Courts & rulings
New York · highest court
New York Court of Appeals
Appointed by governor
Chief: The Chief Judge is nominated by the Governor (from a list provided by the Commission on Judicial Nomination) specifically for that office and confirmed by the State Senate; it is a distinct appointment, not peer-chosen..
Justices
All judges & justices →- Rowan D. Wilson
- Jenny Rivera
- Michael J. Garcia
- Madeline Singas
- Anthony Cannataro
- Shirley Troutman
- Caitlin J. Halligan
Roster as of 2026-06-13.
Constitution of the State of New York
Adopted 1894. Its declaration of rights sits in Article I (Bill of Rights). This court has the final word on what the New York constitution means.
Mixed approach
How a state reads its own rights provisions relative to the federal floor, lockstep vs departure.
State-court structure and selection methods are from official and reference sources; the justice roster is point-in-time. Civibrief carries each state's highest court (lower state courts are out of scope for now).