N.Y. Jud. Law § 66

§ 66. Confidentiality of proceedings and records. 1. All\ncommunications to the commission, and its proceedings, and all\napplications, correspondence, interviews, transcripts, reports and all\nother papers, files and records of the commission shall be confidential\nand privileged and, except for the purposes of article two hundred ten\nof the penal law, shall not be made available to any person except as\notherwise provided in this article.\n 2. The governor shall have access to all papers and information\nrelating to persons recommended to him by the commission. The senate\nshall have access to all papers and information relating to the person\nappointed by the governor to fill a vacancy. All information that is\nnot publicly disclosed in accordance with subdivisions three and four of\nsection sixty-three of this article, or disclosed in connection with the\nsenate's confirmation of the appointment, shall remain confidential and\nprivileged, except for the purposes of article two hundred ten of the\npenal law.\n 3. Neither the members of the commission nor its staff shall publicly\ndivulge the names of, or any information concerning, any candidate\nexcept as otherwise provided in this article.\n