Appellate Resources
We have compiled links to information that may be helpful to you when working on an appeal. The list of resources will be continually updated, so check back often to find new materials.
Appellate Samples, Templates, and Outlines:
Family Court appeals:
- Interlocutory appeal as of right or by permission (flowchart)
- Taking an appeal from a Family Court order to the Appellate Division (outline)
- Family Court Stay Application Toolkit (practice guide)
Practice Advisories:
Research Aids:
- Online Evidence Guide
- NY Online CJI2d
- NY Law Reports Style Manual
- Center for Appellate Litigation - Issues to Develop at Trial
- NY Online Consolidated Laws
- NY Legislative Information
- NY Official Reports Legal Research Portal
Manuals:
- SORA Guidelines and Commentary (2006)
- SORA Manual 2d Edition (2022)
- SORA Modifications Manual
- CPL 30.30 Manual (Summer 2024)
- A Defense Attorney's Guide: Representing Adolescents (Fall 2024)
New York Court of Appeals:
- Main website (Scroll down to bottom of home page for forms and FAQs.)
- Criminal practice outline
- Statistics on leave grants
- Center for Appellate Litigation – COA Updates
- Tim Murphy – COA analyses
- Decisions
Appellate Division:
Appellate Division, First Department:
Appellate Division, Second Department:
Appellate Division, Third Department:
Appellate Division, Fourth Department:
- Main website
- Fourth Department Rules of Practice
- Forms and Practice Aids (Criminal Appeals)
- Decisions
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