Organization New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division

court locations


departments

the first department (seated in manhattan) covers bronx (bronx county) , manhattan (new york county). justice rolando acosta department s presiding justice of may 22, 2017.
the second department (seated in brooklyn) covers queens (queens county), brooklyn (kings county), staten island (richmond county), long island (nassau , suffolk counties) , dutchess, orange, putnam, rockland , westchester counties. department largest in terms of population. hon. randall t. eng current presiding justice of department, first asian american judge hold such position in new york state.
the third department (seated in albany) includes area extending territory of second department north new york s borders vermont , quebec, , includes cities of albany, troy, schenectady, saratoga springs, , binghamton. territory extends far west syracuse. hon. karen peters current presiding justice.
the fourth department (seated in rochester) covers remainder of state (west of third department s territory), , includes cities of buffalo, rochester, , syracuse. hon. gerald j. whalen presiding justice.

committees

each department has character , fitness committee, members interview applicants in person admission bar.
each department has committee investigates complaints of attorney misconduct , may issue reprimands or recommend censure, suspension, or disbarment appellate division.




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^ ny courts website 2d department page. accessed june 24, 2009.
^ ny courts website 3d department page. accessed june 24, 2009.
^ ny courts website 4th department page. accessed june 24, 2009.
^ nysba committee on legal education , admission bar; nysba membership committee (september 2012). practice of law in new york state: introduction newly-admitted attorneys (pdf). new york state bar association. pp. 18–19. 
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