Jurisdiction
Appeals are taken from the four departments of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division to the Court of Appeals; decisions from the Court of Appeals are binding throughout the state.
Unlike the situation in almost all U.S. jurisdictions, in which the jurisdiction's highest court officially admits new lawyers to the state's bar, the Court of Appeals has no role in bar admissions. Instead, the Appellate Division is responsible for bar admissions.
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