N.Y. Const. art. VI, § 8: Appellate terms of supreme court; composition and jurisdiction

§ 8. a. The appellate division of the supreme court in each judicial

department may establish an appellate term in and for such department or

in and for a judicial district or districts or in and for a county or

counties within such department. Such an appellate term shall be

composed of not less than three nor more than five justices of the

supreme court who shall be designated from time to time by the chief

administrator of the courts with the approval of the presiding justice

of the appropriate appellate division, and who shall be residents of the

department or of the judicial district or districts as the case may be

and the chief administrator of the courts shall designate the place or

places where such appellate terms shall be held.

b. Any such appellate term may be discontinued and re-established as

the appellate division of the supreme court in each department shall

determine from time to time and any designation to service therein may

be revoked by the chief administrator of the courts with the approval of

the presiding justice of the appropriate appellate division.

c. In each appellate term no more than three justices assigned thereto

shall sit in any action or proceeding. Two of such justices shall

constitute a quorum and the concurrence of two shall be necessary to a

decision.

d. If so directed by the appellate division of the supreme court

establishing an appellate term, an appellate term shall have

jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals now or hereafter authorized

by law to be taken to the supreme court or to the appellate division

other than appeals from the supreme court, a surrogate's court, the

family court or appeals in criminal cases prosecuted by indictment or by

information as provided in section six of article one.

e. As may be provided by law, an appellate term shall have

jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from the district court or a

town, village or city court outside the city of New York.