N.Y. LEG Law § 70

§ 70. Commission created; terms and qualifications of members. A law\nrevision commission is hereby created, to consist of the chairman of the\ncommittees on the judiciary and codes of the senate and assembly,\nex-officio, and five additional members, to be appointed by the\ngovernor. The members first appointed by the governor shall be appointed\nfor such terms that the term of one member will expire on each\nsucceeding thirty-first day of December. The term of a member thereafter\nappointed, except to fill a vacancy occurring otherwise than by\nexpiration of term, shall be five years from the expiration of the term\nof his predecessor. A vacancy in the office of a member appointed by the\ngovernor occurring otherwise than by expiration of term, shall be filled\nby the governor for the remainder only of the term. Upon making the\noriginal appointments, the governor shall designate one of the appointed\nmembers as chairman of the commission. Upon the appointment of a\nsuccessor to the chairman of the commission, the governor shall\ndesignate such successor or other member of the commission as chairman.\nFour members appointed by the governor shall be attorneys and counselors\nat law, admitted to practice in the courts of this state, and at least\ntwo of them shall be members of law faculties of universities or law\nschools within the state recognized by the board of regents of the state\nof New York.\n