Appellate Divisions are what?

• A. Intermediate appeals court divided into four departments
• B. A single statewide court
• C. An advisory body to the Court of Appeals
• D. Relates to municipal ordinances

Answer: (A)

Appellate Divisions are the intermediate appellate courts in New York State, organized into four geographic departments. They review decisions from the trial courts (the Supreme Court, in NY) and certain administrative rulings, focusing on errors of law on appeal rather than conducting new trials. This four-department structure distinguishes them from a single statewide court. They are not an advisory body to the Court of Appeals, and their work isn’t primarily about municipal ordinances.