New York Consolidated Laws, Uniform District Court Act - UDC § 2101. Definitions

(a) “Administrative board” means the administrative board of the judicial conference of the state.

(b) “Administrative judge” means the officer designated by the appellate division of the department in which the court is located.

(c) “Appellate division” means the appellate division of the supreme court in and for the department in which the court is located, or its designated administrative judge.

(d) “Clerk” means the chief clerk or any other clerk or non-judicial person, regardless of title, employed by the court and designated to perform the function referred to in the particular section.

(e) “County” means the county in which the court is located.

(f) “County executive” means the officer, regardless of title, holding the highest executive position in the county.

(g) “Court” means the district court in the county or one of the judges thereof, unless the context clearly indicates reference to some other court.

(h) “District” means a district of the court within the county, whether the court is established for the entire county or only a part thereof, and whether or not the districts of the court within the county are contiguous.

(i) “Enforcement officer” means such officer or officers, whether sheriffs or marshals or otherwise titled, designated pursuant to law to execute the civil mandates of the court.

(j) “Judge” means any judicial officer of the district court, unless the context clearly indicates reference to some other judge.

(k) “Rules” means the rules adopted pursuant to § 2103 of this act.

(l) “Supervisors” means the board of supervisors or other elective governing body of the county.