New York Court of Appeals Chief Judge Janet DiFiore has discouraged justices in the Supreme Court’s appellate departments from sending cases to the high court in a dramatic departure from her predecessor’s practice.

DiFiore demonstrated her intent to control her court’s docket—realized in 2017 with a sharp decline in the number of appeals heard—early in her tenure as chief judge.

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