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The Supreme Court of New York has never been the highest court of the state. Until 1847, there were two courts above the Supreme Court: the Court for Correction of Errors and the New York Court of Chancery, since 1847 the highest court in the State of New York has been the New York Court of Appeals
The Queens County Criminal Courts Building houses justices and courtrooms of the New York Supreme Court. The New York Supreme Court is the oldest Supreme Court with general original jurisdiction. It was established as the Supreme Court of Judicature by the Province of New York on May 6, 1691. That court was continued by the State of New York ...
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.
New York Supreme Court Justices (1 C, 415 P) N. New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division (1 C, 5 P) Night Court (4 P) NYPD Blue (5 C, 1 P) Pages in category "New ...
Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals: Howard A. Levine: 1993–2002 Mario Cuomo, Democrat Bernard S. Meyer: 1979–1986 Hugh L. Carey, Democrat Eugene F. Pigott Jr. 2006–2016 George Pataki, Republican Also served as Presiding Justice of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department Susan Phillips Read ...
Salvatore A. Cotillo (1912): [47] First Italian American male appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of New York (1924) Gilberto "Gilbert" Ramirez (c. 1957): [48] [49] First blind and Puerto Rican male appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of New York (1975); Gilbert Ramirez Park in Brooklyn is named in his honor. [50]
A New York state judge who engaged in a prolonged, offensive rant after a melee erupted at a high school graduation party should be removed from office, a judicial watchdog panel ruled. State ...
Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 116 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 107 non-incumbent justices ranges from William O. Douglas's 36 years, 209 days to John Rutledge's 1 year, 18 days as associate justice and, separated by a period of years off the Court, his 138 days as chief justice.