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Displaying 44 Finding Aids
Title
- Annual reports
Series Number
- B2463
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports of the Judicial Council. Reports include information on the condition of business within the courts (intake and disposition of civil and criminal cases, work of grand juries, business in clerks' offices, totals of cases pending and delay, etc.), and extensive recommendations (new and renewed) requiring action by the legislature to improve the administration of justice.
Creator
- New York (State). Judicial Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary bill files
Series Number
- L0010
Summary
- These bills were referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary for consideration and reporting. Included for each bill are a copy of the printed bill; Assembly Speaker's Research Staff Report (with summary of present law, summary of proposed law, legislative history, recommendation for passage, and fiscal implications); sponsor's memorandum with a summary of the bill and reasons for passage; and memorandums in support or opposition sent by state agencies, organizations, or individuals.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Standing Committee on the Judiciary
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commission on the State Court System research and administration files
Series Number
- 10360
Summary
- The Temporary Commission on the State Court System was created to investigate the effects of new pre-trial procedures, civil rights decisions and legislation, narcotics and divorce laws, bail and detention procedures, and measures to prevent recidivism. This series consists of the general administrative, correspondence, research, and study files related to court staffing and caseloads; goals and objectives of the court system; selection and disciplining of judges; court structure and financing; the grand jury; and the bail system.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary Commission on the State Court System
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assorted estrayed documents
Series Number
- J1000
Summary
- This series consists of a variety of documents from the Supreme Courts of Judicature at Albany, Geneva, and Utica. Included are motions; briefs; pleadings; writs of venire; returns of writs of error, certiorari, and commission; appointments of guardians; conditional testimony; cognovits; draft rules; affidavits; writs of commission; reports of commissioners of appraisal regarding land; and writs of satisfaction, ejectment, and eases. It contains depositions regarding the last will, the business and official records, and the property of Sir William Johnson.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Judiciary subject files
Series Number
- B2335
Summary
- This series consists of the subject files of the Counsel to the Governor's office which relate to New York State courts. The Counsel's responsibilities advising the Governor on policy and program matters and making recommendations on proposed legislationand on all appointments to the judiciary. Records relate to the New York State Courts and the Temporary State Commission on the Courts, and focus on court organization and appointments, salaries and workloads of judges.
Creator
- New York (State). Counsel to the Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Remittiturs from the Court for the Corrections of Errors
Series Number
- J1001
Summary
- This series consists of remittiturs from the Court for the Correction of Errors to the Supreme Court of Judicature, for execution of judgement or other proceedings. Records include the writ of error returnable to the Court of Errors; a copy of the judgement roll; occasionally a bill of exceptions, or assignment of errors and joinder in error; and the record of proceedings in the Court of Errors.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Administrative and correspondence files
Series Number
- L0205
Summary
- The series consists of correspondence, selected meeting minutes, and related material documenting the work of the Constitutional Commission of 1890. Files include correspondence; meeting minutes; membership rolls; clippings on decisions and progress of the commission and its subcommittees; form letters with corresponding detailed replies to members of the bar seeking opinions on commission issues; and plans amending sections of the judiciary article.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Commission (1890-1891)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Notices of equity suits affecting title to real property
Series Number
- JN396
Summary
- Notices of pending equity suits ("lis pendens") affecting title to real property were filed in the New York County Clerk's Office. Suits were brought in the Court of Chancery, Court of Equity (1st Circuit) (1823-1829), and Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) (1830-1847). Most notices concern foreclosure of a mortgage and typically include names of parties to the suit, purpose of the suit, an abstract of the terms and conditions of the mortgage, a description of the mortgaged property, and the names of any defendants owning equity of redemption in the mortgage.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- Most documents are very fragile and must be used with care under supervision of an archivist.
Title
- Financial accounts exhibits and other unrelated legal documents
Series Number
- J4000
Summary
- The series consists of financial accounts which were used as exhibits in Chancery court cases, along with a variety of other unrelated, unsorted documents which are estrayed from unidentified court records.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Examples of nineteenth century court documents
Series Number
- J2012
Summary
- The series consists of a group of unrelated court records which were apparently gathered to exemplify types of legal instruments filed with various courts as standard judicial practice during the nineteenth century. Some appear to be exhibits or other attachments to various court cases. Many of the documents originated in the Supreme Court or the Court of Chancery. Two documents specifically refer to famous attorney Aaron Burr.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Appeals
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Minutes of causes
Series Number
- J2006
Summary
- The series consists of chronological log books which record the following information about appeals: appellant and respondent names; motions filed; date filed; date argued; date remittitur returned; and decision.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Appeals
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Executive Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice research, hearing, and study files
Series Number
- 13763
Summary
- The Executive Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice (Liman Commission) investigated prison overcrowding, jury selection reform, sentencing, parole and probation laws and procedures, and criminal justice information management. This series includes memos, correspondence, hearings, commission reports, and research, background, and study files.
Creator
- New York (State). Executive Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Log books of common orders
Series Number
- J2007
Summary
- The series consists of log books which record orders issued by the Court of Appeals. Information in the logs includes the date of the order, the caption, and text of the order. There is a gap in the series for the years 1932-1934.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Appeals
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Rough minutes
Series Number
- J0162
Summary
- This series consists of a daily record of court proceedings used to compile official minutes. As such it documents the progress of cases through the courts. Included are court members in attendance; parties involved; and a brief description of case proceedings. Early minutes typically summarizing proceedings; later minutes may include a resolution, decree, or judgment or the substance of an oral motion, argument, or discussion. The minutes also discuss the court's business during its final six months.
Creator
- New York (State). Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Records on appeal remitted from the Supreme Court, General Term, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, and Court of Appeals
Series Number
- J0016
Summary
- This series consists of criminal cases, most of which were appealed to the Appellate Division (First Department), and several of which went to the Court of Appeals. The earlier volumes contain many records on appeal from the Supreme Court General term. In addition, there are original court papers such as notices of argument on appeal, signed and sealed appellate court orders affirming or reversing the decision of the lower court, and a few bills of exceptions and decisions.
Creator
- New York County (N.Y.). Court of General Sessions of the Peace
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Parchment rolls
Series Number
- JN320
Summary
- Series contains oversized parchment rolls that were filed in twenty-one Chancery cases. Document types include bill of complaint, answer, replication, Master's report, return of inquest, order, and decree. There are no complete case files.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- Series is closed to research. All documents are tightly rolled, and many are seriously damaged by exposure to water, mold, vermin, and dirt. Several documents are partly or wholly illegible.
Title
- Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary issue files
Series Number
- L0175
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence; memorandums in support of or opposition to legislation; draft and final versions of legislation; court opinions; background reports; staff notes; press clippings; and a journal on issues and proposed legislation. Primary topics include proposed legislation relating to court administration, reorganization, and the unified court system. Other topics include court reform, court selection and salaries, code of evidence, cameras in the courtroom, sentencing guidelines, the Domestic Relations Law, surrogate parenting, adoption procedures, and the Equitable Distribution Law.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Standing Committee on the Judiciary
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Court minutes
Series Number
- J0037
Summary
- This series consists of bound volumes of minutes created by the clerk of the Supreme Court Appellate Division Third Department. Minutes typically include a listing of cases in which motions were submitted to the court and a listing, by calendar number, of cases argued before the court.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division. Third Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Digests of opinions
Series Number
- J2014
Summary
- The series consists of printed digests indexing opinions of three judges of the Court of Appeals: Judge O'Brien - from Volume 119 to and including Volume 164 New York Reports; Judge Bartlett - from Volume 141 to and including Volume 164 New York Reports; and Chief Judge Alton B. Parker - from Volume 114 to and including Volume 164 New York Reports.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Appeals
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Regents' certificates of law students' qualifying education
Series Number
- J2015
Summary
- The series consists of original certificates issued by the State Board of Regents endorsing the qualifying education of students who learned the practice of law through clerking rather than attendance at law school. Students were examined in accordance with regulations established by the Regents in subjects prescribed by rules of the Court of Appeals (arithmetic, grammar, geography, orthography, English and American history, and English composition). If the student was deemed qualified, certificates were issued.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Appeals
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.