New York Supreme Court
Videos
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the superior court in the Judiciary of New York. It is vested with unlimited civil and criminal jurisdiction, although in many counties outside New York C
New York County Courthouse at 60 Centre Street, viewed from across Foley Square
Second Department
The Queens County Criminal Courts Building houses justices and courtrooms of the New York Supreme Court
New York Court of Appeals
Videos
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
New York Supreme Court
…handled in county courts. New York is the only state where supreme court is a trial court rather than a court of last resort (which in New York is the Court of Appeals). Also, although it is a trial court, the Supreme Court sits as a "single great tribunal of general state-wide jurisdiction, rather than an aggregation…
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