Section 214. Judicial conference of the state of New York

1. The judicial
  conference of the state of  New  York  is  hereby  continued.  It  shall
  consist  of  the  chief judge of the court of appeals who shall serve as
  chairman, the presiding  justice  of  the  appellate  division  of  each
  judicial department, one trial justice of the supreme court from each of
  the  state's  four  judicial departments, one judge each of the court of
  claims, the county court, the surrogate's court, the family  court,  the
  civil  court  of the city of New York, the criminal court of the city of
  New York, one judge of a city court outside the city of  New  York,  one
  judge  of  a district court, one justice of a town or village court, and
  from each judicial department, one member of the bar of this state.
    2. The chief judge of the court of appeals and the presiding  justices
  of  the  appellate divisions shall be members of the judicial conference
  during their respective terms of office.  The  other  members  shall  be
  chosen  by  the  judges of the courts on which they sit, except that the
  administrative board of the courts shall appoint the members of the bar,
  and the justice from a town or village court.
    3. The term of members of the judicial conference  shall  be  for  two
  years,  except as otherwise provided in subdivision two of this section.
  Members shall be eligible for reappointment to the conference. A vacancy
  occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be  filled  in  the
  same  manner as an original appointment for the unexpired term. A member
  shall  not  receive  any  compensation  for  serving  on  the   judicial
  conference  but  shall  be  allowed  his  actual  and necessary expenses
  incurred in the performance of his duties as a member.
    4. The chairmen and the  ranking  minority  members  of  each  of  the
  committees on judiciary and on codes of the senate and assembly shall be
  ex officio members of the judicial conference.