N.Y. CPL Law § 722.10

§ 722.10 Youth part of the superior court established.\n 1. The chief administrator of the courts is hereby directed to\nestablish, in a superior court in each county of the state, a part of\nthe court to be known as the youth part of the superior court for the\ncounty in which such court presides. Judges presiding in the youth part\nshall be (i) family court judges, as described in article six, section\none of the constitution, or (ii) judges of a superior court who have\nbeen determined by the chief administrator of the courts to be qualified\nto preside because of prior training and experience, including but not\nlimited to in juvenile delinquency proceedings in family court or\nadolescent or juvenile offender proceedings in a superior court. To aid\nin their work, such judges shall receive training in specialized areas,\nincluding, but not limited to, juvenile justice, adolescent development,\ncustody and care of youths and effective treatment methods for reducing\nunlawful conduct by youths, and shall be authorized to make appropriate\ndeterminations within the power of such superior court with respect to\nthe cases of youths assigned to such part. The youth part shall have\nexclusive jurisdiction in all proceedings in relation to juvenile\noffenders and adolescent offenders, except as provided in this article\nor article seven hundred twenty-five of this chapter.\n 2. The chief administrator of the courts shall also direct the\npresiding justice of the appellate division, in each judicial department\nof the state, to designate judges authorized by law to exercise criminal\njurisdiction to serve as accessible magistrates, for the purpose of\nacting in place of the youth part for certain first appearance\nproceedings involving youths, as provided by law. When designating such\nmagistrates, the presiding justice shall ensure that all areas of a\ncounty are within a reasonable distance of a designated magistrate. A\njudge authorized to preside as such a magistrate shall have received\ntraining in specialized areas, including, but not limited to, juvenile\njustice, adolescent development, custody and care of youths and\neffective treatment methods for reducing unlawful conduct by youths.\n