The titles of state supreme court vary, which can cause confusion between jurisdictions because one state may use a name for its highest court that another uses for a lower court. In New York, Maryland, and the District of Columbia the highest court is called the Court of Appeals, a name used by many states for their intermediate appellate courts. Further, trial courts of general jurisdiction in New York are called the Supreme Court, and the intermediate appellate court is called the Supreme Court, Appellate Division. In West Virginia, the highest court of the state is the Supreme Court of Appeals. In Maine and Massachusetts the highest court is styled the "Supreme Judicial Court"; the last is the oldest appellate court of continuous operation in the Western Hemisphere. COUNT 5
QSN1 What may cause some confusion in the US regarding state supreme courts? ANS1 titles of state supreme court vary QSN2 The Court of Appeals is the high court in which US States or territories? ANS2 New York, Maryland, and the District of Columbia QSN3 What is West Virginia's highest court called? ANS3 Supreme Court of Appeals QSN4 What state's supreme court is the oldest appellate court body in the western hemisphere? ANS4 Massachusetts QSN5 Supreme Courts in New York serve what function? ANS5 trial courts of general jurisdiction