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The Court of Appeals, New York State's highest court, is composed of a Chief Judge and six Associate Judges, each appointed to a 14-year term. New York's highest appellate court was established to articulate statewide principles of law in the context of deciding particular lawsuits. The Court thus generally focuses on broad issues of law as distinguished from individual factual disputes. There is no jurisdictional limitation based upon the amount of money at stake in a case or the status or rank of the parties.
 
Law Day Celebration - May 1st, 2013 - Court of Appeals Hall
 
Law Day 2013 Program

Law Day 2013 was commemorated by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, Seymour W. James, Jr., President of New York State Bar Association, and Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti.

As part of the day's celebration, the 2013 Merit Performance Award, the highest honor bestowed upon employees of the New York court system, were presented to individuals for outstanding educational efforts, superior work performance, heroism and community service and humanitarian pursuits.

View the webcast here.
   
2013 State of the Judiciary Address - Court of Appeals Hall
 
Chief Judge Lippman issued the 2013 State of the Judiciary Address at Court of Appeals Hall on Tuesday February 5th, 2013 at Noon. The address was webcast live via this website. Webcast
 
NOTICE TO THE BAR - INTRODUCTION of COURT-PASS: The Court of Appeals Public Access and Search System
 
To better serve the public and the bar, the Court of Appeals has developed and on
February 1, 2013, launched an online service - the Court of Appeals Public Access and Search System (Court-PASS). Court-PASS provides an improved method for the filing of records and briefs in digital format on appeals to the Court of Appeals and, for the first time, offers universal online access to these documents through a publicly-searchable database on the Court's website. The Notice to the Bar, changes to the Court's Rules, and revised Technical Specifications can be found here: Notice to the Bar.
 
 

 
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CONTACT INFORMATION

New York State Court of Appeals
20 Eagle Street
Albany, New York 12207
Phone: (518) 455-7700