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The Solicitor of the Treasury position was created in the United States Department of the Treasury by an act of May 29, 1830 4 Stat. 414, which changed the name of the Agent of the Treasury. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
New York State Court Officers are also authorized to execute bench warrants only, and issue summonses for penal law violations and parking violations (when pursuant to their duties), in accordance with Criminal Procedure Law § 2.20.
The New York City Criminal Courts Building in Manhattan. The Criminal Court of the City of New York handles misdemeanors (generally, crimes punishable by fine or imprisonment of up to one year) and lesser offenses, and also conducts arraignments (initial court appearances following arrest) and preliminary hearings in felony cases (generally, more serious offenses punishable by imprisonment of ...
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 Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State, First Department, is a courthouse at the northeast corner of Madison Avenue and 25th Street in the Flatiron District neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The courthouse is used by the First Department of the New York Supreme Court's Appellate Division.
The number of pending cases on the city’s dockets stood at 522,538 on Jan. 30 — rising by more than 20% since Mar. 22, 2020, when there were 433,431, according to data from the state Office of ...
[11] [12] In June 1932, the federal government acquired the Health Department Building from the government of New York City, selling the City Hall Post Office to the city. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] In addition, the city and the St. Andrew Church swapped two land parcels, since the church owned some property that was to be part of the courthouse.
The New York City Law Department, also known as the Office of the Corporation Counsel, [1] is the department of the government of New York City responsible for most of the city's legal affairs. [2] The department is headed by the Corporation Counsel , Muriel Goode-Trufant, the 82nd official to hold this position, confirmed in December 2024.