In December, the Clerk’s Office issued briefing schedules on civil and criminal appeals and provides information on those appeals in a Notice to the Bar, available here. Docket information, briefing schedules, filings, and oral argument dates are or will be available through the Court’s Public Access and Search System (Court-PASS).

The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the Unified Court System of the State of New York. [1] It consists of seven judges: the chief judge and six associate judges, who are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state senate to 14-year terms.

The form required to appeal may be downloaded for free by clicking on Notice of Appeal or you may obtain the form from the Appeals Clerk in your county. Fill out the Notice of Appeal then make two copies.

1 day ago · A New York appeals court on Thursday reversed a ruling from a judge that struck down a state voting rights law designed to protect the political voice of minority groups. The ruling from the ...

Except in cases involving a Federal question, where the Supreme Court of the United States, has the last word, the Court of Appeals makes the final statement of decisional law in New York State.

9 hours ago · A New York appeals court on Thursday reversed a ruling from a judge that struck down a state voting rights law designed to protect the political voice of minority groups. The ruling from the Appellate Division of the state Supreme Court in New York City allows a lawsuit brought by six Black and Hispanic voters against the Town of Newburgh in ...

The Court of Appeals is New York State’s highest court and court of last resort in most cases. The Court, which sits in Albany, is composed of a chief judge and six associate judges, each appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, to a 14-year term of office.

Jan 21, 2025 · New York': In this consolidated appeal, the plaintiffs have challenged a 2023 law requiring certain local elections held outside of New York City to be held in even-numbered years. The trial court ...

Judge Wilson was appointed to serve as an Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals in 2017. On April 10, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul nominated Judge Wilson to serve as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, and the New York State Senate confirmed his nomination on April 18, 2023.

1 day ago · The team, headed by Robert Giuffra Jr., a co-chair of Sullivan & Cromwell and one of New York’s better-known appellate lawyers, adds muscle to Mr. Trump’s long-anticipated attempt to overturn ...