The Court of Appeals is New York's highest appellate court, created in 1847, replacing the Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors. It consists of seven judges—one chief judge and six associate judges—who are now appointed by the governor to 14-year terms, having formerly been elected. Its courthouse is located in New York's capital, Albany. ImageMetadata File history File links NY_COA_seal. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Appeal. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... In most counties in the United States the local trial courts conduct their business in a centrally located courthouse which may also house the offices of the county treasurer, clerk and recorder and assessor. ... Flag Seal Location Location in Albany County and the State of New York Coordinates , Government Country   State     County United States   New York     Albany Founded Incorporated 1614 1686 Mayor Gerald D. Jennings Geographical characteristics Area     City 56. ...

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. Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Minor parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal • • A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the basic New York State trial court of general jurisidiction. ... A trial court or court of first instance is the court in which most civil or criminal cases begin. ...

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," while those who preside in the lower trial courts are known as "Justices." In New York, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals is also the head of the court system's administration, and is thus also known as the Chief Judge of the State of New York. Currently, that is Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye, who is spearheading an effort to reform criminal sentencing by considering the collateral consequences of criminal charges. Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge of the State of New York, was born in Monticello, New York, in 1938. ... Collateral consequences of criminal charges are the results of arrest, prosecution or conviction that are not part of the sentence imposed. ...

The Court's most famous judge was Benjamin Cardozo, who decided many landmark cases during his tenure, including Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co., MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. and Wood v. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon. Justice Benjamin Nathan Cardozo (May 24, 1870–July 9, 1938) was a distinguished American jurist who is remembered not only for his landmark decisions on negligence but also his modesty and philosophy. ... Holding Defendant could not be held liable for an injury that could not be reasonably foreseen. ... MacPherson v. ... Wood v. ...

During the late 20th century, the most famous judge on the Court of Appeals was Chief Judge Sol Wachtler, who was elected to the court in 1972 and appointed Chief Judge in 1985. He was renowned for the fine quality of his legal opinions. Wachtler's career ended disastrously in November 1992 when the FBI arrested him for stalking a wealthy woman with whom he had previously been having an affair. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Sol Wachtler is a former New York State lawyer and judge, and former Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, which is the highest position in the state judiciary. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... // At present, the FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crimes and is second to only the United States Marshal Service in terms of law enforcement jurisdiction (although the USMS by practice relegates itself to judicial duties, making the FBI the de-facto lead... For other uses, see Stalking (disambiguation). ...

The court is also notable for being one of only two states to declare the death penalty statute unconstitutional, which the court did in the case of People v. LaValle in June, 2004. Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the State as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offenses. ... Holding The current statute of capital punishment in the state of New York was declared unconstitutional as it violated article one, section six of the state constitution. ...

In July 2006, the court, applying rational-basis scrutiny, held 4-2 (Judge Albert M. Rosenblatt recused) that the New York Constitution does not compel recognition of same-sex marriage. Judge Robert S. Smith, writing for the three-judge plurality, stated that "[w]hether such marriages should be recognized is a question to be addressed by the Legislature."[1] Judge Victoria Graffeo concurred. Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye, in a dissent signed onto by Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, criticized the majority opinion. Arguing that homosexuals are a "suspect class" and that the law infringes "the fundamental right to marry," Kaye stated the law warranted "heightened or strict scrutiny" rather than the rational-basis analysis applied by the majority.[2] Same-sex marriage is the union of two people who are of the same biological sex, or gender. ... Robert Sherlock Smith is an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals. ... Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge of the State of New York, was born in Monticello, New York, in 1938. ...

Judges of the Court of Appeals of New York

• Fritz W. Alexander, II (1985-1992)
• William Fitch Allen (1870-1878)
• Charles Andrews (1870-1897)
• William S. Andrews (1917-1928)
• Edward T. Bartlett (1894-1910)
• Willard Bartlett (1906-1916)
• Joseph W. Bellacosa (1987-1999)
• Francis Bergan (1963-1972)
• Charles D. Breitel (1967-1978)
• Greene Carrier Bronson (1847-1851)
• John W. Brown (1857, 1865)
• Adrian P. Burke (1954-1973)
• Daniel Cady (1849-1855)
• Benjamin N. Cardozo (1914-1932)
• Emory A. Chase (1906-1921)
• Sanford E. Church (1870-1880)
• Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick (1994-present)
• Frederick Collin (1910-1920)
• George F. Comstock (1855-1861)
• Albert Conway (1940-1959)
• Lawrence H. Cooke (1974-1984)
• Frederick E. Crane (1917-1939)
• William H. Cuddeback (1912-1919)
• Edgar M. Cullen (1900-1913)
• George R. Danforth (1878-1889)
• Henry E. Davies (1859-1867)
• Hiram Denio (1853-1866)
• Charles S. Desmond (1940-1966)
• Marvin R. Dye (1944-1965)
• Robert Earl (1868-1894)
• Abram I. Elkus (1919-1920)
• Edward Ridley Finch (1935-1943)
• Francis M. Finch (1880-1895)
• Charles J. Folger (1870-1881)
• Charles W. Froessel (1949-1962)
• Jacob D. Fuchsberg (1974-1983)
• Stanley H. Fuld (1946-1973)
• Domenick L. Gabrielli (1972-1982)
• Addison Gardiner (1847-1855)
• James Gibson (1969-1972)
• Victoria A. Graffeo (2000-present)
• Charles Gray (1847-1848)
• John Clinton Gray (1888-1913)
• Philo Gridley (1852)
• Martin Grover (1867-1875)
• Albert Haight (1891-1912)
• Stewart F. Hancock, Jr. (1986-1993)
• Samuel Hand (1878-1879)
• Ira Harris (1850, 1858)
• Frank H. Hiscock (1906-1926)
• John W. Hogan (1912-1923)
• William B. Hornblower (1914)
• Irving G. Hubbs (1928-1939)
• Ward Hunt (1865-1870)
• Matthew J. Jasen (1967-1985)
• Freeborn G. Jewett (1846-1853)
• Alexander S. Johnson (1873-1873)
• Hugh R. Jones (1972-1984)
• Samuel Jones (1847-1848)
• Judith S. Kaye (1983-present)
• Kenneth B. Keating (1965-1969)
• Henry Theodore Kellogg (1926-1934)
• Irving Lehman (1923-1945)
• Howard A. Levine (1993-2002)
• Edmund H. Lewis (1940-1954)
• John A. Lott (1869-1870)
• John T. Loughran (1934-1953)
• Celora E. Martin (1895-1904)
• Chester B. Mclaughlin (1917-1926)
• George Zerdin Medalie (1945-1946)
• Bernard S. Meyer (1979-1986)
• Nathan L. Miller (1913-1915)
• Theodore Miller (1874-1887)
• Denis O'Brien (1889-1907)
• John F. O'Brien (1927-1934)
• Alonzo C. Paige (1851, 1857)
• Alton Brooks Parker (1897-1904)
• Amasa J. Parker (1853-1855)
• Rufus Wheeler Peckham, Jr. (1886-1895)
• Rufus Wheeler Peckham, Sr. (1870-1872)
• John K. Porter (1865-1868)
• Cuthbert W. Pound (1915-1934)
• Charles A. Rapallo (1870-1887)
• Susan Phillips Read (2003-present)
• Harlan Watson Rippey (1936-1944)
• Albert M. Rosenblatt (1998-present)
• William C. Ruger (1882-1892)
• Charles Herman Ruggles (1847-1855)
• John F. Scileppi (1962-1972)
• Samuel Seabury (1914-1916)
• Charles Brown Sears (1940)
• Henry Rogers Selden (1862-1865)
• Samuel Lee Selden (1856-1862)
• William Henry Shankland (1849)
• Richard D. Simons (1982-1997)
• George Bundy Smith (1992-present)
• Robert S. Smith (2004-present)
• Harold A. Stevens (1974)
• Jacob Sutherland (1787-1845)
• Thomas D. Thacher (1943-1948)
• Vito J. Titone (1985-1998)
• Benjamin F. Tracy (1881-1882)
• Irving G. Vann (1895-1912)
• John Van Voorhis (1953-1967)
• Sol Wachtler (1973-1992)
• William E. Werner (1900-1916)
• Richard C. Wesley (1997-2003)
• William B. Wright (1861-1868)

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External links

• New York State Court of Appeals
• New York State Unified Court System