Part 1 · General Provisions

Rule 206.4. Court districts; structure

Amended January 1, 2026 (current)

(a) As set forth below, the court shall be divided into eight districts. The clerk shall prepare calendars comprised of claims arising within the counties of each district. ALBANY DISTRICT Albany Essex Rensselaer Ulster Clinton Franklin Saratoga Warren Columbia Greene Schenectady Washington BINGHAMTON DISTRICT Broome Delaware Schuyler Tioga Chemung Otsego Steuben Yates Chenango Schoharie Sullivan BUFFALO DISTRICT Allegany Chautauqua Erie Niagara Cattaraugus NEW YORK DISTRICT Bronx Nassau Queens Suffolk Kings New York Richmond ROCHESTER DISTRICT Genesee Monroe Orleans Wyoming Livingston Ontario SYRACUSE DISTRICT Cayuga Jefferson Oswego Tompkins Cortland Onondaga Seneca Wayne UTICA DISTRICT Fulton Herkimer Madison Oneida Hamilton Lewis Montgomery St. Lawrence WHITE PLAINS DISTRICT Dutchess Putnam Rockland Westchester Orange

(b) No claim shall be transferred for trial from one district to another unless ordered upon motion on notice setting forth the grounds, or upon order of the Presiding Judge.