NY Jud L § 273 (2021)
2021 New York Laws JUD - Judiciary Article 8 - Clerks 273 - Salary of Clerks to Justices of Supreme Court.

§  273. Salary of clerks to justices of supreme court.  1. Each of the   clerks appointed by the justices of  the  supreme  court  in  the  first   judicial  district,  pursuant  to subdivision one of section one hundred   and fifty-seven of this chapter, shall receive as salary  a  sum  to  be   fixed  by the justices thereof, or a majority of them, not designated as   justices of the appellate division.2. Each of the confidential clerks to  the  justices  of  the  supreme   court  in  the  second  judicial  district,  other  than justices of the   appellate division, shall receive an annual salary, the amount of  which   shall be fixed by a majority of said justices. The money required to pay   such  salaries  shall be raised and paid in the same manner as the money   required to pay salaries of attendants and officers of the supreme court   in said district.2-a. Each of the confidential clerks appointed by the justices of  the   supreme  court  in  the  eleventh  judicial  district shall receive as a   salary a sum to be fixed by the justices thereof, or a majority of them,   not designated as justices of the appellate division. The money required   to pay such salaries shall  be  raised  and  paid  in  the  same  manner   required to pay salaries of attendants and officers of the supreme court   in said districts.3.  Each  of  the  confidential  clerks to the justices of the supreme   court in the  tenth  judicial  district,  other  than  justices  of  the   appellate  division  residing  in  the  tenth  judicial  district, shall   receive an annual salary to be fixed by  the  justices  of  the  supreme   court residing in the tenth judicial district other than justices of the   appellate  division,  or  a  majority  of  them.  Such salaries shall be   audited by the state comptroller and paid by  the  state  department  of   taxation  and  finance  in equal monthly payments when certified to such   comptroller by the justice who made the appointment or in  case  of  his   death or disability by any other justice of the tenth judicial district.   The  total  amount  of  such  salaries  shall  be  apportioned  by  such   department among the counties of Nassau and Suffolk. Such counties shall   reimburse the state therefor.  The time and method of such apportionment   and the time and method of such reimbursement shall be as  specified  in   section seventy-four of this chapter.4.  Each  of  the  confidential  clerks to the justices of the supreme   court in the fifth judicial district appointed pursuant  to  subdivision   four  of  section one hundred fifty-seven of this chapter, shall receive   an annual salary of three thousand dollars; provided, however,  that  in   case  of  the appointment by such a justice of both a confidential clerk   and confidential deputy clerk, such confidential clerk and  such  deputy   clerk  shall  each  receive  an annual salary to be fixed by the justice   appointing him, or them, not to exceed in the aggregate  for  both  such   confidential  clerk  and deputy clerk the sum of three thousand dollars.   Each of such salaries shall be audited by the state comptroller and paid   by the state department  of  taxation  and  finance,  in  equal  monthly   payments  when certified to such comptroller by the justice who made the   appointment or, in case of his death or disability, by any other justice   of the fifth judicial district. An appropriation in any year for  salary   of  such  a  confidential clerk, to any such justice, shall be available   for  payment  of  the  salaries  of  both  the  confidential  clerk  and   confidential deputy clerk to the same justice, if such be appointed. The   total  amount  of  such salaries shall be apportioned by such department   among the counties comprising the fifth judicial district. Such counties   shall reimburse the state  therefor.    The  time  and  method  of  such   apportionment  and the time and method of such reimbursement shall be as   specified in section seventy-four of this chapter. 5. Each of the clerks to the justices of  the  supreme  court  in  the   sixth  judicial  district  shall receive an annual salary to be fixed by   the justice appointing him, of not to  exceed  three  thousand  dollars.   Each of such salaries shall be audited by the state comptroller and paid   by  the  state  department  of  taxation  and finance in equal quarterly   payments when certified to such comptroller by the justice who made  the   appointment or, in case of his death or disability, by any other justice   of  the sixth judicial district. The total amount of such salaries shall   be apportioned by such department  among  the  counties  comprising  the   sixth  judicial  district.  Such  counties  shall  reimburse  the  state   therefor. The time and method of such apportionment  and  the  time  and   method   of   such  reimbursement  shall  be  as  specified  in  section   seventy-four of this chapter.6. Each of the clerks to the justices of  the  supreme  court  in  the   seventh judicial district shall receive an annual salary, to be fixed by   the  justice  appointing  him,  of  not  to  exceed  twenty-five hundred   dollars, provided, however, that in case  of  the  appointment  by  such   justice  of both a confidential clerk and one or two confidential deputy   clerk or clerks, such confidential clerk and  such  confidential  deputy   clerk  or  clerks shall each receive an annual salary to be fixed by the   justice making the appointment, not to exceed in the aggregate for  both   such  confidential clerk and confidential deputy clerk or clerks the sum   of twenty-five hundred dollars. Each of such salaries shall  be  audited   by  the  state  comptroller and paid by the state department of taxation   and finance in equal monthly payments when certified to such comptroller   by the justice who made the appointment or, in  case  of  his  death  or   disability,  by  any other justice of the seventh judicial district. The   total amount of such salaries shall be apportioned  by  such  department   among  the  counties  comprising  the  seventh  judicial  district. Such   counties shall reimburse the state therefor. The time and method of such   apportionment and the time and method of such reimbursement shall be  as   specified in section seventy-four of this chapter.7.  Each  of  the  clerks  to the justices of the supreme court in the   eighth judicial district, shall receive an annual salary, to be fixed by   the justice appointing him, of not to exceed six thousand dollars.  Each   of such salaries shall be audited by the state comptroller and  paid  by   the  state  department of taxation and finance in equal monthly payments   when  certified  to  such  comptroller  by  the  justice  who  made  the   appointment or, in case of his death or disability, by any other justice   of the eighth judicial district. The total amount of such salaries shall   be  apportioned  by  such  department  among the counties comprising the   eighth judicial  district.  Such  counties  shall  reimburse  the  state   therefor.    The  time and method of such apportionment and the time and   method  of  such  reimbursement  shall  be  as  specified   in   section   seventy-four of this chapter.8.  Each confidential clerk employed by a justice of the supreme court   in and for the ninth judicial district, pursuant to  the  provisions  of   subdivision  eight  of  section one hundred fifty-seven of this chapter,   shall receive an annual salary not to exceed the sum of  eight  thousand   five  hundred  ninety  dollars,  together  with the actual and necessary   expenses incurred by him in the performance of his official  duties,  to   be  paid upon proper proof thereof, and upon the approval of the justice   of the supreme court in whose behalf the official duties  are  rendered.   The  state  comptroller  shall  audit  the  salary  and expenses of each   confidential clerk and the state  department  of  taxation  and  finance   shall  pay  to  each  confidential  clerk  his  salary, in equal monthly   payments, and also his expenses when certified to the state  comptroller   by  the  justice  who  made  the  appointment,  or  if he has died or is    disabled, by any other justice of the ninth judicial district. The total   amount of all salaries and expenses of all confidential  clerks  of  the   ninth  judicial  district  shall  be  apportioned  by  the department of   taxation  and  finance  among  the  counties  of  Westchester, Rockland,   Orange, Dutchess and Putnam which shall reimburse  the  state  therefor,   and  the  time  and  method  of apportionment and reimbursement shall be   those specified in section seventy-four of this chapter.9. Each of the confidential law clerks to the justices of the  supreme   court  in  the third judicial district shall receive an annual salary to   be fixed by the justice appointing him, of not to exceed  five  thousand   dollars. Each of such salaries shall be audited by the state comptroller   and  paid  by  the  state  department  of  taxation and finance in equal   monthly payments when certified to such comptroller by the  justice  who   made  the  appointment  or,  in  case of his death or disability, by any   other justice of the third judicial district. The total amount  of  such   salaries  shall  be  apportioned  by  such department among the counties   comprising the third judicial district. Such  counties  shall  reimburse   the  state  therefor.  The time and method of such apportionment and the   time and method of such reimbursement shall be as specified  in  section   seventy-four of this chapter.10. Each of the confidential law clerks to the justices of the supreme   court  in the fourth judicial district shall receive an annual salary to   be fixed by the justice appointing him, of not to exceed  five  thousand   dollars. Each of such salaries shall be audited by the state comptroller   and  paid  by  the  state  department  of  taxation and finance in equal   monthly payments when certified to such comptroller by the  justice  who   made  the  appointment  or,  in  case of his death or disability, by any   other justice of the fourth judicial district. The total amount of  such   salaries  shall  be  apportioned  by  such department among the counties   comprising the fourth judicial district. Such counties  shall  reimburse   the  state  therefor.  The time and method of such apportionment and the   time and method of such reimbursement shall be as specified  in  section   seventy-four of this chapter.