make a designation from his department, he shall so\ninform the governor who may thereupon designate for such term a justice\nfrom any department.","path":["Judiciary Law","Article 4. Appellate Division"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/JUD/88","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"c169d991a97be271f754b0a6307cd274caefffab129523fe5d992328b91d8efd","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-86","next":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-89"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}