New York Laws
Article 6-A - County Judges, Surrogates and Certain District Attorneys
182 - Number of Judges of the County Court in Each County.

§ 182. Number of judges of the county court in each county. The
number of judges of the county court in each county shall be as follows:

Subd. Name of county Subd. Name of county


1. Albany, two; 28. Nassau, fourteen;

2. Allegany, two; 29. Niagara, two;

3. Broome, two; 30. Oneida, two;

4. Cattaraugus, two; 31. Onondaga, three;

5. Cayuga, one; 32. Ontario, two;

6. Chautauqua, one; 33. Orange, three;

7. Chemung, two; 34. Orleans, one;

8. Chenango, one; 35. Oswego, two;

9. Clinton, one; 36. Otsego, two;
10. Columbia, two; 37. Putnam, two;
11. Cortland, two; 38. Rensselaer, two;
12. Delaware, one; 39. Rockland, three;
13. Dutchess, two; 40. St. Lawrence, one;
14. Erie, five; 41. Saratoga, one;
15. Essex, one; 42. Schenectady, one;
16. Franklin, one; 43. Schoharie, one;
17. Fulton, two; 44. Schuyler, one;
18. Genesee, one; 45. Seneca, one;
19. Greene, two; 46. Steuben, two;
20. Hamilton, one; 47. Suffolk, eleven;
21. Herkimer, one; 48. Sullivan, two;
22. Jefferson, one; 49. Tioga, one;
23. Lewis, one; 50. Tompkins, three;
24. Livingston, two; 51. Ulster, one;
25. Madison, two; 52. Warren, one;
26. Monroe, six; 53. Washington, two;
27. Montgomery, one; 54. Wayne, three;

55. Westchester, eight;

56. Wyoming, two;

57. Yates, one.


In those counties having more than one judge of the county court, the
compensation of each such judicial officer shall be the same and the
powers, duties and jurisdiction of each of said judges shall be
coordinate and coequal. However, in the absence of a designation
pursuant to section 217 of this law, the county judge senior in point of
service, shall be vested with all administrative powers and duties
appertaining to that court.

No person may serve in the office of judge of the county court unless
he or she has been admitted to practice law in the state of New York for
at least five years as of the date he or she commences the duties of
office.

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