New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department

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Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department
Seal of the Second Department
Courthouse in Brooklyn Heights
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Established1894 (1894)
LocationBrooklyn, New York
Composition methodGubernatorial appointment
Authorised byConstitution of the State of New York
Appeals toNew York Court of Appeals
Number of positions7 plus additional justices
Websitenycourts.gov/courts/AD2/
Presiding Justice
CurrentlyHector LaSalle
Since2021
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The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, or simply the Second Department, is one of the four geographical components of the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, the intermediate appellate court of the State of New York. Its courthouse is located in Brooklyn, New York City.

The court has jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal appeals from the trial courts located in 10 counties: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester in the Hudson Valley, Nassau and Suffolk on Long Island, and Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, and Richmond (Staten Island) in New York City. These counties comprise 8% of New York State's land area, yet account for more than 50% of its population.[1]

As with all four departments of the Appellate Division, the Second Department was created in its current form by the Constitution of the State of New York, adopted at the 1894 constitutional convention. The constitution fixes the number of justices at seven, but the governor may designate additional justices if there is a need. The court currently has 22 judicial seats.[1]

As of 2021, the Second Department is the busiest appellate court in the United States and decides 65% of all cases in the Appellate Division.[2] The court issued more than 3,500 rulings in 2017.[3] In 1966, its caseload surpassed that of the First Department, based in Manhattan.[1]

The Second Department courthouse is located on Monroe Place in Brooklyn Heights and was designed by Slee & Bryson in the neoclassical style. Construction began on March 1, 1937, and the courthouse opened on September 28, 1938.[4]

List of presiding justices

Presiding justices
No. Name Years Ref.
1 Charles F. Brown 1896 [5]
2 William W. Goodrich 1896–1903 [6]
3 Michael H. Hirschberg 1904–1911 [7]
4 Almet Francis Jenks 1911–1921 [8]
5 Abel E. Blackmar 1921–1922 [9]
6 William J. Kelly 1923–1927 [10][11]
7 Edward Lazansky 1927–1942 [12]
8 Frederick P. Close 1943–1945 [13]
9 Harry E. Lewis 1946–1948 [14]
10 Gerald Nolan 1948–1961 [15]
11 George Beldock 1961–1970 [16]
12 Marcus G. Christ 1970–1971 [17][18]
13 Samuel Rabin 1971–1974 [19]
14 Frank A. Gulotta 1974–1977 [20]
15 Milton Mollen 1978–1990 [21]
16 Guy James Mangano 1990–2001 [22]
17 A. Gail Prudenti 2002–2011 [23]
18 Randall T. Eng 2012–2017 [24]
19 Alan D. Scheinkman 2018–2020 [25]
20 Hector LaSalle 2021–present [26]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c "About the Court". Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Mastro, William F. (January 15, 2021). "Rising to the Challenge of a Staggering Foreclosure Caseload". New York Law Journal. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Denney, Andrew (November 22, 2021). "New York's Largest Appellate Division Department Names New Clerk of Court". New York Law Journal. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Courthouse". Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Charles F. Brown". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "William W. Goodrich". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "Michael H. Hirschberg". Historical Society of New York Courts. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "Almet F. Jenks". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  9. ^ "Abel E. Blackmar". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "William J. Kelly". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  11. ^ Chester & Williams 2005, p. 948
  12. ^ "Justice Lazansky Feted at 70 Years: Painting of Himself Given to Jurist by Judge Lehman at Dinner for 125". The New York Times. December 16, 1942. p. 42. ProQuest 106336511. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via ProQuest.
  13. ^ "Frederick Close, Retired Justice: Member of State Supreme Court, 1930–45, Is Dead". The New York Times. March 12, 1962. p. 31. Archived from the original on July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  14. ^ "Harry E. Lewis". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  15. ^ "Gerald Nolan". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  16. ^ "George Bedlock". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  17. ^ "Marcus G. Christ". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  18. ^ "Rockefeller Appoints Rabin To Post of Presiding Justice". The New York Times. December 30, 1970. p. 23. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  19. ^ "Stevens and Rabin Named To State's Highest Court". The New York Times. January 1, 1974. p. 1. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  20. ^ "Frank A. Gulotta, 82, Ex-New York Justice". The New York Times. December 12, 1989. p. 24. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  21. ^ "Milton Mollen". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  22. ^ "Guy James Mangano". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  23. ^ "NY chief administrative judge stepping down". Times Herald-Record. July 29, 2015. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  24. ^ "Randall T. Eng". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  25. ^ "Alan D. Scheinkman". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  26. ^ Bardash, Ellen (May 25, 2021). "Cuomo Appoints 7 Justices to Appellate Division, New 2nd Department Presiding Justice". New York Law Journal. Archived from the original on May 31, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2022.

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