New York Laws
Article 4-A - Official Referees
124 - Suspension and Removal of Official Referees.

ยง 124. Suspension and removal of official referees. Any official
referee continued in office and serving under the provisions of this
article, as amended, except an official referee of the court of appeals,
may be suspended or removed by the justices of the appellate division in
the department in which the appointment was made.