New York

New York became the 11th state on July 26, 1788. Albany is the state capital. There are currently 62 counties each with a courthouse.

 

 

Click on a county below to learn more:

Albany	Allegany	Bronx	Broome	Cattaraugus
Cayuga	Chautauqua	Chemung	Chenango	Clinton
Columbia	Cortland	Delaware	Dutchess	Erie
Essex	Franklin	Fulton	Genesee	Greene
Hamilton	Herkimer	Jefferson	Kings	Lewis
Livingston	Madison	Monroe	Montgomery	Nassau
New York	Niagara	Oneida	Onondaga	Ontario
Orange	Orleans	Oswego	Otsego	Putnam
Queens	Rensselaer	Richmond	Rockland	Saint Lawrence
Saratoga	Schenectady	Schoharie	Schuyler	Seneca
Steuben	Suffolk	Sullivan	Tioga	Tompkins
Ulster	Warren	Washington	Wayne	Westchester
Wyoming	Yates

New York Court of Appeals

 

Applellate Division of the Supreme Court

 

    First Judicial Department – Manhattan (New York City)

   Second Judicial Department – Brooklyn (New York City)

   Third Judicial Department – Albany 

   Fourth Judicial Department – Rochester

 

Judicial Districts

 

   Judicial District 1 –  New York City

   Judicial District 2 – New York City (Kings)

   Judicial District 3 – Castleton- On-Hudson

   Judicial District 4 – Saratoga Springs

   Judicial District 5 – Syracuse    

   Judicial District 6 – Binghamton     

   Judicial District 7 – Rochester   

   Judicial District 8 – Buffalo

   Judicial District 9 –  White Plains

   Judicial District 10 – Mineola

   Judicial District 11 – New York City (Queens)

   Judicial District 12 – New York City (Bronx)

   Judicial District 13 – St. George (Richmond)

 

Highest Point – Mount Marcy (5,344 feet) is located in Essex County

Lowest Point  – Atlantic Ocean (sea level)

 

Oldest Courthouse still in use – Fulton County (1772)

 

State House – Albany

 

Governor Mansion – Albany