Charles C. Merrell at a glance
- Current role
- Supervising Judge
- Court
- Town & Justice Courts, Lewis County
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2013–present
Charles C. Merrell
Supervising Judge · Town & Justice Courts, Lewis County
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Partner, Merrell and Merrell, NY, 1989-2003
- Practitioner, Carragher, Fox and Lampert, 1985-1989
Judicial service
- Justice, Lowville Justice Court, Lowville, NH, 1999-2003
- Judge, New York County Court, Lewis County, NY, 2003-2011
- Judge, Lewis County Family Treatment Court, NY, 2004-2012
- Judge, Lewis County Criminal Treatment Court, NY, 2004-2012
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Lewis County, NY, 2006-2011
- Supervising Judge, New York Town and Justice Courts, Fifth Judicial District (Lewis and Onondaga Counties), NY, 2007-2011
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Lewis County, NY, 2012-2025
- Supervising Judge, New York Town & Justice Courts, Fifth Judicial District (Lewis and Jefferson Counties), NY, 2012-2013
- Supervising Judge, Town & Justice Courts, Lewis County, NY, 2013-present
Education
- St Lawrence University · Government, 1981
- Syracuse University · JD, 1984
- St. Lawrence University in 1981 · B.A.
- Syracuse University School of Law in 1984 · J.D.
Personal record
Born March 17, 1959 · Lowville, NY
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Appearances
In civil district and county court proceedings, the court may permit or require electronic participation after appropriate notice; compelled electronic participation for oral-testimony proceedings requires good cause or party agreement, and a jury trial requires party agreement.
Upon appropriate notice by a party or the court, a court may allow or require a participant to appear at a court proceeding by videoconference, teleconference, or other available electronic means, except as otherwise provided in (2).Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗
Civil Recording And Broadcasting
Civil district and county trial courts may permit courtroom recording or broadcasting only under Supreme Court guidelines, with the required party and witness consent, or for ceremonial proceedings.
A trial court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of proceedings in the courtroom only in the following circumstances:Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings ↗
Sources
Town & Justice Courts, Lewis County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14942/charles-c-merrell/Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdfTexas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf