§ 121-a. Assignment of official referees. The justices of the
appellate division in each department shall have power to fix the time
and places for the hearing of references within their respective
departments by the official referees of the supreme court.

Every official referee shall devote his whole time to the duties of
his office. The work of official referees shall be regularly reviewed by
the justices of the appellate divisions of the supreme court. Official
referees may be assigned for service as in any county, judicial
department or district, without regard to his place of residence or
district or department of appointment and when so assigned shall perform
all of the duties regularly discharged by an official referee. The
several appellate divisions of the supreme court shall promptly adopt
rules and procedures for the requisition, transfer and assignment of
official referees.