New York State Government The New York Constitution, signed in 1777, dictates the governmental structure of the state. There are three main branches of government: judicial, legislative, and executive. Legislative departments have the authority to make laws on behalf of a political entity, judicial...
The New York Court System is divided geographically into four judicial departments and 13 judicial districts. The First Judicial Department includes districts 1 and 12. The Second Judicial Department encompasses districts 2, 9, 10, 11, and 13. The Third Judicial Department includes districts 3, 4...
State of New York Court System New York operates a unified, butextensive court systemcomprising various levels of courts that each have specific functions. This unified court system is geographically divided into four judicial departments and 13 judicial districts for administrative purposes. New York'...
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court This is the second highest ranking court in the state of New York and hears appeal from the superior courts in civil issues, the Supreme Court in criminal issues and county courts in felony criminal cases. The court is divided into 4 judicial departments...
“I almost feel like I was born in government affairs,” says Radix, whose mother, Sylvia Hinds-Radix, has been a judge in several city and state judicial offices over the past two decades, after spending the first part of her career as a staff attorney at District Council 37. “Watching...
New York State operates under a democratic form of government with a constitution that outlines its structure and powers. The governance has three divisions: the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch. At the helm of the executive branch is the Governor, the highest-...
and Natural Gas Facilities, of a new and improved siting process for wind and solar energy projects; guidance from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC’s) fourth edition of The SEQR Handbook; and administrative developments and recent judicial and administrative ...
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The 11th District of the New York Supreme Court serves all of Queens County, and is one of the thirteen Judicial Districts in the state of New York. It also represents one of the five Judicial Districts that form New York City Audrey I. Pheffer is the Queens County Clerk, Clerk of th...
Labor unions were restrained by legal and judicial barriers from certain activities and could be taken to court for striking, boycotting, picketing, and the like. The act also kept employers from forcing employees to sign an agreement to not join a union upon penalty of being fired. [Pictured...