New York Court of Chancery
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The Court of Chancery was the court with jurisdiction on cases of equity in the state of New York between 1777 and 1847. It served also as a court of appeal which reexamined cases decided by the New York State Supreme Court. Representing the Chancellor, there were eight Vice-Chancellors, each holding court in one of the eight senatorial districts.
The Chancellor of New York, during the existence of the post, was the highest judicial officer in the state. He sat alone on the bench of the Chancery. Besides, he was an ex-officio member of the Council of Revision which was abolished by the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821, and the Court for the Correction of Errors in which his decisions could be appealed. The latter was composed of the Lieutenant Governor, the Chancellor, the State Senators, and the Justices of the State Supreme Court. Both courts were abolished by the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1846, leading to the reorganization of the New York state judicial system in 1847 when the New York State Court of Appeals was established as the highest court in the state.
