The New York Appellate Division, Second Department, has overturned the lower court’s decision in a contentious custody and ...

The New York Republican Party is blasting Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pick for a vacancy on the state’s appellate division, accusing ...

In New York, the Court of Appeals’ decisions are binding statewide. Appellate Division rulings bind trial courts within their ...

Justices Lisa Ottley—who has developed a particular specialty in presiding over guardianship cases—and Christina Ryba—o-chairs a blue-ribbon committee on equal access to justice—were appointed ...

A recent announcement from the New York Appellate Division, Second Department, states that it will reverse a lower court ...

Our State & Local Tax Group analyzes a New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division decision holding that a taxpayer’s ...

This is the last in an occasional series of articles explaining the history and scope of the various New York State Courts Sometimes, New York’s trial judges make a mistake. They’re human beings, and ...

Governor Kathy Hochul announced new designations to New York’s Appellate Courts during a press event in Albany. Hochul named Justice Lisa Ottley as an additional justice of the Appellate Division of ...