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New York State Court Officers are designated as New York State peace officers under Criminal Procedure Law § 2.10; The powers of peace officers are listed and defined under criminal procedure law 2.20. [1] The powers of peace officers are limited by other sections or subdivisions of the criminal procedure law or penal law.
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 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]
Court interpreters and translators have an absolute ethical duty to tell judges the truth and avoid evasion. Court-appointed special advocates in some jurisdictions are considered officers of the court. Process servers carry out service of process. In some jurisdictions, they are appointed by a court and are considered appointed officers of the ...
The New York City Department of Correction was first founded as a separate entity in New York City in 1895 after a split from the Department of Public Charities and Correction. [2] Roosevelt Island , then called Blackwell's Island, was the main penal institution under the jurisdiction of the DOC until the 1930s when it was closed.
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 highest court of appeal is the Court of Appeals (instead of the "Supreme Court") whereas the primary felony trial court is the County Court (or the Supreme Court in New York City). The Supreme Court also acts as the intermediate appellate court for many cases, and the local courts handle a variety of other matters and are the starting point ...
The New York State Chief Administrator of the Courts (or Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts if a judge) oversees the administration and operation of the New York State Unified Court System. [1] They are appointed by the Chief Judge of New York with the advice and consent of the Administrative Board of the Courts. [1]