Justice Court Contact Info

General Justice Court phone #:
845-783-1900  ext. 209

Address: 17 Lake Street
Monroe, NY 10950


Office Hours:
The Town Justice Court is open to the public during regularly scheduled Court dates, and as follows:

Monday - Thursday
8:30am to 12:00pm
1:00pm to 4:00pm

The Town Justice Court is not open to the public on Friday's.

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Audra Schwartz
Town Justice

phone icon 845-783-1900 ext. 133
fax icon 845-782-4781

James McKnight
Town Justice

phone icon 845-783-1900 ext. 133
fax icon 845-782-4781

Raquel Diaz
Court Clerk

 845-783-1900 ext. 130
 845-782-4781

The jurisdiction of the court is limited but broad. Some of the more common cases heard by the court are:

  • Criminal matters including felony arraignments and preliminary hearings

  • Misdemeanors and violation of Penal Law

  • Jury and non jury trials

  • Alcohol and Beverage Control Law

  • Money actions and actions to recover chattels not in excess of $3,000.00

  • Environmental Conservation Law cases

  • Agricultural and Markets Law

  • Local Laws and Ordinance violations

  • Mental Hygiene Law

  • Public Health Law

  • Landlord-tenant matters - Summary proceedings and evictions

  • Tax Law

  • Transportation Law

  • Vehicle and Traffic Law

  • Family offense proceedings with the power to issue Orders of Protection involving same family or household members (related by blood, marriage, former spouses, common child, etc)

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