The Appellate Courts hear and determine appeals from the decisions of the Trial Courts. The Appellate Courts are the Court of Appeals (the highest Court in the State), the Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court, the Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court, and the County Courts acting as Appellate Courts in the Third and Fourth Judicial Departments.

Court of Appeals
(Highest Appeals)

Appellate Divisions
(Intermediate Appeals)

Appeals from Lower Courts