EMERGENCY NOTICE
4/2/2020:
Please be advised that effective April 6, 2020, because of COVID-19 density restrictions and until further notice, all court proceedings will be conducted by videoconference. Court proceedings remain open to the public, but defendants, lawyers and judges will not be present in the courthouse. The videoconference will not be viewable by the public. Only audio of the court proceeding will be available to the public.
For information on a defendant’s case, including status, location and how to post bail, call the court for your county at:
914-824-5400 Westchester
845-431-1720 Dutchess
845 476 3430 Orange
845-208-7805 Putnam
845-483-8337 Rockland
Emergency applications to be filed can be sent to the appropriate court email address:
WESTCHESTER COUNTY
Westchester Supreme Court matters:
[email protected]
Westchester County Court matters:
[email protected]
Westchester Family Court matters:
[email protected]
Westchester County City Court matters:
[email protected]
DUTCHESS COUNTY
Dutchess Supreme Court matters:
[email protected]
Dutchess County Court matters:
[email protected]
Dutchess Family Court matters:
[email protected]
Dutchess County City Court matters:
[email protected]
ORANGE COUNTY
Orange Supreme Court matters:
[email protected]
Orange County Court matters:
[email protected]
Orange Family Court matters:
[email protected]
Orange County City Court matters:
[email protected]
PUTNAM COUNTY
Putnam Supreme, County, and Family Court matters:
[email protected]
ROCKLAND COUNTY
Rockland Supreme Court matters:
[email protected]
Rockland County Court matters:
[email protected]
Rockland Family Court matters:
[email protected]
3/16/2020:
In light of recent developments, as of 5pm on March 16, 2020 all non-essential Court functions in the New York State Courts are postponed until further notice. Parties will be advised of rescheduled Court dates when normal business resumes.
Essential functions will consolidated and will be heard at the following locations:
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Dutchess CountyDutchess Family Court, 50 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY.
Orange County
Orange County Courthouse, 285 Main Street, Goshen, NY
Putnam County
Putnam County Courthouse 20 County Center, Carmel NY
Rockland County
Rockland County Courthouse
285 Main Street New City
Westchester County
Westchester County Courthouse
111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
White Plains
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Essential matters include but are not limited to:
Supreme Court: Mental hygiene applications, civil commitments and guardianships
Family Court: Child protection proceedings, juvenile dilenquency proceedings, family offenses and emergency support orders
City Courts: Criminal arraignments, requests for orders of protection, and emergency applications.
All other matters (Civil, Landlord & Tenant, Traffic, parking) will be adjourned until further notice.
Please check on www.nycourts.gov for updates and for e-scheduling information in the future.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this challenging time.
NYS CORONAVIRUS UPDATES
Administrative Order 4-15-2020
Executive Order - Face Masks - 4-15-2020
Phase I 9jd Virtual Chambers Protocol 4-15-2020
Third Amended Administrative Order
Courthouse COVID-19 Procedures - Notification to Local Health Authorities
Virtual Courts Up and Running Statewide 4-6-2020
Administrative Order March 19-2020
Extension on Temporary Orders of Protection
For Court Closing Updates
In the event of a court closing or delay in opening due to emergency or inclement weather, all possible efforts will be made to provide the following communication medium with updated status reports from the Court System:
EMERGENCY-ALERT PORTAL
SIGN-UP for the NY Courts
Internet | Radio | Telephone | Television |
INTERNET
NYCourts web site
http://www.nycourts.gov/
9th JD web site http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/9jd/
RADIO
93.5 FM - WVOX
100.7 FM - WHUD
106.1 FM - WFAS
880 AM - WCBS
TELEPHONE
GENERAL EMERGENCY RECORDING MESSAGES - 800-COURTNY (1-800-268-7869).
TELEVISION
Cablevision Channel 12 News will be provided with updated information.
Special Note to Jurors:
Please see www.nyjuror.gov for county specific Juror information.
Ninth District Administration
111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. - 11th floor
White Plains, NY 10601
Phone: 914-824-5100
Fax: 914-995-4111
Email: [email protected]