N.Y. Ct. App.
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N.Y. Ct. App. is the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court and court of last resort.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| N.Y. Ct. App. canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2311816 — 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: N.Y. Ct. App. Context triple: [Sup Ct, distinguishedFrom, N.Y. Ct. App.]
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A.
New York City Civil Court
The New York City Civil Court is a local trial court in New York City that primarily handles civil cases involving smaller monetary claims, housing disputes, and other limited-jurisdiction matters.
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B.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York
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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C.
New York Surrogate's Court
The New York Surrogate's Court is a specialized state court that handles probate of wills, administration of estates, and related matters involving the affairs of deceased persons in New York.
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D.
New York Family Court
New York Family Court is a specialized trial court in New York State that handles cases involving children and families, such as custody, child support, abuse, neglect, and juvenile delinquency.
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E.
New York City courts
New York City courts are the judicial bodies that handle civil, criminal, family, and administrative cases arising within New York City’s five boroughs under state and local law.
- 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: N.Y. Ct. App. Target entity description: N.Y. Ct. App. is the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court and court of last resort.
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A.
New York City Civil Court
The New York City Civil Court is a local trial court in New York City that primarily handles civil cases involving smaller monetary claims, housing disputes, and other limited-jurisdiction matters.
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B.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York
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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C.
New York Surrogate's Court
The New York Surrogate's Court is a specialized state court that handles probate of wills, administration of estates, and related matters involving the affairs of deceased persons in New York.
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D.
New York Family Court
New York Family Court is a specialized trial court in New York State that handles cases involving children and families, such as custody, child support, abuse, neglect, and juvenile delinquency.
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E.
New York City courts
New York City courts are the judicial bodies that handle civil, criminal, family, and administrative cases arising within New York City’s five boroughs under state and local law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
court of last resort ⓘ state court ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
N.Y. Ct. App.
ⓘ
N.Y.3d ⓘ |
| building | Court of Appeals Hall ⓘ |
| canReview |
in limited circumstances, questions of fact
ⓘ
questions of law ⓘ |
| citationStyle | N.Y.3d ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| courtType |
appellate court
ⓘ
court of last resort ⓘ |
| decisionsPublishedIn |
New York Reports, third series
ⓘ
linked to:
New York Reports
|
| establishedBy | New York State Constitution ⓘ |
| finalAuthorityOn |
New York State law
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State statutes
|
| fullName | New York Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| governingBody |
New York State Unified Court System
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State Judiciary
|
| governingDocument |
New York Constitution, Article VI
ⓘ
linked to:
Article VI of the New York Constitution
|
| hasAppellateJurisdictionOver | Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York ⓘ |
| hasOfficialReporter | New York Reports ⓘ |
| hasPosition |
Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
ⓘ
Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals ⓘ
linked to:
Chief Judge of the State of New York
|
| hasPower | to declare New York statutes unconstitutional under the New York Constitution ⓘ |
| hasPrecedentAuthority | binding on all New York state courts ⓘ |
| historicalPredecessor | Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors ⓘ |
| interprets |
New York Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State Constitution
New York statutes ⓘ |
| isHighestCourtOf | New York ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
New York State court system
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State Judiciary
|
| jurisdiction |
State of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. state of New York
|
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| levelInStateJudiciary | highest ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Albany, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Albany
|
| mayAnswerCertifiedQuestionsFrom |
federal courts
ⓘ
other state courts ⓘ |
| numberOfJudges | 7 ⓘ |
| regionServed |
State of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. state of New York
|
| reviews |
appeals in civil cases
ⓘ
appeals in criminal cases ⓘ decisions of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court ⓘ |
| seat |
Albany, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Albany
|
| selectionMethodOfJudges | gubernatorial appointment with Senate confirmation ⓘ |
| subjectMatterJurisdiction | state law issues ⓘ |
| termLimitsOfJudges | until age 70 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: N.Y. Ct. App. Description of subject: N.Y. Ct. App. is the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court and court of last resort.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.