Opn. No.

Marvin I. Honig, Esq. County Attorney Rensselaer County

You have asked who is the appointing authority for the deputy county clerks of the Supreme and County Courts under the unified court system.

In answering your question, we start with section 28 of Article VI of the Constitution, which deals with the administrative supervision of the courts. Suvdivision (a) of that section provides:

"The chief judge of the court of appeals shall be * * * the chief judicial officer of the unified court system. There shall be an administrative board of the courts which shall consist of the chief judge of the…