New York State Judiciary

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judicial branch state court system

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.

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All labels observed (23)

Label	Occurrences
New York State Unified Court System	49
New York State courts	21
New York State Office of Court Administration	3
New York State court system	3
New York State judiciary	3
New York state courts	3
Judicial branch of New York State	2
judicial branch of New York State	2
state courts of New York	2
Justice of the New York Supreme Court	1
New York State Judiciary canonical	1
New York State Unified Court System (as its highest court)	1
New York State Unified Court System Problem-Solving Courts administration	1
New York State Unified Court System administration	1
New York State appellate courts	1
New York State judges	1
New York State judicial offices	1
New York State trial court system	1
New York state court system	1
New York state judiciary	1
Office of Court Administration of the New York State Unified Court System	1
judiciary of New York	1
unified court system of New York	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T46973 — 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 State Judiciary
Context triple: [New York State Constitution, establishes, New York State Judiciary]

A. New York State Legislature
The New York State Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of New York, consisting of the State Senate and the State Assembly.
B. New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is the upper chamber of the New York State Legislature, responsible for crafting and passing state laws alongside the New York State Assembly.
C. Judicial Conference of the United States
The Judicial Conference of the United States is the national policy-making body for the federal court system, responsible for setting administrative and procedural rules for U.S. federal courts.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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 State Judiciary
Target entity description: 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.

A. New York State Legislature
The New York State Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of New York, consisting of the State Senate and the State Assembly.
B. New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is the upper chamber of the New York State Legislature, responsible for crafting and passing state laws alongside the New York State Assembly.
C. Judicial Conference of the United States
The Judicial Conference of the United States is the national policy-making body for the federal court system, responsible for setting administrative and procedural rules for U.S. federal courts.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	judicial branch ⓘ state court system ⓘ
administeredBy	New York State Unified Court System ⓘ linked to: New York State Judiciary
administrativeHead	Chief Judge of the State of New York ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	New York State Unified Court System ⓘ linked to: New York State Judiciary
appliesLaw	New York Constitution ⓘ linked to: New York State Constitution New York State law ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employs	court clerks ⓘ court officers ⓘ judges ⓘ justices ⓘ
function	adjudication of civil cases ⓘ adjudication of criminal cases ⓘ appellate review of lower court decisions ⓘ application of state law ⓘ interpretation of state law ⓘ
governedBy	New York Constitution ⓘ linked to: New York State Constitution
hasOffice	New York State Office of Court Administration ⓘ linked to: New York State Judiciary
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.nycourts.gov ⓘ
hasPart	Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York ⓘ linked to: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of the State of New York ⓘ linked to: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York New York City Civil Court ⓘ New York City Criminal Court ⓘ New York City Family Court ⓘ linked to: New York Family Court New York City Housing Court ⓘ linked to: New York City Civil Court New York City Supreme Court ⓘ linked to: New York Supreme Court New York City Surrogate's Court ⓘ linked to: New York Surrogate's Court New York Commercial Division of the Supreme Court ⓘ linked to: New York Supreme Court New York County Courts ⓘ New York Court of Appeals ⓘ New York Court of Claims ⓘ New York District Courts ⓘ linked to: New York City Civil Court New York Family Court ⓘ New York Problem-Solving Courts ⓘ New York Supreme Court ⓘ New York Surrogate's Court ⓘ New York Town and Village Courts ⓘ
hasTypeOfCourt	court of last resort ⓘ intermediate appellate courts ⓘ trial courts ⓘ
headedBy	Chief Judge of the State of New York ⓘ
highestCourt	New York Court of Appeals ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of New York ⓘ linked to: U.S. state of New York
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Albany, New York ⓘ linked to: Albany
partOf	Government of the State of New York ⓘ

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