Chief Judge of the State of New York

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The Chief Judge of the State of New York is the highest-ranking judicial officer in New York, presiding over the Court of Appeals and overseeing the administration of the state’s unified court system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
judicial office
public office
alsoKnownAs Chief Judge of New York
Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
appliesToJurisdiction U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York
appointedBy Governor of New York
branchOfGovernment New York State Judiciary
surface form: judicial branch of New York State
confirmedBy New York State Senate
country United States of America
eligibleFor reappointment subject to constitutional limits
hasAuthorityOver Office of Court Administration
administrative judges of New York State courts
hasDuty ensure efficient operation of New York courts
represent New York judiciary in interbranch relations
hasPart administrative responsibilities
judicial responsibilities
hasPower assign judges to courts as authorized by law
promulgate rules for administration of the courts
headOf New York Court of Appeals
New York State Judiciary
surface form: New York State Unified Court System
isDifferentFrom Chief Judge of the State of New York self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts of New York State
isPartOf New York State Judiciary
surface form: judiciary of New York
isTheHighestRanking judicial officer in New York State
jurisdiction New York Court of Appeals
New York State Judiciary
surface form: New York State Unified Court System
legalForm constitutional office
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New York
mandatoryRetirementAge 70 years
memberOf New York Court of Appeals
occupation judge
officeCreatedBy New York State Constitution
officeHeldBy Rowan D. Wilson
officeHoldersNumber one at a time
oversees administration of New York State Unified Court System
participatesIn hearing and deciding appeals in New York Court of Appeals
partOf New York State Judiciary
surface form: New York State Unified Court System
positionHeld Chief Judge of the State of New York
presidesOver New York Court of Appeals
rank chief judicial officer of New York State
reportsTo New York State Constitution
residence Albany
surface form: Albany, New York
seat New York Court of Appeals Building
surface form: Court of Appeals Hall, Albany, New York
selectionMethod gubernatorial appointment with Senate confirmation
style Chief Judge
symbolicRole head of the New York State judiciary
termLength 14 years

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New York State Judiciary administrativeHead Chief Judge of the State of New York
Article VI of the New York Constitution authorizes Chief Judge of the State of New York
New York State Judiciary headedBy Chief Judge of the State of New York
New York State government officials includesOffice Chief Judge of the State of New York
this entity surface form: New York State chief judge
Chief Judge of the State of New York isDifferentFrom Chief Judge of the State of New York self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts of New York State
New York City courts overseenBy Chief Judge of the State of New York
New York Surrogate's Court overseenBy Chief Judge of the State of New York
this entity surface form: Chief Administrative Judge of the New York Courts