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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
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 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]
The Appellate Division primarily hears appeals from the state's superior courts (Supreme Court, Surrogate's Court, Family Court, Court of Claims, the county courts) in civil cases, the Supreme Court in criminal cases, and, in the Third and Fourth Judicial Departments, from the county courts in felony criminal cases. [5]
Electronic court filing (ECF), or e-filing, is the automated transmission of legal documents from an attorney, party, or self-represented litigant to a court, from a court to an attorney, and from an attorney or other user to another attorney or other user of legal documents.
A probate court (sometimes called a surrogate court) is a court that has competence in a jurisdiction to deal with matters of probate and the administration of estates. [1] In some jurisdictions, such courts may be referred to as orphans' courts [ 2 ] or courts of ordinary.
The county will hold night court in another municipality, making it easier for residents to get help with surrogate matters. See where it is. Passaic County adds sixth night court location, with ...
Nassau County's Supreme Court is a trial court of broad jurisdiction, though many criminal matters are heard outside its jurisdiction. [2] From May 2008 through April 2009, Driscoll was assigned as a justice in the court's Matrimonial Center, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] before his current assignment to that court's Commercial Division in May 2009.