New York Court of Appeals

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appellate court court of last resort judicial body state supreme court (in function)

The New York Court of Appeals is the highest appellate court in the state of New York, serving as its court of last resort for interpreting state law and the state constitution.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form As subject As object
NY Court of Appeals 0 1
New York Court of Appeals as the highest court of the state 0 1
New York Court of Appeals judges 0 1
New York State Court of Appeals 0 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court →
court of last resort →
judicial body →
state supreme court (in function) →
alsoKnownAs New York Court of Appeals →
surface form: NY Court of Appeals

New York Court of Appeals →
surface form: New York State Court of Appeals
appliesToJurisdiction New York State Constitution →
New York State law →
appointmentProcess appointments subject to confirmation by the New York State Senate →
judges appointed by the Governor of New York →
branchOf Judicial branch of the State of New York →
buildingLocation 20 Eagle Street, Albany, New York →
composition one chief judge and six associate judges →
country United States of America →
surface form: United States
courtType court of last resort →
state appellate court →
dateOfEstablishment 1847 →
establishedBy New York State Constitution →
governingBodyOf New York State Judiciary →
surface form: New York State Unified Court System (as its highest court)
governs precedent binding on all New York state courts →
hasBuilding Court of Appeals Hall →
hasChiefJudgeRole administrative head of the New York State Unified Court System →
hasJurisdictionOver civil cases in New York →
criminal cases in New York →
questions of New York law certified by federal courts →
hasNumberOfPositions 7 →
hasPositions Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals →
Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals →
hasWebsite https://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/ →
hearingFormat panel of all seven judges →
hearsCases appeals from certain other lower courts as provided by law →
appeals from the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court →
hierarchicalPosition above the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court →
highest court in the New York State Unified Court System →
interprets New York State Constitution →
New York State law →
jurisdiction U.S. state of New York →
surface form: State of New York
legalAuthority New York State Constitution →
New York State statutes →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New York →
surface form: New York State
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone →
location Albany →
surface form: Albany, New York
mandatoryRetirementAge 70 →
officialLanguage English →
replaced Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors →
selectionMethod merit-based appointment from a list by the Commission on Judicial Nomination →
termLength 14-year terms for judges →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New York Court of Appeals → alsoKnownAs → New York Court of Appeals →
this entity surface form: NY Court of Appeals
New York Court of Appeals → alsoKnownAs → New York Court of Appeals →
this entity surface form: New York State Court of Appeals
Appellate Term of the Supreme Court → below → New York Court of Appeals →
Article VI of the New York Constitution → establishes → New York Court of Appeals →
this entity surface form: New York Court of Appeals as the highest court of the state
New York State Constitution → establishes → New York Court of Appeals →
New York State Judiciary → hasPart → New York Court of Appeals →
Chief Judge of the State of New York → headOf → New York Court of Appeals →
Government of the State of New York → highestCourt → New York Court of Appeals →
New York State Judiciary → highestCourt → New York Court of Appeals →
New York Supreme Court → highestCourtOfStateIs → New York Court of Appeals →
Chief Judge of the State of New York → jurisdiction → New York Court of Appeals →
Chief Judge of the State of New York → memberOf → New York Court of Appeals →
Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo → memberOfCourt → New York Court of Appeals →
subject surface form: Benjamin N. Cardozo
Court of Appeals Hall → occupant → New York Court of Appeals →
Chief Judge of the State of New York → presidesOver → New York Court of Appeals →
Court of Appeals Hall → primaryCourtroomFor → New York Court of Appeals →
Albany Law School → proximityTo → New York Court of Appeals →
Article VI of the New York Constitution → regulates → New York Court of Appeals →
Chancellor of New York → replacedBy → New York Court of Appeals →
this entity surface form: New York Court of Appeals judges