A certificate of the appointment of each of the clerks specified in this section shall be filed with the comptroller of the state: 1. A certificate of the appointment of each of the clerks of the appellate division in the third and fourth departments, signed by the presiding justice of the judicial department for which said clerk is appointed. 2. A certificate of the appointment of the deputy clerks in the third and fourth departments and the consultation clerk in the fourth department, signed by the justices of said respective departments.
New York Legal Code