8th Judicial District

Judge Marks Issues Administrative Order 99-20, Adding Essential Matters to Surrogate’s Court

From Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks: Pursuant to the authority vested in me, and at the direction of the Chief Judge, I hereby amend the list of essential proceedings contained in Exh. A of Administrative Order AO/78/20 to include the following additional section, effective May 18, 2020: F. Surrogate’s Court 1. Any matter involving …

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New York State Court System to Begin Return to In-Person Courthouse Operations

Judges and Staff in Counties Meeting Governor’s Benchmarks to Return to Their Courthouses; New Case Filings Will Be Accepted NEW YORK−As the New York State court system continues to navigate the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks today announced the gradual return of judges …

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Judge Marks Issues Administrative Order 98-20 Approving Consensual E-Filing For All Case Types

Pursuant to the authority vested in me, with the approval of the Administrative Board of the Courts, upon notice by the Presiding Judge of the Court of Claims, and, as appropriate, in consultation with or with the approval of County Clerks, I hereby continue and extend the Unified Court System program for the consensual/voluntary and …

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Courts Introduce New Electronic Document Delivery Service (EDDS)

 EDDS: UCS Program for Electronic Delivery of Documents  In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency and the expansion of “virtual” court operations, the Unified Court System has initiated a new program to transmit digitized documents (in pdf format) to UCS courts, County Clerks, and other court-related offices around the State. The Electronic Document Delivery …

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Courts Publish Virtual Chambers Email Addresses

In order to assist in smooth virtual court operations, the 8th Judicial District has a provided a full list of email addresses for each court in each county of the District. If an attorney has any issues or questions regarding virtual chambers, they are asked to email the appropriate person found on this list.

Judge Feroleto issues amended Administrative Order extending times into May

Administrative Order from Hon. Paula L. FeroletoDated April 15, 2020 Pursuant to the authority vested in me, and in accordance with the recent operational protocols issued by the Chief Administrative Judge for the trial courts of the Unified Court System, I hereby order that effective immediately the following rules be put into effect in the …

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8JD Administrative Order 85-20 Initiating Virtual Chambers

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE OF THE COURTS: Pursuant to the authority vested in me, and at the direction of the Chief Judge, I hereby promulgate, effective April 13, 2020, the following additional procedures and protocols to mitigate the effects of the CO VID-19 outbreak upon the users, visitors, staff, and judicial officers …

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