Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

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New York State court court of law intermediate appellate court

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York is the state's intermediate appellate court, organized into four judicial departments that review civil and criminal decisions from lower courts.

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All labels observed (21)

Label	Occurrences
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York	11
Appellate Division, First Department	5
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court	3
Appellate Division, Fourth Department	3
Appellate Division, Second Department	3
Appellate Division, Third Department	3
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division	3
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department	2
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department	2
Appellate Division	1
Appellate Division departments	1
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court as an intermediate appellate court	1
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York canonical	1
Appellate Divisions of the New York Supreme Court	1
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of the State of New York	1
New York Appellate Division	1
New York State Appellate Division	1
New York Supreme Court Appellate Division	1
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department	1
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term (First Department)	1
Second Judicial Department of New York	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T46982 — 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: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York
Context triple: [New York State Constitution, establishes, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York]

A. New York Court of Appeals
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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
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. New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is the municipal agency responsible for identifying, designating, and regulating the city’s architecturally, historically, and culturally significant buildings and sites.
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: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York
Target entity description: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York is the state's intermediate appellate court, organized into four judicial departments that review civil and criminal decisions from lower courts.

A. New York Court of Appeals
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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
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. New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is the municipal agency responsible for identifying, designating, and regulating the city’s architecturally, historically, and culturally significant buildings and sites.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New York State court ⓘ court of law ⓘ intermediate appellate court ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ surface form: New York Appellate Division
appealFrom	New York County Courts ⓘ surface form: County Courts of New York New York Court of Claims ⓘ surface form: Court of Claims of New York New York Family Court ⓘ surface form: Family Courts of New York New York Supreme Court ⓘ surface form: Supreme Court of the State of New York New York Surrogate's Court ⓘ surface form: Surrogate's Courts of New York
appliesToJurisdiction	U.S. state of New York ⓘ surface form: State of New York
appointingAuthorityForJustices	Governor of New York ⓘ
canIssue	judgments ⓘ orders ⓘ written opinions ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Article VI of the New York Constitution ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courtType	intermediate appellate court ⓘ
establishedBy	New York State Constitution ⓘ
hasPart	Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Appellate Division, First Department Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Appellate Division, Fourth Department Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Appellate Division, Second Department Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Appellate Division, Third Department
hasPosition	Associate Justice ⓘ Presiding Justice ⓘ
hasPower	admit attorneys to the bar ⓘ promulgate court rules within its department ⓘ regulate attorney discipline ⓘ review discretionary determinations ⓘ review questions of fact in some cases ⓘ review questions of law ⓘ
hearsAppealsBy	panel of justices ⓘ
higherCourt	New York Court of Appeals ⓘ
isBindingOn	Supreme Court trial terms within its department ⓘ lower courts within its department ⓘ
justicesSelectedFrom	elected justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
levelInJudicialHierarchy	intermediate ⓘ
numberOfDepartments	4 ⓘ
parentOrganization	New York Supreme Court ⓘ surface form: Supreme Court of the State of New York
partOf	New York State Judiciary ⓘ surface form: New York State Unified Court System
reviews	administrative agency determinations ⓘ civil cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ decisions of certain lower courts ⓘ judgments of the Supreme Court of the State of New York ⓘ orders of the Supreme Court of the State of New York ⓘ
shortName	Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Appellate Division

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (47)

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

New York State Constitution → establishes → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

New York State Judiciary → hasPart → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

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

New York State Judiciary → hasPart → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

New York Supreme Court → hasAppellateDivision → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

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

New York Supreme Court → hasIntermediateAppellateBody → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Division, First Department

New York Supreme Court → hasIntermediateAppellateBody → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Division, Second Department

New York Supreme Court → hasIntermediateAppellateBody → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Division, Third Department

New York Supreme Court → hasIntermediateAppellateBody → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Division, Fourth Department

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York → hasPart → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Division, First Department

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York → hasPart → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Division, Second Department

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York → hasPart → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Division, Third Department

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York → hasPart → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Division, Fourth Department

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York → shortName → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Division

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York → alsoKnownAs → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Appellate Division

Government of the State of New York → intermediateAppellateCourt → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division

New York Family Court → appealsTo → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Supreme Court Appellate Division

New York Surrogate's Court → appealsTo → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division

New York City Criminal Court → hearsAppealsTo → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term (First Department)

New York County Courts → appealsTo → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department

New York Court of Claims → hearsAppealsTo → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

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

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

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

Appellate Term of the Supreme Court → judgesAppointedBy → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

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

Appellate Term of the Supreme Court → appealsTo → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

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

Appellate Term of the Supreme Court → regionServed → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Judicial Department of New York

Sup Ct → refersToCourtWithDivisions → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division

Article VI of the New York Constitution → regulates → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

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

Article VI of the New York Constitution → establishes → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court as an intermediate appellate court

New York City courts → hearsAppealsTo → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

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

New York State court rules → promulgatedBy → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Division departments

Kings County Supreme Court Civil Term → appealsTo → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

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

Kings County Supreme Court Criminal Term → appealsTo → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department

New York Judiciary Law → governs → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court

First Judicial Department of New York → subdivisionOf → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

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

First Judicial Department of New York → sitsAs → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Division, First Department

First Judicial Department of New York → alsoKnownAs → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Division, First Department

N.Y. Ct. App. → hasAppellateJurisdictionOver → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

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

App Div → hasDivision → Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ

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