New York Court of Appeals

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appellate court court of last resort judicial body state supreme court (in function)

The New York Court of Appeals is the highest appellate court in the state of New York, serving as its court of last resort for interpreting state law and the state constitution.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
New York Court of Appeals canonical	36
NY Court of Appeals	1
New York Court of Appeals as the highest court of the state	1
New York Court of Appeals judges	1
New York State Court of Appeals	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T46981 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York Court of Appeals
Context triple: [New York State Constitution, establishes, New York Court of Appeals]

A. New York State Judiciary
The New York State Judiciary is the unified court system of New York State, encompassing a range of trial and appellate courts that interpret and apply state law.
B. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, serving as its court of last resort and one of the oldest continuously functioning appellate courts in the United States.
C. Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
D. Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest judicial authority in Puerto Rico, responsible for interpreting the territory’s constitution and laws and overseeing its court system.
E. Superior Court of Judicature
The Superior Court of Judicature was the highest colonial-era court in Massachusetts, serving as the chief appellate and trial court before being succeeded by the modern Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York Court of Appeals
Target entity description: The New York Court of Appeals is the highest appellate court in the state of New York, serving as its court of last resort for interpreting state law and the state constitution.

A. New York State Judiciary
The New York State Judiciary is the unified court system of New York State, encompassing a range of trial and appellate courts that interpret and apply state law.
B. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, serving as its court of last resort and one of the oldest continuously functioning appellate courts in the United States.
C. Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
D. Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest judicial authority in Puerto Rico, responsible for interpreting the territory’s constitution and laws and overseeing its court system.
E. Superior Court of Judicature
The Superior Court of Judicature was the highest colonial-era court in Massachusetts, serving as the chief appellate and trial court before being succeeded by the modern Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	appellate court ⓘ court of last resort ⓘ judicial body ⓘ state supreme court (in function) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	New York Court of Appeals ⓘ surface form: NY Court of Appeals New York Court of Appeals ⓘ surface form: New York State Court of Appeals
appliesToJurisdiction	New York State Constitution ⓘ New York State law ⓘ
appointmentProcess	appointments subject to confirmation by the New York State Senate ⓘ judges appointed by the Governor of New York ⓘ
branchOf	Judicial branch of the State of New York ⓘ
buildingLocation	20 Eagle Street, Albany, New York ⓘ
composition	one chief judge and six associate judges ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courtType	court of last resort ⓘ state appellate court ⓘ
dateOfEstablishment	1847 ⓘ
establishedBy	New York State Constitution ⓘ
governingBodyOf	New York State Judiciary ⓘ surface form: New York State Unified Court System (as its highest court)
governs	precedent binding on all New York state courts ⓘ
hasBuilding	Court of Appeals Hall ⓘ
hasChiefJudgeRole	administrative head of the New York State Unified Court System ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	civil cases in New York ⓘ criminal cases in New York ⓘ questions of New York law certified by federal courts ⓘ
hasNumberOfPositions	7 ⓘ
hasPositions	Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals ⓘ Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/ ⓘ
hearingFormat	panel of all seven judges ⓘ
hearsCases	appeals from certain other lower courts as provided by law ⓘ appeals from the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court ⓘ
hierarchicalPosition	above the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court ⓘ highest court in the New York State Unified Court System ⓘ
interprets	New York State Constitution ⓘ New York State law ⓘ
jurisdiction	U.S. state of New York ⓘ surface form: State of New York
legalAuthority	New York State Constitution ⓘ New York State statutes ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	New York ⓘ surface form: New York State
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
location	Albany ⓘ surface form: Albany, New York
mandatoryRetirementAge	70 ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
replaced	Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors ⓘ
selectionMethod	merit-based appointment from a list by the Commission on Judicial Nomination ⓘ
termLength	14-year terms for judges ⓘ

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Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New York State Constitution → establishes → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

New York State Judiciary → hasPart → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

New York State Judiciary → highestCourt → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

New York Court of Appeals → alsoKnownAs → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

this entity surface form: NY Court of Appeals

New York Court of Appeals → alsoKnownAs → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York State Court of Appeals

New York Supreme Court → highestCourtOfStateIs → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York → higherCourt → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Government of the State of New York → highestCourt → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo → memberOfCourt → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

subject surface form: Benjamin N. Cardozo

Chief Judge of the State of New York → headOf → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Chief Judge of the State of New York → memberOf → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Chief Judge of the State of New York → jurisdiction → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Chief Judge of the State of New York → presidesOver → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Albany Law School → proximityTo → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors → supersededBy → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Court of Appeals Hall → occupant → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Court of Appeals Hall → primaryCourtroomFor → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Appellate Term of the Supreme Court → below → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Article VI of the New York Constitution → regulates → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Article VI of the New York Constitution → establishes → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Court of Appeals as the highest court of the state

Chancellor of New York → replacedBy → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Court of Appeals judges

Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. → court → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. → court → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Cardozo → memberOfCourt → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

subject surface form: Benjamin N. Cardozo

Lafayette Park (Albany, New York) → near → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

New York Court of Appeals Building → occupant → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

New York Court of Appeals Building → namedAfter → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Judith Kaye → employer → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Rowan D. Wilson → employer → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Rowan D. Wilson → isChiefJudgeOf → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

New York Court of Chancery → replacedBy → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Ward Hunt (as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court) → memberOf → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

subject surface form: Ward Hunt

New York Judiciary Law → governs → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

First Judicial Department of New York → higherCourt → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

First Judicial Department of New York → decisionsReviewableBy → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

N.Y. Ct. App. → fullName → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

App Div → appealsTo → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

subject surface form: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

App Div → subjectToReviewBy → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

subject surface form: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

New York Bar → associatedWith → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

Appeals Division → appearsBefore → New York Court of Appeals ⓘ

subject surface form: Appeals Division (New York County District Attorney’s Office)

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