N.Y. Uniform Justice Court Act § 2204: Appeal involving pending action or proceeding; judgment or order of court

§ 2204. Appeal involving pending action or proceeding; judgment or order

of court.

(a) If on the effective date of this act there existed a right of

appeal from a judgment or order entered before the effective date of

this act in any court to which this act applies, and the time in which

to appeal as provided for in the practice obtaining in such court prior

to the effective date hereof has not expired, such time shall continue

to run as if this act did not take effect and an appeal may be taken

within such time by the service of a notice of appeal upon the

respondent or respondents and by the filing of the same with the clerk

of this court.

(b) Such appeal shall be taken to the county court or, if an appellate

term has been established in the department and the appellate division

has directed that such appeal be taken to such term, it shall be so

taken. Further appeal from either of such courts shall be governed by

the same provisions as would govern judgments or orders entered in this

court after the effective date of this act.

(c) If the judgment or order is entered by this court after the

effective date of this act, it shall be treated, for purposes of appeal,

as if the action or proceeding were commenced in this court after such

effective date, except as provided in subdivision (d).

(d) If in any action or proceeding decided prior to the effective date

of this act, a party had a right of direct appeal from the court to the

court of appeals, such appeal may be taken directly to the court of

appeals during the time such party would have had under the practice

obtaining in the court prior to the effective date hereof; and if the

judgment or order in such case is entered after the effective date of

this act, the time in which to take such direct appeal shall be governed

by the practice obtaining in the court as if such court entered the

judgment or order prior to the effective date hereof. The notice of

appeal, if not filed as of the effective date of this act, shall be

served on the respondent or respondents and shall be filed with the

clerk of this court.

(e) For all purposes except appeal, a judgment or order entered by the

court before the effective date hereof shall be treated as if the action

or proceeding in which the same was entered was commenced in this court

and the judgment or order entered herein after such effective date.