Section 168. Power of supreme court justices in Kings, Queens, Richmond, Nassau and Suffolk counties to appoint court officers

The  justices  of
  the  supreme  court  for  the second judicial district residing in Kings
  county, or a majority of them; the justice or justices  of  the  supreme
  court  residing  in Richmond county, or a majority of them; the justices
  of the supreme court for the  eleventh  judicial  district  residing  in
  Queens  county,  or  a  majority of them; the justice or justices of the
  supreme court residing in Nassau county, or  a  majority  of  them;  the
  justice  or justices of the supreme court residing in Suffolk county, or
  a majority of them, may appoint, and  at  pleasure  remove  all  clerks,
  attendants,  messengers, and court officers in the supreme court in said
  counties, and fix their compensation except where such  compensation  is
  fixed  by  law.  In  the event of there being no resident justice in the
  county of Richmond, the power vested in and exercised  by  the  resident
  justice  or  justices  of  Richmond  county  shall then be vested in the
  justices or a majority of them residing  in  Kings  county  during  such
  period.
    * NB There are 2 § 168's