David Bookstaver, the longtime state court spokesman who inadvertently butt-dialed a reporter and was caught on voicemail bragging he "barely shows up to his" $166,00-a-year job, was fired on Thursday.

Bookstaver's termination from his post in the Office of Court Administration came just hours after the New York Post published a story about his initial denial that he rarely goes to work and the embarrassing later phone call on which he could be heard confirming tips a Post reporter had heard.

"Look, the bottom line is, I'll suffer through a terribly embarrassing story and then go get my f–king pension and retire," Bookstaver can be heard telling someone else on the voicemail.

"I spoke to (the reporter) on the record for a while. I said, 'I'm in a much less visible position; that doesn't mean I'm not doing anything,'" Bookstaver said.

"But, frankly, look, the bottom line: The story's true. I'm not doing anything. I barely show up to work and I've been caught."

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Bookstaver worked as OCA spokesman for years but was sidelined after Janet DiFiore became chief judge in January 2016 and hired Lucian Chaflen for the job. Chaflen worked for DiFiore when she was Westchester County district attorney.

Late Thursday morning, Chaflen released a statement saying Bookstaver was fired, a decision that he said was made by OCA's Executive Director, who oversees all non-judicial staff.

"New Yorkers look to their court system for excellence and accountability, and we will always act to apply those standards to all of our employees all across New York state," the OCA statement said.

"While there are occasional abuses of office, we take those abuses extremely seriously and whenever we learn about them we will always act to hold the offenders accountable."

Despite being replaced by Chaflen, Bookstaver remained on staff after the switch for reasons likely connected to his pension, according to statements he made during the voicemail. He was set to retire Oct. 1, after turning 59 years old.

Bookstaver foresaw his termination in the voicemail. He was recorded saying the story the Post was working on could lead to his termination, and said it "would probably affect my pension check by $6 a month."

OCA employees submit electronic time sheets. Chaflen said, "It is too early to determine whether or not any further action would be warranted."

"I kind of asked for it. You know, if you have a big mouth, you know it catches up with you," Bookstaver said on the voicemail.