New York Law Exam (NYLE) ACTUAL exam:
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What are the Principal Appellate (1) Court of Appeals
Courts in New York?
(2) Appellate Division of Supreme Court (divided
into four judicial departments)
(3) Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court (terms
exist only in First Judicial Department and Second
Judicial Department)
Describe the New York Court of The New York Court of Appeals is the highest
Appeals. court in the New York court system.
Describe the New York Court of The New York Court of Appeals:
Appeals' jurisdiction.
(1) has no original jurisdiction;
(2) exercises appellate jurisdiction in criminal
cases and civil cases without regard to the
amount in controversy;
(3) its jurisdiction is generally limited to questions
of law.
,Describe the New York Appellate The Appellate Division of Supreme Court is:
Division of Supreme Court.
(1) a single, statewide appellate court;
(2) divided into four departments:
- First Department
- Second Department
- Third Department
- Fourth Department
and
(3) is the principal intermediate appeals court for
both criminal and civil cases
What is the rule regarding trial Under the doctrine of stare decisis, trials courts in
departments in one department a given department are REQUIRED to follow
following precedent of the precedent set by the Appellate Division for
Appellate Division for another another department
department?
UNTIL either:
Stated in other words, is a trial court
in the First Department required to (1) the Court of Appeals OR
follow decisions in the Appellate (2) the Appellate Division for the department in
Division of the Second Department which the trial court sits
under the doctrine of stare decisis?
pronounces a contrary rule.
,Are Appellate Divisions of each Each department of the Appellate Division
department required to follow the should accept the decisions of its sister
other department's decisions? departments as persuasive authority but is free to
reach a contrary result.
Stated in another way, is the First
Judicial Department of the See Mountain View Coach Lines, Inc. v. Storms,
Appellate Division bound by 102 AD2d 663 (2d Dept 1984)
decisions made by the Second
Judicial Department of the
Appellate Division?
Describe the Appellate Terms of Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court exist in
the Supreme Court. only in the First Judicial Department of the
Appellate Division and the Second Judicial
Department of the Appellate Division.
The Appellate Terms of both the First and Second
Departments hear appeals from the Civil Court of
New York City.
The Appellate Term of the Second Department
ALSO hears appeals from district, county, city,
town, and village courts.
What makes up the Appellate The Second Judicial Department is comprised of
Division's Second Judicial two counties within New York City.
Department?
What makes up the Appellate The First Judicial Department is comprised of
Division's First Judicial Department? three counties within New York City and seven
other counties.
, What are New York's Principal Trial (1) Supreme Court
Courts?
(2) Court of Claims
(3) County Court
(4) Surrogate's Court
(5) Family Court
Describe the New York Supreme The Supreme Court:
Court's jurisdiction.
(1) has general, original jurisdiction of all cases in
law and equity without monetary limitation
UNLESS its jurisdiction has been specifically
proscribed;
(2) in some cases, its jurisdiction is concurrent
with that of other courts;
(3) it has exclusive subject matter jurisdiction over
matrimonial actions and wrongful death claims
(4) because it is a court of general jurisdiction,
the Supreme Court can exercise jurisdiction over
all criminal proceedings
- NOTE: In practice, the only criminal jurisdiction
that the Supreme Court exercises is over
FELONIES in New York City (remember, because
County Courts exist in every county except NYC
and exercise jurisdiction over criminal matters,
primarily felonies) or Integrated Domestic
Violence Parts anywhere in New York
QUESTION AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
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Terms in this set (112)
What are the Principal Appellate (1) Court of Appeals
Courts in New York?
(2) Appellate Division of Supreme Court (divided
into four judicial departments)
(3) Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court (terms
exist only in First Judicial Department and Second
Judicial Department)
Describe the New York Court of The New York Court of Appeals is the highest
Appeals. court in the New York court system.
Describe the New York Court of The New York Court of Appeals:
Appeals' jurisdiction.
(1) has no original jurisdiction;
(2) exercises appellate jurisdiction in criminal
cases and civil cases without regard to the
amount in controversy;
(3) its jurisdiction is generally limited to questions
of law.
,Describe the New York Appellate The Appellate Division of Supreme Court is:
Division of Supreme Court.
(1) a single, statewide appellate court;
(2) divided into four departments:
- First Department
- Second Department
- Third Department
- Fourth Department
and
(3) is the principal intermediate appeals court for
both criminal and civil cases
What is the rule regarding trial Under the doctrine of stare decisis, trials courts in
departments in one department a given department are REQUIRED to follow
following precedent of the precedent set by the Appellate Division for
Appellate Division for another another department
department?
UNTIL either:
Stated in other words, is a trial court
in the First Department required to (1) the Court of Appeals OR
follow decisions in the Appellate (2) the Appellate Division for the department in
Division of the Second Department which the trial court sits
under the doctrine of stare decisis?
pronounces a contrary rule.
,Are Appellate Divisions of each Each department of the Appellate Division
department required to follow the should accept the decisions of its sister
other department's decisions? departments as persuasive authority but is free to
reach a contrary result.
Stated in another way, is the First
Judicial Department of the See Mountain View Coach Lines, Inc. v. Storms,
Appellate Division bound by 102 AD2d 663 (2d Dept 1984)
decisions made by the Second
Judicial Department of the
Appellate Division?
Describe the Appellate Terms of Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court exist in
the Supreme Court. only in the First Judicial Department of the
Appellate Division and the Second Judicial
Department of the Appellate Division.
The Appellate Terms of both the First and Second
Departments hear appeals from the Civil Court of
New York City.
The Appellate Term of the Second Department
ALSO hears appeals from district, county, city,
town, and village courts.
What makes up the Appellate The Second Judicial Department is comprised of
Division's Second Judicial two counties within New York City.
Department?
What makes up the Appellate The First Judicial Department is comprised of
Division's First Judicial Department? three counties within New York City and seven
other counties.
, What are New York's Principal Trial (1) Supreme Court
Courts?
(2) Court of Claims
(3) County Court
(4) Surrogate's Court
(5) Family Court
Describe the New York Supreme The Supreme Court:
Court's jurisdiction.
(1) has general, original jurisdiction of all cases in
law and equity without monetary limitation
UNLESS its jurisdiction has been specifically
proscribed;
(2) in some cases, its jurisdiction is concurrent
with that of other courts;
(3) it has exclusive subject matter jurisdiction over
matrimonial actions and wrongful death claims
(4) because it is a court of general jurisdiction,
the Supreme Court can exercise jurisdiction over
all criminal proceedings
- NOTE: In practice, the only criminal jurisdiction
that the Supreme Court exercises is over
FELONIES in New York City (remember, because
County Courts exist in every county except NYC
and exercise jurisdiction over criminal matters,
primarily felonies) or Integrated Domestic
Violence Parts anywhere in New York
