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New York county courts

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The County Courts are courts within the New York State Unified Court System located in each county outside New York City. In New York City itself, criminal and civil matters are instead heard in the city Criminal Court and Civil Court, or in the state Supreme Court. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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State / Provincial 1
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State or Provincial 1
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1. New York county courts (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction, jurisdiction scope
    In New York City, criminal and civil matters are heard in the city Criminal Court and Civil Court, respectively, or the state Supreme Court.
  • In Legal System: Law of the United States, Lead
    The County Courts are courts within the New York State Unified Court System located in each county outside New York City.
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