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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)
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 New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct is an eleven-member panel with authority to discipline judges of the New York courts. The Commission is constitutionally established to investigate and prosecute complaints filed against New York judges. [1]
Reassigned as Judge of the United States Claims Court on October 1, 1982, from Trial Judge of the United States Court of Claims by 96 Stat. 27: Colaianni: MI: 1982–1984 Smith: VA: 1985–1993 Redesignated January 1, 1993, as Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims by 106 Stat. 4506: Smith: VA: 1993–2000 Wilson: MD: 2001–2002 ...
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]
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.
The court has unlimited criminal jurisdiction and civil jurisdiction where the amount in controversy is no more than $25,000. [2] In many counties, this court primarily hears criminal cases, while the Supreme Court primarily hears civil cases, [3] and usually only felonies as lesser crimes are handled by local courts.