NYC Civil Court Judge: Queens Municipal Court District 1

Job Description

NYC elects 120 judges to the Civil Court of the City of New York, where they hear cases under the jurisdiction of the NYC Civil Court. These cases are: between people or business, over money or injury, involving claims up to $25,000, and occur within their county or district – and other civil matters referred to it by the Supreme Court.

When a case comes to trial, the judge determines what legal question is at issue in the case, based on what each side has presented, and guides the proceedings of the trial. If the case comes before a jury, the jury decides the facts of the case (if there is no jury, the judge decides the facts).

The NYC Civil Court is part of the NY State Unified Court System, only serves NYC, and is sub-divided into counties (corresponding to the 5 boroughs) and also into court districts. Each county has at least one courthouse for the NYC Civil Court. Bronx has two courthouses, and Brooklyn and Manhattan each have community courts, in Red Hook and Harlem respectively.

We vote for NYC Civil Court judges in the counties and in the court districts. For the county-based race, voter can choose up to 5 candidates. For district-based seats, voters can choose 1 candidate. Check out the court districts here:

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Hears certain cases in the county/district’s Civil Part of the NYC Civil Court, including:

 
Supervises and provides guidance or decisions as the case unfolds, in these phases:

 
Serves either in the county/district where she/he was elected, or where reassigned by the NYS Chief Administrative Judge