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New York State Constitution

VI

N.Y. Const. art. VI

Judiciary

1Unified court system for state established; organization; courts of record; service and execution of process 2Court of appeals and judges thereof; designation of supreme court justices to serve temporarily; judicial nominating commission; filling of vacancies by appointment; confirmation of appointments 3Court of appeals; jurisdiction 4Judicial departments; appellate divisions of supreme court and justices thereof; temporary designation of additional justices; transfer of appeals; jurisdiction 5Appeals from judgment or order; power of appellate court; transfer of appeals taken to unauthorized appellate court 6Judicial districts; composition; supreme court continued; justices of supreme court 7Jurisdiction of supreme court; new classes of actions 8Appellate terms of supreme court; composition and jurisdiction 9Court of claims continued; judges; jurisdiction 10County court continued; judges 11County court; jurisdiction; separate divisions 12Surrogate's court continued; judges; jurisdiction 13Family court established; composition; election and appointment of judges; jurisdiction 14Combination of certain judicial offices 15New York city; city-wide courts established; merger; judges; jurisdiction 16District courts; establishment; jurisdiction; judges; Nassau county district court continued 17Town, village and city courts; jurisdiction; regulation; judges 18Trial by jury; trial without a jury; claims against the state 19Transfer of actions and proceedings 20Judicial office, qualifications and restrictions 21Vacancies; how filled 22Commission on judicial conduct; membership; organization and procedure; review by court of appeals; discipline of judges 23Removal of certain judges and justices, by legislature; by senate on recommendation of governor 24Court for the trial of impeachments 25Compensation and retirement of certain judges and justices 26Temporary assignments of justices or judges to other courts 27Supreme court; extraordinary terms 28Administrative supervision of the courts 29Allocation of cost of maintenance and operation of courts; determination of annual financial needs of the courts 30Regulation of jurisdiction, practice and procedure of the courts 31Peacemakers and other Indian courts continued 32Safeguarding religion of children under jurisdiction of court 33Existing laws to continue in force; legislature to implement article 34Determination of pending appeals, actions and proceedings; terms of judges and justices now in office 35Abolition of certain courts; disposal of records; transfer of judges, justices, court personnel and pending actions and proceedings 36Disposal of appeals, actions and proceedings 36-aEffective date of certain amendments to articles VI and VII 36-cEffective date of certain amendments to article VI, sec. 22 37Effective date of article