Supreme Court of The State of New York
Like all other counties in the state of New York, every county in New York City has a sitting Supreme Court of the State of New York. In New York State, the Supreme Court is the state's trial court of original and unlimited jurisdiction. Normally, the Supreme Court only hears cases that are outside of another court's subject-matter jurisdiction.
In New York City, the Supreme Court handles criminal cases on indictment; elsewhere in New York, the County Court hears these cases. As in the rest of the state, the Supreme Court also handles larger civil cases.
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