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Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in New York.Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, [1] the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming.
Learn about the judicial branch of the Government of New York, comprising all the courts of the state. Find out the structure, jurisdiction and functions of the appellate, superior and local courts, as well as the extrajudicial courts.
The E.D.N.Y. is a federal district court that covers five counties in New York State, including New York City and Long Island. It has two courthouses in Brooklyn and Central Islip, and its judges are appointed by the President of the United States.
Courts of New York include: State courts of New York The 1842 courthouse of the New York Court of Appeals in Albany. New York Court of Appeals [1] New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division (4 departments) [2] New York Supreme Court (13 judicial districts) [3] New York County Court (57 courts, one for each county outside New York City) [4]
The Supreme Court of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the state, with unlimited civil and criminal jurisdiction. It is not the court of last resort, but it has a separate appellate division that hears appeals from lower courts and some specialized courts.
The Second Department is one of the four appellate courts in New York State, covering 10 counties in the Hudson Valley and New York City. It is the busiest appellate court in the US and has 22 judicial seats, with Hector LaSalle as the current presiding justice.
The highest court in the state of New York, consisting of seven judges appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate. It hears appeals from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court and can be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States in federal issues.
The First Department is one of the four geographical components of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, the intermediate appellate court of the State of New York. It has jurisdiction over the Counties of New York and the Bronx and admits attorneys from these counties.