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	New York Appellate Division ⓘ linked to: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York
appealFrom	County Courts of New York ⓘ linked to: New York County Courts Court of Claims of New York ⓘ linked to: New York Court of Claims Family Courts of New York ⓘ linked to: New York Family Court Supreme Court of the State of New York ⓘ linked to: New York Supreme Court Surrogate's Courts of New York ⓘ linked to: New York Surrogate's Court
appliesToJurisdiction	State of New York ⓘ linked to: U.S. 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 ⓘ linked to: United States of America
courtType	intermediate appellate court ⓘ
establishedBy	New York State Constitution ⓘ
hasPart	Appellate Division, First Department ⓘ linked to: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York Appellate Division, Fourth Department ⓘ linked to: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York Appellate Division, Second Department ⓘ linked to: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York Appellate Division, Third Department ⓘ linked to: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York
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	Supreme Court of the State of New York ⓘ linked to: New York Supreme Court
partOf	New York State Unified Court System ⓘ linked to: New York State Judiciary
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 ⓘ linked to: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

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 the State of New York ⓘ