Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Pursuant to article VI,
section 28(b), of the State Constitution, and further to the delegation of
authority to the Chief Administrator of the Courts effective April 1, 1978, the
Chief Administrator of the Courts may designate deputy chief administrators for
the courts within and outside the City of New York and a deputy chief
administrator for management support. Said deputy chief administrators shall
serve at the pleasure of the Chief Judge and the Chief Administrator and shall
exercise and perform the following powers and duties, in accordance with and
subject to the standards and administrative policies promulgated by the Chief
Judge and the policies, rules, orders and directives of the Chief Judge and the
Chief Administrator.
(b) The deputy chief administrators for
the courts within and outside the City of New York shall:
(1) assist the Chief Judge and
the Chief Administrator of the Courts in the supervision of the administration
and operation of the unified court system;
(2) enforce and supervise the execution
of standards and administrative policies promulgated pursuant to section 28(c)
of article VI of the Constitution;
(3) implement within their jurisdictions
rules, directives and orders of the Chief Judge and the Chief Administrator of
the Courts;
(4)
except as provided in paragraphs (c)(4) and (5) of this section, supervise the
day-to-day operations of the courts, county clerks' offices and commissioners
of jurors, if any, within their jurisdictions and oversee the administrative
actions of the Administrative Judges of the courts within their
jurisdictions;
(5)
temporarily assign judges and justices within and between judicial districts,
except certificated judges and justices;
(6) issue directives and orders
necessary to implement these powers and duties;
(7) exercise such additional
powers and duties as may be expressly delegated by the Chief Administrator of
the Courts; and
(8)
do all other things appropriate to exercise their aforesaid functions, powers
and duties.
(c) The deputy chief administrator for
management support shall:
(1)
assist the Chief Judge and the Chief Administrator of the Courts in the
supervision of the administration and operation of the unified court
system;
(2) enforce
and supervise the execution of standards and administrative policies
promulgated pursuant to section 28(c) of article VI of the
Constitution;
(3)
with respect to the areas of responsibility set forth in paragraphs (4) and (5)
of this subdivision, implement rules, directives and orders of the Chief Judge
and the Chief Administrator of the Courts;
(4) supervise the operation of the
management support functions of the unified court system, including: budget and
finance; personnel; public information; program, systems and facilities
management and planning; court information services and statistics; education
and training; employee relations; and equal employment opportunity;
(5) appoint all nonjudicial
officers and employees of the unified court system except: county clerks;
commissioners of jurors; nonjudicial officers and employees of the town and
village courts; personal assistants who serve as law clerks or secretaries to
judges and justices; nonjudicial officers and employees in the Court of Appeals
and Appellate Divisions and the agencies that they supervise; deputy chief
administrators of the unified court system; and counsel to the unified court
system. The power to appoint shall include the discretionary extension in
service beyond retirement age of a nonjudicial officer or employee;
(6) issue directives and orders
necessary to implement these powers and duties;
(7) exercise such additional
powers and duties as may be expressly delegated by the Chief Administrator of
the Courts; and
(8)
do all other things appropriate to exercise the aforesaid functions, powers and
duties.
(d) This delegation shall take effect as
of January 22, 1981.