New Rochelle City Court, New York

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## Contents

* 1 Jurisdiction
* 2 Selection method
* 2.1 Judicial elections in New York
* 2.2 Primary election
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Jurisdiction[edit]

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]

“  | City Courts outside New York City exist in 61 cities and have criminal jurisdiction over misdemeanors and lesser offenses, and civil jurisdiction over claims of up to $15,000. Some City Courts have separate parts to handle small claims (up to $5,000), or housing matters. City Court judges act as arraigning magistrates and conduct preliminary hearings in felony cases.[2] | ”

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## Selection method[edit]

See also: Judicial selection in the states

Judges of the New York City Courts are selected in varying ways depending on the municipality. Full-time judges serve 10-year terms, while part-time judges serve five-year terms. To serve on this court, a judge must be a state and city resident, at least 18 years old and practice in the state for 10 years. This court has a mandatory retirement age of 70 years old.[3]

### Judicial elections in New York[edit]

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[edit]

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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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ NY Courts, "Courts outside of New York City," accessed May 19, 2023
2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `limited`
4. ↑ NYC Board of Elections, "Guide to NYC Elections," accessed December 27, 2016
5. ↑ American Judicature Society, "Judicial Selection in the States: New York," accessed May 23, 2014
6. ↑ New York Board of Elections, "2014 Election Law," accessed May 23, 2014

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