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Court of Appeals - ✔✔highest court in New York
no original jurisdiction
no amount in controversy
jurisdiction is generally limited to questions of law (except in death penalty
cases)
7 judges
Appellate Division of Supreme Court - ✔✔single statewide appellate court
four judicial departments
principle intermediate appeals court
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, Supreme Court - ✔✔general original jurisdiction of all cases in law and
equity
exclusive subject matter jurisdiction over matrimonial assets
Court of Claims - ✔✔exclusive jurisdiction over tort and contract claims
against the state
no right to jury, only bench trials
County Court - ✔✔jurisdiction over claims that do not exceed $25k,
summary proceedings to recover possession of property, and criminal
matters
jurisdiction over most appeals from district, city, town, and village courts
Surrogate's Court - ✔✔jurisdiction over all proceedings relating to the
affairs of decedents, probate of wills, admin of estates, and guardianship of
the property of minors
concurrent jurisdiction (w/SC) over wrongful death actions
full equity powers
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