CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
The courts are open but cases are moving slower. On October 12, 2020 Chief Judge Janet Difore issued a message stating that the courts are starting to initiate jury trials. The courts commitment to incrementally restore in-person proceedings, including jury trials, does not mean that they have any intention of returning to the densely crowded courthouses of the pre-COVID era. To the contrary, the courts have been carefully and deliberately limiting the number of people entering our courthouses. The courts are now at about 10% of the capacity they routinely experienced before the onset of COVID, and they are working around the clock to expand their virtual capacity in order to accommodate the demand for our services.
The courts are generally open for business. Lawsuits can be commenced through electronic filing. The courts are also conducting virtual conferences and motions through Microsoft teams.
If you have any questions regarding court appearances, feel free to contact me at 212-233-0666.
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Our office handles cases in both New York Civil and New York Supreme Court. Most law firms hire us in New York Civil Supreme Court for the following type of appearances:
- Preliminary Conferences
- Compliance Conferences
- Status Conferences
- Motions
- Room 130 Submissions
- Order to Show Cause
- Foreclosure Conferences
- Trials
CALENDAR CALLS - GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING APPEARANCE TIME
Pre-Covid, nearly all judges in New York County did not have calendar calls for preliminary conferences, compliance and status conferences. For cases scheduled for the morning, you should check in by 10:30. Most clerks will tell you to call your adversary and will have you wait until 11 am.
For motions, contact the part clerk for information regarding calendar calls. Most judges in New York Count do not have calendar calls for motions, but this is not a hard and fast rule. Now all motions are conducted virtually unless otherwise required by the judge.
The three main court addresses are as follows:
Main Facility:
New York County Courthouse
60 Centre Street
New York, N.Y. 10007
646-386-3600
Satellite Facilities:
80 & 111 Centre Street
New York, N.Y. 10013
646-386-3685 (80 Centre)
71 Thomas Street
New York, N.Y. 10013
646-386-3770
HON. DEBORAH A. KAPLAN
Administrative Justice
Part 20 Matrimonial IAS
Part 40 Judicial Mediation - Room 422
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 609 Phone: (646) 386-5567
Courtroom: Room 540 Phone: (646) 386-3300
Law Clerk: Joan G. Levenson, Esq.
HON. SUZANNE ADAMS
Part 21 Transit – Part Rules
Biography
80 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 314 Phone: (646) 386-5387
Courtroom: Room 320 Phone: (646) 386-3738
Law Clerk: Robin Marsico, Esq.
HON. NANCY M. BANNON
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 519 Phone: (646) 386-5587
Courtroom: Room 428 Phone: (646) 386-3237
Law Clerks: Brandon McTigue, Esq.
HON. LUCY BILLINGS
(pending possible retirement due to budget cuts)
Part 46 Complex Litigation
Asbestos Trial Part
71 Thomas Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 203 Phone: (646) 386-3856
Courtroom: Room 204 Phone: (646) 386-3279
Law Clerks: John Bajit, Esq.; Vincent Nguyen, Esq.
HON. ARLENE BLUTH
Part 14 General IAS Part - Part Rules
Complex Litigation
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 521 Phone: (646) 386-5725
Courtroom: Room 432 Phone: (646) 386-3219
Law Clerks: Gregory L. Schneider, Esq.; Amanda L. Del Grosso, Esq.
HON. ANDREW BORROK
Part 53 Commercial Division – Part Rules
Biography
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 659 Phone: (646) 386-4203
Courtroom: Room 238 Phone: (646) 386-3304
Law Clerk: Anna Mikhaleva, Esq.
Commercial Division Law Clerk: Michael Lieberman, Esq.
Assistant Commercial Division Law Clerk: Laura Tsang, Esq.
HON. EILEEN BRANSTEN [JHO]
Part 90
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 637 Phone: (646) 386-3184
HON. ANTHONY CANNATARO
Part 41 Trial Part – Part Rules
Part 40 Judicial Mediation – Room 422 (60 Centre)
Biography
111 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 838 Phone: (646) 386-5429
Courtroom: Room 490 Phone: (646) 386-3816
Law Clerks: Michael A. Faleck, Esq.; Alice E. Goldenberg, Esq.
HON. MARGARET A. CHAN
Part 33 General IAS Part
Asbestos Trial Part
71 Thomas Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 307 Phone: (646) 386-5695
Courtroom: Room 305 Phone: (646) 386-5676
Law Clerks: Daniel Palmisano, Esq.; Michael N. Ament, Esq.
HON. DAVID COHEN
Part 58 General IAS Part
111 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 457 Phone: (646) 386-3320
Courtroom: Room 574 Phone: (646) 386-3347
Law Clerk: Saul Stein, Esq.
HON. JOEL M. COHEN
Part 3 Commercial Division – Part Rules (revised September 14, 2020)
Biography
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 570 Phone: (646) 386-4927
Courtroom: Room 222 Phone: (646) 386-3287
Law Clerks: Herbert Z. Rosen, Esq.; Kartik Naram, Esq.
HON. MATTHEW F. COOPER
Part 51 Matrimonial IAS Part – Part Rules
Justice, Appellate Term
Biography
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 525 Phone: (646) 386-5696
Courtroom: Room 212 Phone: (646) 386-3846
Law Clerks: Timothy Corbo, Esq.; Devon A. Quinn, Esq.
HON. MELISSA CRANE
Part 15 General IAS Part
71 Thomas Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 303 Phone: (646) 386-4612
Courtroom: Room 304 Phone: (646) 386-3316
Law Clerk: Melissa J. Livingston, Esq.
HON. JAMES D'AUGUSTE
Part 55 General IAS Part
71 Thomas Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 101 Phone: (646) 386-5698
Courtroom: Room 103 Phone: (646) 386-3289
Law Clerks: Jeffrey S. Zellan, Esq.; Daniel D. McKenna, Esq.
HON. TANDRA DAWSON
Integrated Domestic Violence – Part Rules
Biography
100 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 1630 Phone: (646) 386-5733
Courtroom: Room 1604 Phone: (646) 386-3868
Law Clerk: Lydia S. Antoncic, Esq.
HON. CAROL EDMEAD
Part 35 General IAS Part – Part Rules
Justice, Appellate Term
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 532 Phone: (646) 386-3250
Courtroom: Room 438 Phone: (646) 386-3322
Law Clerk: Michael W. Cavarretta, Esq., Grace Ann C. Lazaro, Esq.
HON. ARTHUR F. ENGORON
Part 37 General IAS Part
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 566 Phone: (646) 386-3181
Courtroom: Room 418 Phone: (646) 386-3222
Law Clerks: Allison R. Greenfield, Esq.; Jessica M. Goldberg, Esq.
HON. CAROL RUTH FEINMAN
Part 28 Trial Part
111 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 641 Phone: (646) 386-5173
Courtroom: Room 1127A Phone: (646) 386-5032
Law Clerk: Chinyelu Udoh, Esq.
HON. LYLE E. FRANK
Part 52 City IAS Part – Part Rules
Asbestos Trial Part
80 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 289 Phone: (646) 386-3112
Courtroom: Room 289 Phone: (646) 386-3742
Law Clerk: Diana Cruz, Esq.
HON. KATHRYN E. FREED
(pending possible retirement due to budget cuts)
Part 2 General IAS Part
80 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 280 Phone: (646) 386-5655
Courtroom: Room 280 Phone: (646) 386-3852
Law Clerks: Jonathan A. Judd, Esq.; Ismael Peguero, Esq.
HON. MARCY S. FRIEDMAN
Part 60 Commercial Division - Part Rules
Biography
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 663 Phone: (646) 386-3760
Courtroom: Room 248 Phone: (646) 386-3310
Law Clerks: Hayley E. Lowe, Esq.; Daniel J. Becker, Esq.
Commercial Division Law Clerk: Spencer Kelly, Esq.
HON. PAUL ALLAN GOETZ
Part 47 General IAS Part – Part Rules
111 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 1137 Phone: (646) 386-4342
Courtroom: Room 1021 Phone: (646) 386-3743
Law Clerk: Vera Zolotaryova, Esq.
HON. SHLOMO S. HAGLER
Part 17 General IAS Part – Part Rules
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 690 Phone: (646) 386-5691
Courtroom: Room 335 Phone: (646) 386-3283
Law Clerks: Julia H. Cohen, Esq.; Meshulom Buls, Esq.
HON. LISA HEADLEY
Part 22 - Motor Vehicle Part
80 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 136 Phone: (646) 386-3150
Courtroom: Room 136 Phone: (646) 386-3271
Law Clerks: Risa R. Aggrey, Esq.
HON. SHERRY KLEIN HEITLER
Part 30 General IAS Part – Part Rules
Biography
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 620 Phone: (646) 386-3211
Courtroom: Room 408 Phone: (646) 386-3281
Law Clerks: Steven Helfont, Esq.; Ralph Wolf, Esq.
HON. DOUGLAS E. HOFFMAN
Part 44 Matrimonial IAS Part – Part Rules
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 529 Phone: (646) 386-4795
Courtroom: Room 321 Phone: (646) 386-3370
Law Clerk: Alexandra Lewis-Reisen, Esq.
HON. BARBARA JAFFE
Part 12 General IAS Part – Part Rules
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 514 Phone: (646) 386-3727
Courtroom: Room 341 Phone: (646) 386-3273
Law Clerks: Catherine Paszkowska, Esq.; Ryan M. Jerome, Esq.
HON. DEBRA JAMES
Part 59 General IAS Part
Medical Malpractice Trial Part
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 512 Phone: (646) 386-3352
Courtroom: Room 331 Phone: (646) 386-3351
Law Clerks: Stacy Osborne, Esq.; Jon Mark McGowan, Esq.
HON. TA-TANISHA D. JAMES
Part 25 Guardianship Part
111 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 466 Phone: (646) 386-5247
Courtroom: Room 1254 Phone: (646) 386-5675
Law Clerk: Ashley N. Lane, Esq.
HON. FRANCIS A. KAHN II
Part 32
Mortgage Foreclosure Part
Mortgage Auction Part
111 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 532 Phone: (646) 386-3081
Courtroom: Room 1127B Phone: (646) 386-5607
Law Clerks: John M. Collins, Esq.; Kiran Kanwar, Esq.
HON. ROBERT D. KALISH
(pending possible retirement due to budget cuts)
Part 29 General IAS Part
71 Thomas Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 104 Phone: (646) 386-4015
Courtroom: Room 104 Phone: (646) 386-4039
Law Clerks: Justin Mahony, Esq.; Zeynep E. Haksal, Esq.
HON. MICHAEL L. KATZ
Part 24 Matrimonial IAS Part
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 629 Phone: (646) 386-3103
Courtroom: Room 325 Phone: (646) 386-3285
Law Clerk: Jessica C. Wagner, Esq.
HON. JOHN J. KELLEY
Part 56 Trial Part – Part Rules
Biography
71 Thomas Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 310 Phone: (646) 386-5318
Courtroom: Room 311 Phone: (646) 386-5281
Law Clerk: Lawrence A. Goldberg, Esq.
HON. SHAWN T. KELLY
Part 57 General IAS Part
111 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 448 Phone: (646) 386-5727
Courtroom: Room 1045 Phone: (646) 386-3195
Law Clerks: Avana Desai, Esq., Sophie E. White, Esq.
HON. LYNN R. KOTLER
Part 8 General IAS Part – Part Rules
80 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 276 Phone: (646) 386-3339
Courtroom: Room 278 Phone: (646) 386-3572
Law Clerks: Eric Wursthorn, Esq.; Nicole T. Little, Esq.
HON. GERALD LEBOVITS
Part 7 General IAS Part – Part Rules
Asbestos Trial Part
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 556 Phone: (646) 386-3074
Courtroom: Room 345 Phone: (646) 386-3746
Law Clerk: Mark H. Shawhan, Esq.
HON. LAURENCE L. LOVE
Part 63 General IAS Part – Part Rules
Biography
80 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 124 Phone: (646) 386-5596
Courtroom: Room 122 Phone: (646) 386-3296
Law Clerks: Daniel A. Rudolf, Esq.; Michael J. Golia, Esq.
HON. JOAN MADDEN
(pending possible retirement due to budget cuts)
Part 11 Medical Malpractice IAS Part – Temporary Part Rules
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 611 Phone: (646) 386-3190
Courtroom: Room 351 Phone: (646) 386-3314
Law Clerks: Julia Cort, Esq.; Karen Schwartz, Esq.
HON. ALAN C. MARIN
(pending possible retirement due to budget cuts)
Part 34 General IAS Part – Part Rules
80 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 308 Phone: (646) 386-4613
Courtroom: Room 308 Phone: (646) 386-4370
Law Clerks: Esther T. Fernando, Esq.
HON. ANDREA MASLEY
Part 48 Commercial Division – Part Rules
Biography
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 647 Phone: (646) 386-4381
Courtroom: Room 242 Phone: (646) 386-3265
Law Clerks: Victoria Corbo, Esq.
Commercial Division Law Clerk: Kevin J. Quaratino, Esq.
HON. FRANK P. NERVO
Part 4 General IAS Part – Part Rules
Biography
80 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 327 Phone: (646) 386-5707
Courtroom: Room 327 Phone: (646) 386-3580
Law Clerk: David B. Collins, Esq.
HON. LOUIS L. NOCK
Part 38 General IAS Part
111 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 563 Phone: (646) 386-3206
Courtroom: Room 1166 Phone: (646) 386-3235
Law Clerk: Laurie K. Furdyna, Esq.
HON. KELLY O'NEILL LEVY
Part 31 Matrimonial IAS Part – Part Rules
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 649 Phone: (646) 386-3885
Courtroom: Room 218 Phone: (646) 386-3355
Law Clerks: Premila K. Reddy, Esq.; Ernest Pysher IV, Esq.
HON. BARRY OSTRAGER
Part 61 Commercial Division – Part Rules
Biography
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 624 Phone: (646) 386-4150
Courtroom: Room 232 Phone: (646) 386-3169
Law Clerk: Rose Ann Magaldi, Esq.
Commercial Division Law Clerk: Christina Costello, Esq.
HON. W. FRANC PERRY
Part 23 General IAS Part – Part Rules
80 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 311 Phone: (646) 386-3944
Courtroom: Room 307 Phone: (646) 386-3754
Law Clerks: Antonina Cangiano, Esq.; Shane A. Miller, Esq.
HON. EILEEN ANN RAKOWER
Part 6 Medical Malpractice IAS Part – Part Rules
Biography
71 Thomas Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 207 Phone: (646) 386-5749
Courtroom: Room 205 Phone: (646) 386-3312
Law Clerks: Jamie Y. Gold, Esq.; Noelle R. Block-Lubin, Esq.
HON. CHARLES E. RAMOS [JHO]
Part 91
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 564 Phone: (646) 386-3229
HON. DAKOTA D. RAMSEUR
Part 5 City IAS Part
80 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 326 Phone: (646) 386-3191
Courtroom: Room 328 Phone: (646) 386-3374
Law Clerk: Eugene Grinberg, Esq.
HON. ROBERT R. REED
Part 43 General IAS Part
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 691 Phone: (646) 386-3026
Courtroom: Room 412 Phone: (646) 386-3238
Law Clerks: John Owens, Esq.; Venessa M. Marston, Esq.
HON. MARY V. ROSADO
Part 26 Guardianship Part
Message from Part 26 - Effective March 17, 2020
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 665 Phone: (646) 386-3196
Courtroom: Room 543 Phone: (646) 386-3308
Law Clerk: Susanna Lee, Esq.
HON. RENEE R. ROTH [JHO]
Part 92
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 515 Phone: (646) 386-5034
HON. LORI S. SATTLER
Part 9 Matrimonial IAS Part – Part Rules
Tax Certiorari Part
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 669 Phone: (646) 386-3686
Courtroom: Room 355 Phone: (646) 386-3848
Law Clerks: Lydia Devine, Esq.; Alexandra N. White, Esq.
HON. VERNA L. SAUNDERS
Part 36 General IAS Part
Asbestos Trial Part
71 Thomas Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 209 Phone: (646) 386-5075
Courtroom: Room 210 Phone: (646) 386-3733
Law Clerks: Taisha L. Chambers, Esq.; Kamille K. Stewart, Esq.
HON. JENNIFER SCHECTER
Part 54 Commercial Division – Part Rules
Biography
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 626 Phone: (646) 386-4048
Courtroom: Room 228 Phone: (646) 386-3362
Law Clerk: Michael Rand, Esq.
Commercial Division Law Clerk:
HON. ALICE SCHLESINGER [JHO]
Part 16
80 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 103 Phone: (646) 386-3253
Courtroom: Room 112 Phone: (646) 386-3327
HON. CAROL SHARPE
Part 27 Guardianship Part
111 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 934 Phone: (646) 386-3449
Courtroom: Room 731 Phone: (646) 386-5625
Law Clerk: George Santana, Esq.
HON. O. PETER SHERWOOD
Part 49 Commercial Division – Part Rules
Biography
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 555 Phone: (646) 386-3807
Courtroom: Room 252 Phone: (646) 386-4033
Law Clerk: Sara J. Crasson, Esq.
Commercial Division Law Clerk: Michael Rivera, Esq.
HON. GEORGE J. SILVER
Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Courts Within New York City
Part 40 Judicial Mediation – Room 422 (60 Centre)
Part 10 Medical Malpractice Settlement Part - Conferencing Rules
Child Victims Act Coordinating Justice – Case Management Order
Preliminary Conference Rules
111 Centre Sreet, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 1240 Phone: (646) 386-4200
Courtroom: Room 1227 Phone: (646) 386-4863
Law Clerks: Hasa Kingo, Esq.; Arupa A. Chung-a-Hing, Esq.
HON. ADAM SILVERA
Part 13
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 660 Phone: (646) 386-5181
Courtroom: Room 442 Phone: (646) 386-3736
Law Clerks: Monica Cheng, Esq.; Michael Curreri, Esq.
HON. LISA A. SOKOLOFF
Part 19 Guardianship Part – Part Rules
Biography
111 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 541 Phone: (646) 386-4647
Courtroom: Room 684 Phone: (646) 386-3979
Law Clerk: Judith Rifkin, Esq.
HON. J. MACHELLE SWEETING
Part 62 City Part
80 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 279 Phone: (646) 386-3245
Courtroom: Room 279 Phone: (646) 386-3274
Law Clerk: B.B. Liu, Esq.
HON. CHARLES J. THOMAS [JHO]
Part 93
60 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Chambers: Room 528 Phone: (646) 386-3326
HON. ALEXANDER M. TISCH
Part 18 General IAS Part
111 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
Chambers: Room 326 Phone: (646) 386-3968
Courtroom: Room 623 Phone: (646) 386-3472
Law Clerks: Rena Malik, Esq.; Daniel A. Genossar, Esq.
