New York Laws
Article 4-A - Official Referees
123 - Restrictions on Official Referees.

ยง 123. Restrictions on official referees. No official referee
continued in office and serving under this article, as amended, shall
during his continuance in office, other than as member of a
constitutional convention, or the incumbent of a non-salaried office in
the educational system of the state hold any other public office or
trust, elective or appointive, practice law, act as attorney or
counsellor in any court of this state, or act as receiver or
commissioner, or unofficial referee in any court, but shall devote his
whole time and capacity to the duties of his office as such official
referee.