N.Y. Jud. Law § 210

§ 210. Administrative officers of the unified court system. 1. The\nchief judge of the court of appeals shall be the chief judge of the\nstate of New York and shall be the chief judicial officer of the unified\ncourt system.\n 2. The administrative board of the courts shall consist of the chief\njudge, who shall serve as chairman, and the presiding justices of the\nappellate divisions of the supreme court. The members of the\nadministrative board shall serve without compensation but shall be\nentitled to reimbursement for expenses actually and necessarily incurred\nby them in the performance of their duties.\n 3. The chief judge shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the\nadministrative board, a chief administrator of the courts who shall\nserve at his pleasure. The chief administrator may be a judge or justice\nof the unified court system, in which event he shall be called the chief\nadministrative judge of the courts, and he shall have all the functions,\npowers and duties of the chief administrator. He shall receive an annual\nsalary to be fixed by the chief judge within the amount made available\ntherefor by appropriation and he shall be entitled to reimbursement for\nexpenses actually and necessarily incurred by him in the performance of\nhis duties.\n