Q. Of what does the Court of Appeals Consist?
A. Of seven Judges, elected by the electors of the whole State for a term of fourteen years; one of their number is called a Chief Judge, the others are called Associate Judges; they cannot hold the office after they are seventy years old.
Q. What jurisdiction has this court?
A. Appellate.
Q. State how appeals may be taken from one court to another?
A. The party aggrieved may appeal from a Justice Court to a County
Court; from County or Supreme Courts to Special Term; from Special
Term to General Term; from General Term to Court Of Appeals.
Q. What may these Courts do?
A. They may affirm decisions made by lower courts, or reverse decisions, or grant new trials. The salary of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals is $7,500; of his Associates, $7,000.
ILLUSTRATION.
Q. In what court must a person charged with the crime of murder be tried?