Appellate Division
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The Appellate Division is the intermediate appellate court of the New York State Unified Court System, responsible for reviewing decisions from lower courts and overseeing various aspects of legal practice in the state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Appellate Division canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10868351 — 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 Context triple: [Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, alsoKnownAs, Appellate Division]
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A.
Appellate Division
The Appellate Division is a branch of the Santa Clara County Superior Court that reviews appeals of certain lower court decisions, typically from limited-jurisdiction or misdemeanor cases.
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B.
Appellate Division
The Appellate Division is a specialized unit within the Cook County State's Attorney's Office responsible for handling appeals and related post-conviction legal proceedings.
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C.
Appellate Division
The Appellate Division is the branch of the High Court of American Samoa responsible for hearing and deciding appeals from lower court decisions within the territory’s judicial system.
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D.
Appellate Division
The Appellate Division is the higher-tier judicial chamber of the East African Court of Justice that hears appeals and reviews decisions from its lower division.
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E.
Appellate Division
The Appellate Division was historically the highest court of appeal in South Africa, responsible for hearing and deciding appeals on significant legal matters before later being succeeded by the Supreme Court of Appeal.
- 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 Target entity description: The Appellate Division is the intermediate appellate court of the New York State Unified Court System, responsible for reviewing decisions from lower courts and overseeing various aspects of legal practice in the state.
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A.
Appellate Division
The Appellate Division is the higher-tier judicial chamber of the East African Court of Justice that hears appeals and reviews decisions from its lower division.
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B.
Appellate Division
The Appellate Division is a branch of the Santa Clara County Superior Court that reviews appeals of certain lower court decisions, typically from limited-jurisdiction or misdemeanor cases.
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C.
Appellate Division
The Appellate Division is a specialized unit within the Cook County State's Attorney's Office responsible for handling appeals and related post-conviction legal proceedings.
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D.
Appellate Division
The Appellate Division is the branch of the High Court of American Samoa responsible for hearing and deciding appeals from lower court decisions within the territory’s judicial system.
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E.
Appellate Division
The Appellate Division was historically the highest court of appeal in South Africa, responsible for hearing and deciding appeals on significant legal matters before later being succeeded by the Supreme Court of Appeal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of record
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intermediate appellate court ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Appellate Division ⓘ |
| appealsTo | New York Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| appoints |
members of certain character and fitness committees
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members of certain judicial screening committees ⓘ |
| bindingPrecedentIn | its own department ⓘ |
| canIssue |
judgments
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orders ⓘ written opinions ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Article VI of the New York Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| establishedBy | New York State Constitution ⓘ |
| handles |
applications for leave to appeal in certain matters
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applications for stays pending appeal ⓘ motions for interim relief in appeals ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Appellate Division, First Department
ⓘ
Appellate Division, Fourth Department ⓘ Appellate Division, Second Department ⓘ Appellate Division, Third Department ⓘ |
| interprets |
New York State Constitution
ⓘ
New York State law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
State of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| levelOfAppeal | intermediate ⓘ |
| location |
New York State
ⓘ
linked to:
New York
|
| numberOfDepartments | 4 ⓘ |
| oversees |
admission of attorneys to the New York State Bar
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discipline of attorneys in New York State ⓘ regulation of legal practice in New York State ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York State Unified Court System
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State Judiciary
|
| persuasiveAuthorityIn | other departments of the Appellate Division ⓘ |
| reviews |
certain decisions of the New York City Civil Court
ⓘ
certain decisions of the New York City Criminal Court ⓘ decisions of the County Courts of New York ⓘ decisions of the Court of Claims of New York ⓘ decisions of the Family Courts of New York ⓘ decisions of the Supreme Court of the State of New York ⓘ decisions of the Surrogate’s Courts of New York ⓘ |
| seat |
Albany
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Brooklyn ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ Rochester ⓘ |
| subjectToReviewBy | New York Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| typeOfCases |
administrative appeals
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civil appeals ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Appellate Division Description of subject: The Appellate Division is the intermediate appellate court of the New York State Unified Court System, responsible for reviewing decisions from lower courts and overseeing various aspects of legal practice in the state.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
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alsoKnownAs
→
Appellate Division
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subject linked to:
App Div
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
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alsoKnownAs
→
Appellate Division
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subject linked to:
Appellate Division