The Practice Rules of the Appellate Division are embodied in Part 1250 of the New York Rules of Court (Part 1250 of this Title) and the Electronic Filing Rules of the Appellate Division are embodied in Part 1245 (Part 1245 of this Title). The Rules of Practice of the Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department are intended to supplement the Practice Rules of the Appellate Division. Where there is a conflict between this Part and Parts 1250 and 1245 of this Title, this Part controls when practicing within the Third Judicial Department.

All of the definitions contained in section 1250.1 of this Title are incorporated herein unless otherwise indicated.

Unless otherwise directed by the court, court sessions shall commence at 1:00 p.m., except on Friday and the last session day of a term, when they shall commence at 9:30 a.m. A term of court shall be deemed to continue until the day on which the next term convenes, and the court may reconvene at any time during recess.