People v. Jones

OPINION OF THE COURT

Judgment of conviction, rendered April 13, 2005, affirmed.

The Chief Judge of the State of New York is vested with broad powers to establish standards and administrative policies for the unified court system (see NY Const, art VI, § 28 [c]), including but not limited to, those relating to the “transfer of . . . causes among the courts” (Judiciary Law § 211 [1] [a]). Pursuant to that authority, and upon consultation with the Administrative Board of the Courts and with approval of the Court of Appeals, Chief Judge Kaye, in September 2004, promulgated part 42 of the Rules of…