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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 "New York (state) state court judges" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 480 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the Unified Court System of the State of New York. [1] It consists of seven judges: the chief judge and six associate judges, who are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state senate to 14-year terms.
Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals: Bruce Bromley: 1949 Thomas E. Dewey, Republican Adrian P. Burke: 1955–1973 Democrat/Liberal Benjamin N. Cardozo: 1914–1932 Democrat/Republican Also served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court: Emory A. Chase ...
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 Supreme Court of New York has never been the highest court of the state. Until 1847, there were two courts above the Supreme Court: the Court for Correction of Errors and the New York Court of Chancery, since 1847 the highest court in the State of New York has been the New York Court of Appeals
Lincoln, Charles Z., The Constitutional History of New York from the Beginning of the Colonial Period to the Year 1905 (1906) State of New York, Department of State, New York Constitution Archived 2016-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. The Historical Society of the Courts of the State of New York
This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in New York.It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are other distinctions such as the first minority men in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.