§ 23. Removal of certain judges and justices, by legislature; by senate on recommendation of governor.

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§ 23. a. Judges of the court of appeals and justices of the supreme

court may be removed by concurrent resolution of both houses of the

legislature, if two-thirds of all the members elected to each house

concur therein.

b. Judges of the court of claims, the county court, the surrogate's

court, the family court, the courts for the city of New York established

pursuant to section fifteen of this article, the district court and such

other courts as the legislature may determine may be removed by the

senate, on the recommendation of the governor, if two-thirds of all the

members elected to the senate concur therein.

c. No judge or justice shall be removed by virtue of this section

except for cause, which shall be entered on the journals, nor unless he

or she shall have been served with a statement of the cause alleged, and

shall have had an opportunity to be heard. On the question of removal,

the yeas and nays shall be entered on the journal.