TheNew York Surrogates' Courts are courts in every county inNew York that preside over cases involving the deceased, such as, wills and the administration of estates.^[1]

The judges of the surrogate's courts serve terms of 10 years if presiding outside of New York City and 14 years if they are located in New York City. According to the state Constitution, the term is counted "from and including the first day of January next after their election."^[2]

Surrogates' Courts and their districts

1st District

• New York County Surrogate's Court

2nd District

• Kings County Surrogate's Court

3rd District

4th District

5th District

6th District

7th District

8th District

9th District

10th District

• Nassau County Surrogate's Court
• Suffolk County Surrogate's Court

11th District

• Queens County Surrogate's Court

12th District

• Bronx County Surrogate's Court

13th District

• Richmond County Surrogate's Court

External links

• New York Court Structure

Footnotes

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