Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department

About Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department

The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, also called the Second Department, is one of the four geographical components of the Appellate Division, New York State's intermediate-level appellate court. It hears civil appeals from the Supreme Court, Surrogate's Court, Family Court and Court of Claims, and criminal appeals from the Supreme Court and County Court in its territory. It also has jurisdiction over certain original proceedings. Appeals from the Appellate Division are taken to the Court of Appeals, the state's highest court.

The Second Department covers ten downstate counties: Richmond, Kings, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Dutchess, Orange, Rockland and Putnam. Its administrative functions include the Clerk of the Court's office, attorney matters such as certificates of good standing and disciplinary proceedings, and the Committees on Character & Fitness for several judicial districts. The court sits in a courthouse at 45 Monroe Place in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District, Brooklyn, and it uses mandatory e-filing through NYSCEF for certain matters.

Practice areas

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