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N.Y. Jud. Law § 251-a — Confidential clerks to justices of supreme court not to be appointed referees, receivers or commissioners
N.Y. Jud. Law § 251-a
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- New York Judiciary Law
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- New York
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- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 251-a. Confidential clerks to justices of supreme court not to be appointed referees, receivers or commissioners. No person holding the office of confidential clerk or law secretary to a justice of the supreme court shall hereafter be appointed by any court or judge in any action or proceeding…
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N.Y. Jud. Law § 251-a — Confidential clerks to justices of supreme court not to be appointed referees, receivers or commissioners is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 251-a. Confidential clerks to justices of supreme court not to be appointed referees, receivers or commissioners. No person holding the office of confidential clerk or law secretary to a justice of the supreme court shall hereafter be appointed by any court or judge in any action or proceeding instituted in the supreme court, a referee, receiver or commissioner, except that in uncontested matrimonial actions, a confidential clerk or law secretary who is an attorney in good standing admitted to practice in the state may be appointed by an administrative judge to serve without fee as a referee for the purpose of hearing and reporting to the court.