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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, Third Department justices" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 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.
There is one Appellate Division, which for administrative purposes comprises four judicial departments. [28] Decisions of the Appellate Division department panels are binding on the lower courts in that department, and also on lower courts in other departments unless there is contrary authority from the Appellate Division of that department ...
New York, however, calls its lower courts the "Supreme Court". In New York, the "Supreme Court" consists of the trial court and the intermediate appellate court, which is called the "Appellate Division" of the Supreme Court. The highest New York state court is called the Court of Appeals. [4]
The Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, also known as the Chief Judge of New York, supervises the seven-judge New York Court of Appeals. [1] In addition, the chief judge oversees the work of the state's Unified Court system, which as of 2009, had a $2.5 billion annual budget and more than 16,000 employees. [1]
Pages in category "Presiding Justices of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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 .