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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 ...
Oliver D. Williams: [52] First African American male appointed as a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court from the Second Judicial Conference (1963) Samuel L. Green: [31] First African American male (outside of New York City) elected to the New York State Supreme Court, Eighth Judicial District (1978)
Seth M. Marnin [1] was born in Albany, New York.His father drove city buses; his mother was self-employed as a transcriptionist for court reporters and a resume writer. Marnin graduated from the State University of New York at Albany with a BA in Women's Studies and Sociology and an MA in Liberal Studies and completed PhD coursework in history with a focus on U.S. public policy and ge
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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.
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.
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The First Department of the Appellate Division holds jurisdiction over the Counties of New York and the Bronx.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.