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Paul C. Odell, Justice
James Spann Jr., Acting Justice
Lisa M. Fochtman, Court Clerk

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Westfield Village Justice Court is a part of the New York State Unified Court System and is supervised by the Office of Court Administration. The operational budget for the Village Court is a portion of the Village of Westfield Municipal budget.

The geographic jurisdiction of the court includes all territory within the village limits. The subject jurisdiction includes civil, criminal and vehicle/traffic matters.

Small Claims Session is convened on the second Tuesday of each month, beginning at 7:30 P.M. The monetary limit on a small claims judgment is $3,000. To recover amounts up to and including $999 a filing fee of $10 is collected at the time of filing. For amounts between $1,000 and $3,000, a filing fee of $15 is collected. If the complainant prevails, the filing fee is considered a cost that is added to the amount the respondent must pay as part of the judgment.

Criminal Court is convened on the third Thursday of each month at 9:30 A.M. All defendants with matters pending before the court should report with their legal counsel for the purpose of speaking with the Assistant District Attorney.

Vehicle and Traffic court is convened each Thursday, except holidays, at 7:30 P.M. All persons having received a Uniform Traffic Ticket should report on the day noted on the yellow portion of the ticket. *

* Information contributed by Paul C. Odell