New York Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals is New York's highest appellate court, created in 1847. It consists of seven judges, who are appointed by the governor.

In New York, unlike most other states of the U.S., the court designated as the "Supreme Court" is the trial court rather than the highest court of the state; this nomenclature sometimes leads to confusion.

Another quirk that leads to confusion is in the titles of the jurists who sit on the court. In most states and the federal court system, members of the highest court are titled "Justices". In New York, the members of the Court of Appeals are titled "Judges".

External links

• New York State Court of Appeals (http://www.courts.state.ny.us/ctapps/)
• New York State Unified Court System (http://www.courts.state.ny.us/)

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