The Appellate Division, Second Department, like other sister departments, does not generally hear oral arguments over the summer. Our court does not sit in monthly terms; rather, we sit in one continuous term from January to December. July and August are utilized to work on and resolve previously calendared cases–these are typically complex matters on which there may be division among the panel–and to gear up for the court year ahead. With the coming and passing of Labor Day, and with the resumption of regular bench sittings, this seems an appropriate time to take stock of what we have achieved in the past year and to provide an update and report to the bar at large on our efforts to address our calendar challenges.

The Calendar

The Second Department is hearing and deciding cases at a record pace. From September 2018 through June 2019, the court disposed of 3,719 perfected cases, 933 more than the 2,786 cases disposed during the comparable period the year earlier and 484 more than were disposed in the 2016-2017 court year. The court’s day and submission calendars during 2018-2019 totaled 3,822 cases, 229 more than in 2017-2018 and 295 more than in 2016-2017. These significant increases are attributable to the hard work and great effort devoted by the court’s justices and the court’s non-judicial staff and have been achieved despite two vacancies in the court’s judicial complement and the retirement of senior, key staff members.

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