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The '''Rockland County Court''' is a trial court that has jurisdiction over felonies, misdemeanors and civil lawsuits of up to $25,000 that take place within the county. The court is located within the [[New York Supreme Court 9th Judicial District|9th Judicial District]] in [[Rockland County, New York (Judicial)|Rockland County]], [[New York]].<ref>[http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/9jd/index.shtml ''New York State Unified Court System'', "9th Judicial District," accessed July 16, 2015]</ref>
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==Judges==
The '''Rockland County Court''' resides in [[New York]]. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...
*[[Kevin Russo]]
*[[Larry Schwartz (New York)|Larry Schwartz]]
*[[Rolf M. Thorsen]]<ref>[http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/9jd/rockland/rocklandsupreme.shtml ''New York State Unified Court System'', "Rockland Supreme and County Court," accessed July 20, 2015]</ref>


==Former judges==
* [[#Jurisdiction|Jurisdiction]]
*[[Charles A. Apotheker]]
* [[#Selection method|Selection method]]
*[[William K. Nelson]]
 
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==Selection method==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Rockland County, New York (Judicial)|Rockland County, New York]]
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*[[New York County Courts]]


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/9jd/rockland/rocklandsupreme.shtml ''New York State Unified Court System'', "Rockland Supreme and County Court"]
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==2014==
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The Rockland County Court resides in New York. 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]

Selection method

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

The 125 judges of the New York County Courts are elected to 10-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.[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 is mandatory).

Judicial elections in New York

See also: New York judicial elections

New York is one of five states that uses partisan elections to select judges and does not use retention 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 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.[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 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.[5][6]

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