Courts in New York

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The Courts in New York consist of a state court system and eight federal courts.

State courts

Appellate courts

The Court of Appeals is the highest court in New York.[1] There are three types of intermediate appellate courts. There are four Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court[2] (which are considered superior to the intermediate appellate courts in civil cases, but not criminal cases[3]). In the First and Second Judicial Departments, there are also Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court. In the 3rd and 4th Judicial Departments, the County Courts can also hear appeals.[4]

Trial courts

The New York Courts are organized into 13 Judicial Departments.[5]

There is a County Court in each county outside of New York City. There are also 61 City Courts and multiple Town and Village Courts outside of NYC.[6]

The New York Supreme Court is the main trial court and it is separated into Civil and Criminal Terms, or branches. It has unlimited original jurisdiction and usually hears cases that are outside the jurisdiction of other trial courts. In New York City, it hears civil and felony cases[7].

In New York City, there is a New York City Civil Court[8] and a New York City Criminal Court[9]. There is also a Family Court which hears cases involving children and families[10] and a Surrogate's Court which hears cases involving the affairs of descendants and adoptions[11].

Other courts

Federal courts

There are eight federal courts in New York:

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References

  1. ↑ Court of Appeals
  2. ↑ Appellate Divisions
  3. ↑ Structure of the Courts
  4. ↑ Lower Appellate Courts
  5. ↑ Judicial Departments
  6. ↑ Upstate New York Courts
  7. ↑ NYC Supreme Court
  8. ↑ NYC Civil Court
  9. ↑ NYC Criminal Court
  10. ↑ NYC Family Court
  11. ↑ NYC Surrogate's Court
  12. ↑ Commercial Division
  13. ↑ Court of Claims
  14. ↑ Problem-Solving Courts
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