2023 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.