New York Supreme Court 4th Judicial District

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New York Supreme Court 4th Judicial District

The 4th District of the New York Supreme Court is one of thirteen judicial districts in the state of New York. The 4th District covers Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, St. Lawrence, Warren and Washington counties.

Justices

• Martin Auffredou
• Thomas Buchanan
• John T. Ellis
• Mary Farley
• Robert J. Muller
• Robert G. Main, Jr.*
• S. Peter Feldstein*
• Joseph Sise
• Felix J. Catena*
• Philip V. Cortese*
• Thomas D. Nolan
• Ann Crowell
• Robert Chauvin
• Christine M. Clark
• Robert J. Muller
• David B. Krogmann
• John S. Hall, Jr.*
• Mark L. Powers
• Stan L. Pritzker*
• Kathleen B. Hogan*

*Acting Justices

Former judges

• Vito C. Caruso
• David Demarest
• Stephen A. Ferradino
• Patrick R. McGill
• Kevin K. Ryan

New York courts

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Federal courts:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York

State courts:

New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts

State resources:

Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York

Elections

See also: New York judicial elections

New York is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in New York, click here.

• New York local trial court judicial elections, 2024
• New York local trial court judicial elections, 2023
• New York local trial court judicial elections, 2022
• New York local trial court judicial elections, 2021
• New York local trial court judicial elections, 2020
• New York local trial court judicial elections, 2019
• New York local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• New York local trial court judicial elections, 2017
• New York local trial court judicial elections, 2016
• New York judicial elections, 2015
• New York judicial elections, 2014
• New York judicial elections, 2013
• New York judicial elections, 2012
• New York judicial elections, 2011
• New York judicial elections, 2010

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

The 324 justices of the New York Supreme Court are elected to 14-year terms in partisan elections. To appear on the ballot, candidates must be chosen at partisan nominating conventions. Sitting judges wishing to serve an additional term must run for re-election.

The chief judge of the court of appeals appoints two chief administrative judges of the supreme court, one to supervise trial courts within New York City and one to supervise trial courts outside of the city.

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must:

• be a state resident;
• have had at least 10 years of in-state law practice;
• be at least 18 years old; and
• be under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).

Election rules

Primary election

Closed primary elections are held to allow members of political parties to select their respective candidates. The candidate who wins the Democratic primary, for example, will go on to be the Democratic nominee in the general election. Independent candidates may also run in the general election, bypassing the primary. If a candidate cross-files, he or she could run in the general election as a Democratic Party candidate, as well as a candidate for one or more other parties.

According to statute, candidates for the supreme courts are chosen indirectly through delegates. Voters elect convention delegates in the primary election, and the delegates choose the supreme court candidates who will be on the general election ballot.