N.Y. Jud. Law § 168*2

* § 168. Classification of certain attendants. A confidential\nattendant to a justice of supreme court who has held such position for\nnot less than ten years shall, upon the death or retirement of such\njustice, be classified as a court attendant under the provisions of the\ncivil service law, and shall retain such classification after the death\nor retirement of such justice; but a justice who shall succeed such a\nretiring justice shall have the same right and power to appoint a\nconfidential attendant outside of the civil service list as has existed\nheretofore.\n * NB There are 2 § 168's\n