Court Links
Helpful court links are available for prisoners and their families seeking assistance with the criminal justice system. Below are resources available offering various programs, directories, free legal assistance, information on legal services & representation, and analysis on prison law. These links simplify the complicated criminal justice system and help prisoners and their families navigate it effectively.
New York: Court Links
New York State Consolidated Statutes:
http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/lawssrch.cgi?NVLWO:
New York Criminal Procedure Law:
http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/lawssrch.cgi?NVLWO:
New York Penal Law:
http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/lawssrch.cgi?NVLWO
New York State Senate: Bills and Laws:
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation
New York State Assembly: Bill Search:
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?sh=advanced
New York Stated Unified Court System:
New York E-Courts:
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcivil/ecourtsMain
Webcrims:
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcrim_attorney/AttorneyWelcome
WebCivil Supreme:
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcivil/FCASMain
Criminal Case Basics:
https://nycourts.gov/courthelp/Criminal/caseBasics.shtml
Finding a New York lawyer:
https://nycourts.gov/CourtHelp/GoingToCourt/findlawyer.shtml
New York Administrative Rules of the Unified Court System & Uniform Rules of the Trial Courts:
https://ww2.nycourts.gov/rules/trialcourts/index.shtml
Joint Appellate Division Rules:
https://ww2.nycourts.gov/rules/jointappellate/index.shtml
Appellate Division, First Department:
https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad1/
Appellate Division First Department Rules, Forms, and FAQ:
https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/AD1/Practice&Procedures/index.shtml
Appellate Division, First Department Decisions:
https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/AD1/calendar/appsmots/AppMotIndex.shtml
Appellate Division, Second Department:
https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/AD2/
Appellate Division, Second Department Rules:
https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad2/pdf/Local_Rules.pdf
Appellate Division, Second Department Decisions:
https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad2/handdowns.shtml
Appellate Division, Third Department:
Appellate Division, Third Department Rules:
https://www.nycourts.gov/ad3/RulesOfPracticePart850.pdf
Appellate Division, Third Department Decisions:
https://decisions.courts.state.ny.us/ad3/index.html
Appellate Division, Fourth Department:
https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad4/
Appellate Division, Fourth Department Rules:
https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad4/Clerk/Part1015-LocalAttorneyRules.pdf
New York Court of Appeals:
https://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/
New York Court of Appeals Rules:
https://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/500rules.htm
New York Court of Appeals Decisions:
New Jersey: Court Links
New Jersey Supreme Court Opinions
https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/opinions/supreme
New Jersey Appellate Division Published Opinions
https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/opinions/published-appellate
New Jersey Appellate Division Unpublished Opinions
https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/opinions/unpublished-appellate
New Jersey Courts – Court Records
https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/superior/copies-court-records
New Jersey Model Criminal Jury Charges
https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/criminal/model-criminal-jury-charges
New Jersey E-Courts and E-Filing
https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/ecourts-and-efiling
New Jersey Rules of Court
Florida: Court Links
Florida Supreme Court
https://supremecourt.flcourts.gov/
Florida First District Court of Appeal
Florida Second District Court of Appeal
Florida Third District Court of Appeal
Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal
Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal
Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal
Florida Courts E-Filing Portal
https://www.myflcourtaccess.com/authority/
Florida Statutes Online
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/
Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure
https://www-media.floridabar.org/uploads/2023/07/2023_07-OCT-Criminal-Procedure-Rules-1-1-2023.pdf
Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration
Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure
https://www-media.floridabar.org/uploads/2023/07/Appellate-Court-Rules-07-06-23.pdf
Florida Criminal Jury Instructions
https://www.floridabar.org/rules/florida-standard-jury-instructions/criminal-jury-instructions-home/
Texas: Court Links
Texas Statutes Online
https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/
Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure
Texas Rules of Evidence
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1456691/texas-rules-of-evidence.pdf
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Texas First Court of Appeals
https://www.txcourts.gov/1stcoa/
Texas Second Court of Appeals
https://www.txcourts.gov/2ndcoa/
Texas Third Court of Appeals
https://www.txcourts.gov/3rdcoa/
Texas Fourth Court of Appeals
https://www.txcourts.gov/4thcoa/
Texas Fifth Court of Appeals
https://www.txcourts.gov/5thcoa/
Texas Sixth Court of Appeals
https://www.txcourts.gov/6thcoa/
Texas Seventh Court of Appeals
https://www.txcourts.gov/7thcoa/
Texas Eighth Court of Appeals
https://www.txcourts.gov/8thcoa/
Texas Ninth Court of Appeals
https://www.txcourts.gov/9thcoa/
Texas Tenth Court of Appeals
https://www.txcourts.gov/10thcoa/
Texas Eleventh Court of Appeals
https://www.txcourts.gov/11thcoa/
Texas Twelfth Court of Appeals
https://www.txcourts.gov/12thcoa/
Texas Thirteenth Court of Appeals
https://www.txcourts.gov/13thcoa/
Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals
https://www.txcourts.gov/14thcoa/
Alabama: Court Links
Alabama Judicial System Online
Supreme Court of Alabama
https://judicial.alabama.gov/Appellate/SupremeCourt
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
https://judicial.alabama.gov/Appellate/CriminalAppeals
Supreme Court and State Law Library
https://judicial.alabama.gov/library/index
Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure
https://judicial.alabama.gov/library/CriminalProcedure
Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure
https://judicial.alabama.gov/library/AppellateProcedure
Alabama Rules of Evidence
https://judicial.alabama.gov/library/RulesEV
The Code of Alabama
http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/codeofalabama/1975/coatoc.htm
Mississippi: Court Links
State of Mississippi Judiciary
Mississippi Supreme Court
https://www.courts.ms.gov/appellatecourts/sc/sc.php
Mississippi Court of Appeals
https://www.courts.ms.gov/appellatecourts/coa/coa.php
Mississippi State Code (statutes)
https://www.sos.ms.gov/communications-publications/mississippi-law
Mississippi Rules of Criminal Procedure
Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure
https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/Rules%20of%20Appellate%20Procedure%20Current.pdf
Mississippi Rules of Evidence
https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/Restyled%20Rules%20of%20Evidence.pdf
Georgia: Court Links
Georgia Judicial Gateway
Supreme Court of Georgia
Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Georgia Rules of Court
https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/
Code of Georgia (statutes)
https://www.fultoncountyga.gov/commissioners/clerk-to-the-commission/code-of-georgia
