To which building are you referring? In New York, the Supreme Courts are the State's trial courts, and there are a number of them. The highest appellate court in the State (comparable to the US Supreme Court) is The State of New York Court of Appeals, in Albany.
Court of Appeals Hall was designed in the Neoclassical or Greek Revival style, and was originally constructed in 1842, with major renovations completed in 1881, 1916, 1958 and 2003. Mid-to-late 19th-century architecture of this type most often used classic Roman (serif) faces for stone inscription.
It is unlikely the stone carver used a named font, and it may not be possible to find an exact match. Some of the more popular serif typefaces in use during that era were Didot, Caslon (look at SC and OsF), Fournier, Garamond, and Bodoni. Note that fonts from different foundries may share a name but look dramatically different; for example, ITC Bodoni and Bauer Bodoni are easily distinguished from one another.
You may also want to look at some of the more recent fonts that were inspired by old Roman lettering, such as Trajan, Columna Solid, Felix Titling, Sistina, and Classic Roman.
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The New York Supreme Court is a state court of general jurisdiction that tries both civil and criminal cases under New York law. New York's highest appellate court (equivalent to the Supreme Court in most states) is the New York Court of Appeals.
The US Supreme Court is not located in New York. New York does have a trial court system which is called the Supreme Court, even though it is not truly supreme in the sense that the US Supreme Court is. It is not an appellate court like the US supreme Court is. They named it that because in early days, New York had a fractured system of trial courts, some with limited subject matter jurisdiction, some with limited regional jurisdiction. The New York Supreme Court became the unified statewide trial court, in effect supreme over all the little courts. It is not a good choice of names.
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The highest court in New York is the New York State Court of Appeals, which is the state equivalent of the US Supreme Court. New York state uses the term "supreme court" to reference its trial courts.The Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals is Jonathan Lippman.
In the United States each state has a supreme court. The federal system has the United States Supreme Court.The highest Federal court is the Supreme Court.In most States the highest court is also called a supreme court.In the federal court system, the final court of appeal is the US Supreme Court. In the state court systems, the final court is typically the state Supreme Court, although a few states (such as New York) have a different title for the head court in that state. Some cases may be appealed from the state Supreme Court to the US Supreme Court, depending on the substantive issues of law.The Supreme Court of the United States (aka US Supreme Court) is the highest appellate court in the federal system.Each US State has a supreme court or an equivalent high appellate court that goes by another name.In most cases, the high court is identified as a supreme court: for example, The Supreme Court of Ohio or the Florida Supreme Court. Some states use different naming conventions. New York refers to its trial courts as "supreme courts," and its top appellate court as the New York Court of Appeals. Texas has two courts that function at the supreme court level: The Supreme Court of Texas, which reviews juvenile and civil cases; and The Court of Criminal Appeals, which reviews criminal cases.
New York State designated their 62 trial courts (courts of original, general jurisdiction) "The Supreme Court of the State of New York." The State's highest appellate court is the Court of Appeals.
There is no "local" supreme court in the United States, unless you're referring to the state supreme courts. Most states use the state name and the words "supreme court" to designate their highest appellate court, as in "[State] Supreme Court" or "Supreme Court of [State]"; however, a few states, such as New York and Texas, uses different naming conventions. In New York, the supreme courts are the state trial courts, and the New York Court of Appeals is the highest appellate court. Texas has two final appellate courts to handle its massive caseload. The Supreme Court of Texas reviews civil and juvenile appeals, while the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is their highest court for criminal cases.
Only if you live in New York, where the state trial court of general jurisdiction is the New York Supreme Court. Under most circumstances, "Supreme Court" refers to the highest appellate court in a state or federal court system. Appellate courts don't hold trials.
Yes (sort of). Each US State has a supreme court or an equivalent high appellate court that goes by another name.In most cases, the high court is identified as a supreme court: for example, The Supreme Court of Ohio or the Florida Supreme Court. Some states use different naming conventions. New York refers to its trial courts as "supreme courts," and its top appellate court as the New York Court of Appeals. Texas has two courts that function at the supreme court level: The Supreme Court of Texas, which hears juvenile and civil cases, and The Court of Criminal Appeals, which hears criminal cases.
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Yes, except in New York state where the "supreme courts" are the trial courts of the system.