The New York State Unified Court System is the official name of the judicial system of New York in the United States. Based in Albany, the New York State Judiciary is a unified state court system that functions under the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals who is its administrator-in-chief and known as "The Chief Judge of New York." Note that this terminology differs from that of other states.
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