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N.Y. Judiciary Law § 251 (2026)

Clerks in courts of record within the territory of the first, second, tenth and eleventh judicial districts not to be appointed referees,...

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§ 251. Clerks in courts of record within the territory of the first,
second, tenth and eleventh judicial districts not to be appointed
referees, receivers, or commissioners. No person holding the office of
clerk, deputy clerk, special deputy clerk, assistant special deputy
clerk, or assistant in the clerk's office, of a court of record within
the first, second, tenth and eleventh judicial districts or territory
comprising the same, shall hereafter be appointed by any court or judge,
a referee, receiver or commissioner; except that a person holding such
office who is an attorney in good standing admitted to practice in the
state may be appointed as a referee to serve without fee where
authorized by any provision of the civil practice law and rules or any
other law.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1982–1982 · leading case: Weiss v. Feigenbaum, 558 F. Supp. 265 (E.D.N.Y. 1982).
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Weiss v. Feigenbaum, 558 F. Supp. 265 (E.D.N.Y. 1982). “As to this lack of jurisdiction, plaintiffs refer to N.Y. Judiciary Law § 251 -a, which forbids a judge from appointing a confidential clerk or law secretary to a Justice of the Supreme Court as a referee, receiver or commissioner; to N.”
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