City Court, District Court, Civil and Criminal Courts of the City of New City of New York, and Housing Court
Voters also elect the judges of the District Courts of Long Island, the City Courts outside New York City, and the Civil Court of the City of New York. Judges of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, as well as the Family Court in New York City, are screened by the Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, which submits a list of qualified candidates, from which he makes the appointment. The Mayor also has authority to appointment judges to fill interim vacancies on the New York City Civil Court. Finally, the New York City Housing Court is actually a Part of the New York City Civil Court; the Administrative Judge of the Civil Court appoints its judges.