(f) The housing judges shall be appointed by the administrative judge
from a list of persons selected annually as qualified by training,
interest, experience, judicial temperament, ability to handle a caseload
involving self-represented litigants and knowledge of federal, state and
local housing laws and programs by the advisory council for the housing
part. The list of persons who have been approved by such advisory
council, whether or not appointed to such judicial position, shall be
deemed public information and be published in the city record
immediately after such list is submitted to the administrative judge.
The annual salary of a housing judge shall be one hundred fifteen
thousand four hundred dollars.
(g) The advisory council for the housing part shall be composed of
three members representative of real estate owners or lessors, including
the chair of the New York city housing authority; three members
representative of tenants' organizations; and two members representative
of each of the following: civic groups, bar associations and the public
at large. Such members shall be appointed by the administrative judge,
with the approval of the presiding justices of the first and second
departments of the appellate division. Except for the member
representing the housing authority, the members of the advisory council
shall be appointed for non-renewable terms of three years. In addition
the mayor of the city of New York shall appoint one member to serve at
his or her pleasure and the commissioner of housing and community
renewal shall be a member.