19 - Judge must not be interested in costs. - New York Statutes

§ 19. Judge must not be interested in costs. A judge shall not, directly or indirectly, be interested in the costs of an action, claim, matter, motion or proceeding, brought before him, or in a court of which he is, or is entitled to act as a member, except an action, claim, matter, motion or proceeding to which he is a party, or in which he is interested.