N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 137

§ 137. County judge designated as family court judge. In each county\nreferred to in subdivisions (b) and (c) of section one hundred\nthirty-one of this act in which there is more than one county judge, the\nappellate division of the supreme court of the judicial department in\nwhich such county is located shall designate and may revoke any\ndesignation of, one or more of the county judges within the county to\nact as and discharge the duties of family court judge.\n