NY BAR REVIEW - APPELLATE DIVISIONS

Question 1

how many appellate divisions in sup ct?

Answer 1

4

Question 2

where are they located?

Answer 2

one in each of state’s four judicial depts.

Question 3

what do these courts do?

Answer 3

resolve appeals from judgments or orders of superior courts of original jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases and review civil appeals taken from appellate terms and county courts acting as appellate courts

Question 4

first judicial dept contains which counties?

Answer 4

bronx and ny county

Question 5

second judicial dept contains which counties?

Answer 5

dutchess, kings, nassau, orange, putnam, queens, richmond, rockland, suffold, westchester

Question 6

third judicial dept contains which counties?

Answer 6

albany, broome, chemung, chenango, clinton, columbia, cortland, delaware, essex, franklin, fulton, greene, hamilton, madison, montgomery, otsego, rensselaer, st lawrence, saratoga, schenectady, schoharie, schuyler, sullivan, tioga, tompkins, ulster, warren, washington

Question 7

fourth` judicial dept contains which counties?

Answer 7

allegany, cattaraugus, cayuga, chautauqua, erie, genesee, herkimer, jefferson, lewis, livingston, monroe, niagara, oneida, onondaga, ontario, orleans, oswego, seneca, steuben, wayne, wyoming, yates

Question 8

1st judicial dept includes judicial districts?

Answer 8

1 and 12

Question 9

2nd judicial dept includes judicial districts?

Answer 9

2, 9, 10, 11

Question 10

3rd judicial dept includes judicial districts?

Answer 10

3, 4, 6

Question 11

4th judicial dept includes judicial districts?

Answer 11

5, 7, 8