New York Supreme Court
Trial-level court in New York state / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1]
Despite its name, the Supreme Court of New York is not the highest court in New York, nor is it even a court of appeals. New York is the only state in the United States that uses the name "Supreme Court" for its trial courts rather than the highest court which is the Court of Appeals. Also, although it is a trial court, the Supreme Court sits as a "single great tribunal of general state-wide jurisdiction, rather than an aggregation of separate courts sitting in the several counties or judicial districts of the state."[2] The Supreme Court is established in each of New York's 62 counties.[1]
A separate branch of the Supreme Court called the Appellate Division serves as the highest intermediate appellate court in New York.