2006 New York Code - Appellate terms of supreme court; composition and jurisdiction.

 
    §  8.  a. The appellate division of the supreme court in each judicial
  department may establish an appellate term in and for such department or
  in and for a judicial district or districts or in and for  a  county  or
  counties  within  such  department.  Such  an  appellate  term  shall be
  composed of not less than three nor  more  than  five  justices  of  the
  supreme  court  who  shall  be designated from time to time by the chief
  administrator of the courts with the approval of the  presiding  justice
  of the appropriate appellate division, and who shall be residents of the
  department  or  of the judicial district or districts as the case may be
  and the chief administrator of the courts shall designate the  place  or
  places where such appellate terms shall be held.
    b.  Any  such appellate term may be discontinued and re-established as
  the appellate division of the supreme court  in  each  department  shall
  determine  from  time to time and any designation to service therein may
  be revoked by the chief administrator of the courts with the approval of
  the presiding justice of the appropriate appellate division.
    c. In each appellate term no more than three justices assigned thereto
  shall sit in any action  or  proceeding.  Two  of  such  justices  shall
  constitute  a  quorum and the concurrence of two shall be necessary to a
  decision.
    d. If so directed by the  appellate  division  of  the  supreme  court
  establishing   an   appellate   term,   an  appellate  term  shall  have
  jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals now or  hereafter  authorized
  by  law  to  be  taken to the supreme court or to the appellate division
  other than appeals from the supreme  court,  a  surrogate's  court,  the
  family court or appeals in criminal cases prosecuted by indictment or by
  information as provided in section six of article one.
    e.   As  may  be  provided  by  law,  an  appellate  term  shall  have
  jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from the district court or  a
  town, village or city court outside the city of New York.