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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York is the intermediate appellate court in New York State. The state is geographically divided into four judicial departments of the Appellate Division. The full title of each is,using the "Fourth Department" as an example,the "Supreme Court of the State of New York,Appellate Division,Fourth Judicial Department".
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the judiciary of New York. It is vested with unlimited civil and criminal jurisdiction,although in many counties outside New York City it acts primarily as a court of civil jurisdiction,with most criminal matters handled in County Court.
A law clerk,judicial clerk,or judicial assistant is a person,often a lawyer,who provides direct counsel and assistance to a lawyer or judge by researching issues and drafting legal opinions for cases before the court. Judicial clerks often play significant roles in the formation of case law through their influence upon judges' decisions. Judicial clerks should not be confused with legal clerks,court clerks,or courtroom deputies who only provide secretarial and administrative support to attorneys and/or judges.
The Judiciary of New York is the judicial branch of the Government of New York,comprising all the courts of the State of New York.
Victoria A. Graffeo is a former judge of the New York State's Court of Appeals. Judge Graffeo was appointed to the court by Republican Governor George Pataki in 2000 for a 14-year term. Governor Andrew Cuomo declined to appoint her to a second term,and she left the bench on November 29,2014.
Elias Leo Milonas was an American judge and lawyer who served for 26 years as a judge in New York State. He chaired the New York Commission on Judicial Nomination from 2019 until his death,and retired from his position as a partner with the law firm Pillsbury Winthrop at the end of 2023.
Leland George DeGrasse was a judge in New York,New York,who served for seven years as an associate justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court,First Judicial Department.
Rolando Acosta is an American lawyer who was the presiding justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court,First Judicial Department,from 2017 to 2023.
Sallie Manzanet-Daniels is an associate justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court,First Judicial Department.
Peter Tom is an American attorney who served as an associate justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court,First Judicial Department from 1994 to 2019.
Richard Thompson Andrias was an associate justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court,First Judicial Department.
Karla Moskowitz is a retired Associate Justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court,First Judicial Department.
Dianne Theresa Renwick is the presiding justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court,First Judicial Department.
John W. Sweeny,Jr. is retired Associate Justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court,First Judicial Department.
Rosalyn Richter is an American lawyer who served as an associate justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court,First Judicial Department.
Leslie E. Stein is a former judge on New York State's Court of Appeals. Stein was appointed to the court by Governor Andrew Cuomo in late 2014,and was confirmed by the New York State Senate on February 9,2015.
Carmen R. Velasquez is a Supreme Court Justice serving in the 11th district of the State of New York since January 2015. She has also served as judge for the New York City Civil Court of Queens County previously to her election. Velasquez is the first Ecuadorian to serve as judge for the Civil Court and Supreme Court of the State of New York.
Randall T. Eng is an American judge who was the presiding justice of the New York Supreme Court,Appellate Division,Second Department. Eng became the first Asian-American to serve as a presiding justice in New York State's history. Born in Canton,China but raised in New York City,Eng attended public school before graduating from the State University of New York at Buffalo and St. John's University School of Law. From 1970 to 2004,Eng was a member of the New York Army National Guard,retiring as a judge advocate with the rank of colonel.
Karen K. Peters is an American jurist who served as Presiding Justice of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division,Third Department from 2012 until her retirement in 2017 and was the first woman to serve in that role.