N.Y. Jud. Law § 70

§ 70. Judicial departments. The state is hereby divided into four\njudicial departments. The first department shall consist of the counties\nembraced within the first and twelfth judicial districts; the second\ndepartment shall consist of the counties embraced within the second,\nninth, tenth, eleventh and thirteenth judicial districts; the third\ndepartment shall consist of the counties embraced within the third,\nfourth and sixth judicial districts; the fourth department shall consist\nof the counties embraced within the fifth, seventh and eighth judicial\ndistricts.\n