197 - Appointment of confidential clerks by county judges of Kings, Queens, Erie, Monroe, Nassau, Onondaga, Rockland, Dutchess and Saint Lawrence counties a

§  197.  Appointment of confidential clerks by county judges of Kings,  Queens, Erie, Monroe, Nassau, Onondaga,  Rockland,  Dutchess  and  Saint  Lawrence  counties  and by special county judge of Erie county.  Each of  the county judges of  the  counties  of  Kings,  Queens,  Erie,  Monroe,  Nassau,  Onondaga,  Rockland, Dutchess and Saint Lawrence shall, and the  special county judge of the county of Erie may, appoint and at  pleasure  remove,   a  confidential  clerk.  Such  clerks  shall  be  exempt  from  competitive examination, and their fitness and  qualifications  for  the  office shall be approved by the judge making the appointment.