New York Court of Appeals
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The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the Unified Court System of the State of New York. It consists of seven judges: the chief judge and six associate judges, who are appointed by the
The Court sits in Albany. Here it hears oral arguments in a 2009 case over the Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn.
The 1842 courthouse of the New York Court of Appeals in Albany, Henry Rector, architect
A view of the courthouse's neoclassical portico
Rowan D. Wilson
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Rowan D. Wilson is an American judge who has served as a judge of the New York Court of Appeals since 2017 and as chief judge of that court since 2023. He is the first African-American to serve as chi
New York Court of Appeals
…from New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Judge term length 14 years Number of positions 7 Website www.nycourts.gov/ctapps Chief Judge Currently Rowan Wilson Since April 18, 2023 The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the Unified Court System of the State of New York. It consists of seven…
Wilson in 2023