N.Y. Jud. Law § 346

§ 346. Salary of attendants of courts in the first department and of\nthe appellate division. The salaries of the attendants of the supreme\ncourt in the first judicial district shall be fixed by the justices of\nthe supreme court of the first judicial district or a majority of them\nand the board of estimate of the city of New York shall provide for\nraising and paying the same. The salaries of the attendants of the\nappellate division, first department and the salaries of the\nconfidential attendants to the justices of the appellate division, first\ndepartment, who are stenographers, shall be fixed by the justices of the\nsaid appellate division and such compensation shall be paid by the\ndepartment of taxation and finance as provided by section ninety-four of\nthis chapter.\n