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Erie County Court, New York

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TheErie County Court resides inNew York in the8th Judicial District. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...

Jurisdiction

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]

“The County Court is established in each county outside New York City. It is authorized to handle the prosecution of all crimes committed within the County. The County Court also has limited jurisdiction in civil cases involving amounts up to $25,000.[2]”

Judges


Elections

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

Selection method

See also:Judicial selection in the states
See also:Partisan election of judges

The125 judges of theNew York County Courts are elected to 10-year terms inpartisan 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.[3]

Qualifications
To join this court, a judge must:[3]

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

Judicial elections in New York

See also:New York judicial elections

New York is one of five states that usespartisan elections to select judges and does not useretention elections for subsequent terms. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country,click here.

Primary election

Closed primary elections are held to allow members of political parties to select their respective candidates. The candidate who wins theDemocratic 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.[4] 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 thesupreme 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.[5][6]

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