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Judges of the Court of Claims are appointed by the Governor of New York and confirmed by the State Senate for a 9-year term. While there are Judges of the Court of Claims who handle only claims against the state, there are many Judges of the Court of Claims who are appointed to this post and then assigned to serve as an Acting Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, generally in the ...
The Suffolk County District Court is divided into six districts. The first, having a "central location", covers criminal cases in all five towns. The other five districts, having "outlying courthouses", are each coextensive with one of the towns, and have jurisdiction over civil matters, small claims, landlord and tenant matters, and town ...
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 Court of Appeals; New York Court of Chancery; New York Court of Claims; New York Court of Common Pleas; New York district courts; New York Family Court; New York justice courts; New York State Bar Association; New York State Court Officers; New York Supreme Court; New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division; New York Surrogate's Court
The 1842 courthouse of the New York Court of Appeals in Albany. New York Court of Appeals [1] New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division (4 departments) [2] New York Supreme Court (13 judicial districts) [3] New York County Court (57 courts, one for each county outside New York City) [4] New York Surrogate's Court; New York Family Court; New ...
The Court also shares concurrent jurisdiction over the waters of the counties of Kings, Nassau, Queens, Richmond, and Suffolk with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. [9] The Court hears cases in Manhattan, White Plains, and Poughkeepsie, New York. [10]
In a stunning reversal, a New York appeals court overturned the conviction of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, citing errors by the trial judge.
The New York State Constitution (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-986056-2. LCCN 2011051555. NYSBA Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar; NYSBA Membership Committee (September 2012). The Practice of Law in New York State: An Introduction For Newly-Admitted Attorneys (PDF). New York State Bar Association.