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VI
N.Y. Const. art. VI
Judiciary
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Unified court system for state established; organization; courts of record; service and execution of process
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Court of appeals and judges thereof; designation of supreme court justices to serve temporarily; judicial nominating commission; filling of vacancies by appointment; confirmation of appointments
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Court of appeals; jurisdiction
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Judicial departments; appellate divisions of supreme court and justices thereof; temporary designation of additional justices; transfer of appeals; jurisdiction
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Appeals from judgment or order; power of appellate court; transfer of appeals taken to unauthorized appellate court
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Judicial districts; composition; supreme court continued; justices of supreme court
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Jurisdiction of supreme court; new classes of actions
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Appellate terms of supreme court; composition and jurisdiction
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Court of claims continued; judges; jurisdiction
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County court continued; judges
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County court; jurisdiction; separate divisions
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Surrogate's court continued; judges; jurisdiction
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Family court established; composition; election and appointment of judges; jurisdiction
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Combination of certain judicial offices
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New York city; city-wide courts established; merger; judges; jurisdiction
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District courts; establishment; jurisdiction; judges; Nassau county district court continued
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Town, village and city courts; jurisdiction; regulation; judges
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Trial by jury; trial without a jury; claims against the state
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Transfer of actions and proceedings
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Judicial office, qualifications and restrictions
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Vacancies; how filled
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Commission on judicial conduct; membership; organization and procedure; review by court of appeals; discipline of judges
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Removal of certain judges and justices, by legislature; by senate on recommendation of governor
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Court for the trial of impeachments
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Compensation and retirement of certain judges and justices
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Temporary assignments of justices or judges to other courts
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Supreme court; extraordinary terms
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Administrative supervision of the courts
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Allocation of cost of maintenance and operation of courts; determination of annual financial needs of the courts
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Regulation of jurisdiction, practice and procedure of the courts
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Peacemakers and other Indian courts continued
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Safeguarding religion of children under jurisdiction of court
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Existing laws to continue in force; legislature to implement article
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Determination of pending appeals, actions and proceedings; terms of judges and justices now in office
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Abolition of certain courts; disposal of records; transfer of judges, justices, court personnel and pending actions and proceedings
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Disposal of appeals, actions and proceedings
36-a
Effective date of certain amendments to articles VI and VII
36-c
Effective date of certain amendments to article VI, sec. 22
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Effective date of article