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This history commemorates the 300th birthday and the uninterrupted continuance of an extraordinary judicial
institution — the Supreme Court of the State of New York. When this court was created by our colonial forebears, few could have imagined it was the beginning of a magnificent State court system which has proudly served the people of the colony and State of New York for 300 years.
There will be many celebrations of this important historical and societal event, but this permanent book recapturing the record of achievement is a singular tribute to all who have served, all who have been served, and all who had the vision to create this gift which we hold in trust for many generations to come. I applaud the State Archivist and his staff and especially Dr. James Folts, for sharing our pride in the premier trial court in the nation, the Supreme Court of the State of New York. 
Sol Wachtler Chief Judge of New York State | |
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Cover illustration: Justices Court in the Backwoods by Thmpkins Harrison Matteson 1850. See page 21 |
Title page illustration: Seal of the Supreme Court of the State of New York The seal depicts Justice blindfolded and holding a sword and scales. From a writ of capias ad satisfaciendum dated l800. (Series J0024 Writs of Arrest and Execution [Albany].) |
 The Historical Society of the Courts of the State of New York | |
