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  2. New York Surrogate's Court - Wikipedia

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    There is a Surrogate's Court in each county in the state. [1] The judges of this court are styled the "Surrogate of [X] County". [2] The surrogate is elected countywide, and is required to be a resident of the pertaining county. Each of New York's 62 counties has one surrogate, except New York County and Kings County which have two

  3. New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second ...

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    The court currently has 22 judicial seats. [1] As of 2021, the Second Department is the busiest appellate court in the United States and decides 65% of all cases in the Appellate Division. [2] The court issued more than 3,500 rulings in 2017. [3] In 1966, its caseload surpassed that of the First Department, based in Manhattan. [1]

  4. Surrogate's Courthouse - Wikipedia

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    The Hall of Records was renamed the Surrogate's Courthouse in 1962. The New York City Council adopted a resolution to rename the structure that October because most of the building's space was used by the court and related offices. [134] [189] By that decade, the records of the Surrogates' Court were spread across four stories of the building ...

  5. New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division - Wikipedia

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    These trial level courts exercise specific jurisdiction as conferred by law. [7] In contrast, both the New York Court of Appeals and the Appellate Division, when it sits as a final appeals court with respect to appeals arising from decisions of the Appellate Terms in the First and Second Departments, generally may only decide questions of law.

  6. New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First ...

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    The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, or simply the First Department, is one of the four geographical components of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, the intermediate appellate court of the State of New York. Its courthouse is located in Manhattan, New York City.

  7. New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth ...

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    Appeals are taken to the Appellate Division, as a matter of right, in civil and criminal cases, from the Supreme Court, Surrogate's Court, Family Court, and Court of Claims. [3] Along with the state's other three Appellate Departments, it shares responsibility for all admissions to the New York bar.

  8. Courts of New York - Wikipedia

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    State courts of New York 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 ...

  9. Judiciary of New York - Wikipedia

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    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.