<Li> The Third Department (seated in Albany) includes an area extending from the territory of the Second Department north to New York's borders with Vermont and Quebec, and includes the cities of Albany, Troy, Schenectady, Saratoga Springs, and Binghamton . This territory extends nearly as far west as Syracuse . Hon . Elizabeth A. Garry is the current Presiding Justice . </Li> <Li> The Fourth Department (seated in Rochester) covers the remainder of the state (west of the Third Department's territory), and includes the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse . Hon . Gerald J. Whalen is the Presiding Justice . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Each department has a Character and Fitness Committee, whose members interview applicants in person for admission to the bar . </Li> <Li> Each department has a committee that investigates complaints of attorney misconduct and may issue reprimands or recommend censure, suspension, or disbarment to the Appellate Division . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Each department has a Character and Fitness Committee, whose members interview applicants in person for admission to the bar . </Li>

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