Administration of the courts New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division

attorneys admitted new york bar 1 of appellate division departments rather new york s highest court, court of appeals, though once admitted of appellate division departments, such attorney admitted practice , appear before non-federal courts in state, including court of appeals. applicants must interviewed in person member of court s character , fitness committee after passing new york state bar exam (since july 2016, uniform bar examination) , multistate professional responsibility examination administered new york state board of law examiners. applicants admitted in department in reside; applicants residing outside new york admitted through third department in albany.

judges regulated rules governing judicial conduct promulgated chief administrator, code of judicial conduct adopted new york state bar association, , relevant rules of respective appellate division departments. attorneys regulated various state laws, rules of professional conduct (based on aba model rules of professional conduct), , rules adopted each department of appellate division. each department of appellate division has committee investigates complaints of attorney misconduct , may issue reprimands or recommend censure, suspension, or disbarment appellate division.