State court intelligence
New York courts and judges
Find judges and courts, understand the public court structure, and follow source-linked courtroom guidance. A case-specific order and the current official rules always control.
- Judge profiles
- 2,206
- Current state judges
- 1,906
- Federal judges
- 300
- Court & location pages
- 565
Court system chart
How the New York state court system is organized
New York's courts of last resort, intermediate appellate courts, and trial courts serve statewide and local jurisdictions. Each card opens the corresponding KnowJudges court search.
Court of last resort
The Court of Appeals is New York's highest court.
Intermediate appellate courts
Four Appellate Division departments review appeals from trial courts.
Trial courts
Supreme, County, Family, Surrogate's, and local courts handle trial-level matters.
Source: New York State Unified Court System, Court Structure. Verified . Court counts can change; follow the source for the current official structure.
Judge directory
Browse New York judges
Current-serving profiles use the shared KnowJudges status rule. Open each profile to review its sourced court and role details.
KnowJudges directory
Browse New York courts
Open a court page for its indexed judges and public procedural sources, or use the full directory for court-type and county filters.
