New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 22 - JUDICIARY
Subtitle A - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
Chapter II - UNIFORM RULES FOR THE NEW YORK STATE TRIAL COURTS
Part 202 - Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court
Section 202.4 - County Court judge; applications in Supreme Court actions; applications for settlement of Supreme Court actions

Ex parte applications in actions or proceedings in the Supreme Court, and applications for the settlement of actions or proceedings pending in the Supreme Court, where judicial approval is necessary, may be heard and determined by a judge of the County Court in the county where venue is laid, during periods when no Supreme Court term is in session in the county.