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As with all four departments of the Appellate Division, the Second Department was created in its current form by the Constitution of the State of New York, adopted at the 1894 constitutional convention. The constitution fixes the number of justices at seven, but the governor may designate additional justices if there is a need.
The Appellate Division primarily hears appeals from the state's superior courts (Supreme Court, Surrogate's Court, Family Court, Court of Claims, the county courts) in civil cases, the Supreme Court in criminal cases, and, in the Third and Fourth Judicial Departments, from the county courts in felony criminal cases. [5]
Pages in category "New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department justices" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The New York State Court of Appeals is the state's highest court. In civil cases, appeals are taken almost exclusively from decisions of the Appellate Divisions. In criminal cases, depending on the type of case and the part of the state in which it arose, appeals can be heard from decisions of the Appellate Division, the Appellate Term, and the County Court.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (in case citations, 2d Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. Its territory covers the states of Connecticut, New York, and Vermont, and it has appellate jurisdiction over the U.S. district courts in the following federal judicial districts: District of Connecticut
Also served as Presiding Justice of Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Third Judicial Department: Charles D. Breitel: 1967–1978 Republican/Liberal: Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals: Bruce Bromley: 1949 Thomas E. Dewey, Republican Adrian P. Burke: 1955–1973 Democrat/Liberal Benjamin N. Cardozo: 1914–1932 ...
Pages in category "New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Hector Daniel LaSalle [2] (born 1967/1968) [3] is an American lawyer and jurist who is the presiding judge of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department. He was unsuccessfully nominated by Governor Kathy Hochul to serve as chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court. [4] [5]