Argued September 7, 1993 Decided October 14, 1993 Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, Michael F. Mullen, J. Sara Toll East, New York City, and Lawrence Kunin for appellant. Roberts Finger, New York City (Thomas C. Greble and Andrew P. Marks of counsel), for Town of Huntington, respondent. Nancy E. Hoffman, Albany, William A. Herbert and Miguel Ortiz for Civil Service Employees Association, Inc., amicus curiae. MEMORANDUM. The order of the Appellate
Any party filing with a superior court an application for appointment of a special district attorney, pursuant to section 701 of the County Law, shall make the application to the Chief Administrator of the Courts or to an appropriate Deputy Chief Administrative Judge. The Chief Administrator, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge, or appropriate Administrative Judge shall assign a superior court judge to consider the application as provided by law, selected from a list of judges established for that
(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
(a) Terms of court. A term of court is a four-week session of court, and there shall be 13 terms of court in a year, unless otherwise provided in the annual schedule of terms established by the Chief Administrator of the Courts, which also shall specify the dates of such terms. (b) Parts of court. A part of court is a designated unit of the court in which specified business of the court is to be conducted by a judge or quasi-judicial officer. There shall be such parts of court as may be authorized