§ 217. Judicial associations; functions. There shall be a judicial
association for each of the courts of the unified court system. The
members of each association shall be the justices of the supreme court,
the judges of the court of claims, the county court, the surrogate's
court, the family court, the district court, the civil court of the city
of New York, the criminal court of the city of New York, the city courts
outside the city of New York, or the justices of the town and village
courts, as the case may be. Each association shall hold at least one
annual meeting, at which its members shall elect officers, confer on
matters of mutual interest and conduct such other business relating to
the performance of their judicial functions as they deem appropriate.
Each judicial association shall designate one of its members to consult
with the chief judge and the chief administrator with respect to the
impact of administrative policies on the functioning of the courts and
related agencies of the unified court system.