New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department Explained

Court Name:	Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department
Authority:	Constitution of the State of New York
Appealsto:	New York Court of Appeals
Positions:	7 plus additional justices
Chiefjudgetitle:	Presiding Justice
Chiefjudgename:	Hector LaSalle
Termstart:	2021
Location:	Brooklyn, New York
Type:	Gubernatorial appointment

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.

, 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.

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

	Name	Years
1		1896	^[5]
2		18961903	^[6]
3		19041911	^[7]
4		19111921	^[8]
5		19211922	^[9]
6		19231927	^[10]
7		19271942	^[11]
8		19431945	^[12]
9		19461948	^[13]
10		19481961	^[14]
11		19611970	^[15]
12		19701971	^[16] ^[17]
13		19711974	^[18]
14		19741977	^[19]
15		19781990	^[20]
16		19902001	^[21]
17		20022011	^[22]
18		20122017	^[23]
19		20182020	^[24]
20		2021	^[25]

See also

• New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department
• New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department
• New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department

References

Sources

• Book: Chester . Alden . Courts and Lawyers of New York: A History, 1609–1925 . Williams . Edwin Melvin . Lawbook Exchange . 2005 . 978-1-58477-424-2 . 1 . Clark, New Jersey . en . 54046915 . April 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406145505/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Courts_and_Lawyers_of_New_York/07IF9RMUR2IC . April 6, 2023 . live . Google Books.

Notes and References

1. Web site: About the Court . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426184556/https://nycourts.gov/courts/ad2/aboutthecourt.shtml . April 26, 2022 . May 10, 2022 . Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department.
2. News: Mastro . William F. . January 15, 2021 . Rising to the Challenge of a Staggering Foreclosure Caseload . . live . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220510011547/https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2021/01/15/rising-to-the-challenge-of-a-staggering-foreclosure-caseload/?slreturn=20220409211546 . May 10, 2022.
3. News: Denney . Andrew . November 22, 2021 . New York's Largest Appellate Division Department Names New Clerk of Court . . live . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220510012207/https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2021/11/22/new-yorks-largest-appellate-division-department-names-new-clerk-of-court/?slreturn=20220409212204 . May 10, 2022.
4. Web site: The Courthouse . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210511043024/https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad2/thecourthouse_monroeplacecourthouse.shtml . May 11, 2021 . May 10, 2022 . Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department.
5. Web site: Charles F. Brown . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007193639/https://history.nycourts.gov/biography/charles-f-brown/ . October 7, 2022 . April 5, 2023 . Historical Society of the New York Courts.
6. Web site: William W. Goodrich . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007193403/https://history.nycourts.gov/biography/william-w-goodrich/ . October 7, 2022 . April 5, 2023 . Historical Society of the New York Courts.
7. Web site: Michael H. Hirschberg . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128140551/https://history.nycourts.gov/biography/michael-h-hirschberg/ . November 28, 2022 . April 5, 2023 . Historical Society of New York Courts.
8. Web site: Almet F. Jenks . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007185402/https://history.nycourts.gov/biography/almet-f-jenks/ . October 7, 2022 . April 5, 2023 . Historical Society of the New York Courts.
9. Web site: Abel E. Blackmar . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007154758/https://history.nycourts.gov/biography/abel-e-blackmar/ . October 7, 2022 . April 6, 2023 . Historical Society of the New York Courts.
10. Web site: William J. Kelly . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128150353/https://history.nycourts.gov/biography/william-j-kelly/ . November 28, 2022 . April 5, 2023 . Historical Society of the New York Courts.
11. News: December 16, 1942 . Justice Lazansky Feted at 70 Years: Painting of Himself Given to Jurist by Judge Lehman at Dinner for 125 . 42 . . April 5, 2023 . . ProQuest.
12. News: March 12, 1962 . Frederick Close, Retired Justice: Member of State Supreme Court, 1930–45, Is Dead . 31 . . live . July 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230711140207/https://www.nytimes.com/1962/03/12/archives/frederick-close-retired-justice-member-of-state-supreme-court.html . July 11, 2023.
13. Web site: Harry E. Lewis . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211215184909/https://history.nycourts.gov/biography/harry-e-lewis/ . December 15, 2021 . May 10, 2022 . Historical Society of the New York Courts.
14. Web site: Gerald Nolan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221203163409/https://history.nycourts.gov/biography/gerald-nolan/ . December 3, 2022 . April 5, 2023 . Historical Society of the New York Courts.
15. Web site: George Bedlock . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209121853/https://history.nycourts.gov/biography/george-bedlock/ . December 9, 2022 . April 5, 2023 . Historical Society of the New York Courts.
16. Web site: Marcus G. Christ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007093143/https://history.nycourts.gov/biography/marcus-g-christ/ . October 7, 2022 . April 5, 2023 . Historical Society of the New York Courts.
17. News: December 30, 1970 . Rockefeller Appoints Rabin To Post of Presiding Justice . 23 . . live . April 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405225654/https://www.nytimes.com/1970/12/30/archives/rockefeller-appoints-rabin-to-post-of-presiding-justice.html . April 5, 2023.
18. News: January 1, 1974 . Stevens and Rabin Named To State's Highest Court . 1 . . live . April 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201107053526/https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/01/archives/stevens-and-rabin-named-to-states-highest-court-stevens-and-rabin.html . November 7, 2020.
19. News: December 12, 1989 . Frank A. Gulotta, 82, Ex-New York Justice . 24 . . live . April 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406112455/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/12/obituaries/frank-a-gulotta-82-ex-new-york-justice.html . April 6, 2023.
20. Web site: Milton Mollen . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927083419/https://history.nycourts.gov/oral_history/milton-mollen/ . September 27, 2022 . April 5, 2023 . Historical Society of the New York Courts.
21. Web site: Guy James Mangano . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221203082032/https://history.nycourts.gov/biography/guy-james-mangano/ . December 3, 2022 . April 5, 2023 . Historical Society of the New York Courts.
22. News: July 29, 2015 . NY chief administrative judge stepping down . . live . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220510022521/https://www.recordonline.com/story/news/2015/07/29/ny-chief-administrative-judge-stepping/33791632007/ . May 10, 2022.
23. Web site: Randall T. Eng . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129114400/https://history.nycourts.gov/biography/randall-t-eng/ . November 29, 2022 . April 5, 2023 . Historical Society of the New York Courts.
24. Web site: Alan D. Scheinkman . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207201943/https://history.nycourts.gov/oral_history/alan-d-scheinkman/ . December 7, 2022 . April 5, 2023 . Historical Society of the New York Courts.
25. News: Bardash . Ellen . May 25, 2021 . Cuomo Appoints 7 Justices to Appellate Division, New 2nd Department Presiding Justice . . live . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210531061247/https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2021/05/25/cuomo-appoints-8-justices-to-supreme-court-appellate-division-in-1st-and-2nd-departments/ . May 31, 2021.