Thread by @JRosenblattTV

Now might be a good time to discuss the court structure in NY.

The current lawsuit the #NY22 updates are coming from is being handled by the NYS Supreme Court of Oswego County and Justice Scott DelConte.

Despite its name, this is actually not the highest court in NY 1/

NY divides its court structure into two sections: criminal courts and civil courts.

The State Supreme Court is one of several courts at the lowest level of the state civil courts. 2/

If any of Justice Scott DelConte’s rulings are appealed, they would be appealed to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.

This court has a higher ruling than Justice DelConte, but is still not the highest court in NY. 3/

If the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court issues a ruling which gets appealed, it would be decided by the NY Court of Appeals.

This is the highest court in our state, capable of overruling any other court’s rulings or decisions. It covers civil and criminal cases. 4/

That covers all state courts. If the NY Court of Appeals gets appealed, we enter the federal court system, starting with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of NY.

The court has offices in Binghamton and Utica and encompasses all 8 #NY22 counties. 5/

If a US District Court ruling is appealed, we would go to the US Circuit Courts. We are under the jurisdiction of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

There’s only one higher authority left in the nation after this. 6/

If by some crazy twist of fate we make it all the way to an appeal of the 2nd Circuit Court ruling, it would be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS).

Short of an intervention by the US House of Representatives, this ruling would be the final decision.

NY has a very weird court system, and I understand the names are confusing.

But this lays our path forward if we ever leave Justice DelConte’s courtroom 8/8