NY Real Prop L § 371 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RPP - Real Property Article 12 - Registering Title to Real Property 371 - Petitions and Proceedings to Be in Supreme Court; Title Part of Special Term.

§ 371. Petitions and proceedings to be in supreme court; title part of   special term.The petition for registration must be made to the supreme court; or to   a  justice  thereof,  sitting  at  a special term in any of the counties   within the judicial department where the property is situated,  and  for   that  purpose said court shall be always open; and its orders, judgments   and decrees in cases coming under this article may be made  and  entered   as well in vacation as in term time. The proceedings upon such petitions   shall  have  the  effect of proceedings in rem against the land, and the   final orders shall have the effect of final judgments in an  action  and   shall operate directly on the land and vest and establish title thereto.   An  issue raised in such a case shall be tried at a special term of said   court, in the county in which the  petition  is  filed,  by  the  court,   except  that  an  issue  of  fact  may be tried by a jury, in the manner   prescribed by the civil practice law and rules. When in any  county  the   amount  of business under this article makes it necessary or proper that   such business should be attended to by one  or  more  justices  of  said   court  assigned for that purpose, the appellate division of the judicial   department in which such county is  situated  shall  designate  as  many   justices  as  may be deemed necessary, to constitute the "title part" of   the special term in  that  court;  and  said  appellate  division  shall   provide by rules of practice for the conduct, in said title part, of the   business  coming  under  this  article  in  such  county. Said appellate   division may assign one or more additional justices to said "title part"   of the special term, or withdraw one or more justices therefrom, as  the   business  coming  under this article may require and the availability of   the supreme court justices make proper.  One of the justices so assigned   to the "title  part"  of  the  special  term  in  any  county  shall  be   designated  by  said  appellate division to have general supervision and   control of the business coming under this article in that county; and so   far as is reasonably possible, such designation shall remain  unchanged,   and  such  justice  shall be retained continuously in such term and part   during his term of  office  unless  in  the  opinion  of  the  appellate   division  a  change is required for the better enforcement or working of   this law. One and the same justice may be assigned so as  to  have  such   general  supervision and control in two or more counties of the judicial   district for which he is elected. Other duties may be assigned  by  such   appellate  division to such justice, provided that they do not interfere   with his work in supervising and controlling the business  coming  under   this  article. The justice assigned, as herein provided, to have general   supervision and control of the business coming under the article in  any   county,  shall  also  have  general  supervision  and control of all the   official examiners within such county  and  it  shall  be  his  duty  to   observe  and  supervise their work as such official examiners, to advise   them when necessary and to make any suggestions  or  recommendations  to   the appellate division with respect to discipline, suspension or removal   of  any  of them as to him may seem necessary or proper in the interests   of the successful operation of this law.