New York Court Information, Location and Rules

The interesting thing about the U.S. is that, though there are obvious similarities in regulations between all the states, each one has their own system. Take New York for example and its legal hierarchy. In almost all the states, the Supreme Court is the highest legal authority – but that is not the case here. In New York, it is the Appeals Court.

Here are the various courts in the New York court system:

•    The Appeals Court
•    The Circuit Courts (these are now defunct)
•    The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
•    The Supreme Court (present in twelve judicial districts)
•    The County Courts (these are present in 57 courts, 1 in each county)
•    The Chancery Court (this court is also defunct)
•    The Claims Court
•    The Village and Town Court
•    The Community Court Midtown
•    The Court for Problem Solving

New York Courts – How Can You Contact Them?

Do you have a need to contact the courthouse or want some information about the legal process in the state? You can find a lot more information about the various courts in the state at the official legal website which is at http://www.courts.state.ny.us. Apart from learning about the different state courts here, you can also search for court records according to your needs. 

New York Justices and Judges

Any New York judge works with a simple objective – following the rules and laws closely, so that legal disputes can be resolved timely and fairly.

In the Appeals Court, there are 6 Associate Judges and a Chief Judge – the state Governor appoints all of them. The Chief Judge heads the legal system and is referred to as Chief Judge in New York.

The Supreme Court has an Appellate Division and cases come here from the state Supreme Court, which is just a trial court and present in the 63 counties of the state.

New York State Court Regulations

If you need to learn about regulations or find out more about a recent notice, you can visit the state’s legal website which at http://courts.state.ny.us. If you are thinking of filing a case, you will need to know which court has the jurisdiction to hear it. You can find this out at the website as well. You can also call up the concerned legal personnel at 1-800-268-7869. Alternatively, you can email them at question@courts.state.ny.us.

Specific New York Court Information:

New York Family Court

New York Bankruptcy Court

Small Claims Court New York

New York Probate

New York Civil Court