Chancellor of New York

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judicial office state government position

The Chancellor of New York was the highest judicial officer in the early State of New York, presiding over the Court of Chancery and playing a key role in the state’s legal and political affairs.

Aliases (1)

Chancellor of the University of the State of New York ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	judicial office → state government position →
appliesToJurisdiction	State of New York →
appointedBy	Governor of New York →
branchOfGovernment	Judicial branch of New York →
confirmedBy	New York State Senate →
country	United States of America →
hasAuthorityOver	vice chancellors of New York (when such offices existed) →
hasRole	advisor in state legal affairs → equity judge → head of equity jurisdiction in New York → highest judicial officer in early State of New York → influential political figure in New York →
historicalPeriod	early 19th century → post-Revolutionary New York →
influenced	New York contract law → New York property law → development of American equity jurisprudence →
influencedBy	English Court of Chancery →
jurisdiction	cases in chancery → corporate and commercial equity disputes → equity → guardianships in equity → injunctions → specific performance → trusts and estates in equity →
legalSystem	common law →
notableOfficeHolder	James Kent → Reuben H. Walworth → Robert R. Livingston →
officeAbolishedBy	New York State constitutional reforms of 1846 →
officeAbolishedIn	1847 →
officeCreatedBy	Constitution of New York of 1777 →
officeCreatedIn	1777 →
officeHoldersInclude	James Kent → John Lansing Jr. → Reuben H. Walworth → Robert R. Livingston →
officeLocation	Albany, New York → New York City NERFINISHED →
partOf	Government of New York →
positionHeldIn	New York Court of Chancery →
presidesOver	New York Court of Chancery →
replacedBy	New York Court of Appeals judges → New York Supreme Court justices →
seeAlso	Chancellor (judicial office) → Court of Chancery → New York Court of Chancery →
subordinateTo	Constitution of the State of New York → laws of the State of New York →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Robert R. Livingston → Robert R. Livingston → Whitelaw Reid ("Chancellor of the University of the State of New York") →	positionHeld
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors →	compositionIncludes
Chancellor Livingston →	officeHolderRole
Chancellor Livingston →	saidToBeSameAs