Greene County
Greene County, New York, was created in 1800 and named after an American Revolutionary War General, Nathanael Greene. It has 647 square miles of land area and about 48,000 residents. Catskill is its largest city and county seat.
The judicial system in Greene County consists of the Supreme, County, Family, Surrogate, and Municipal courts. As the county's highest court, the Greene County Supreme Court usually hears cases that are outside the jurisdiction of other courts. It handles civil disputes with claims over $25,000 as well as felony cases, divorces, annulments, and legal separations. The majority of criminal proceedings, real estate disputes, civil cases involving claims under $25,000, evictions, and foreclosures are handled by the Greene County Court.
Cases involving minors, including juvenile addictions, traffic infractions, delinquency, and truancy, are heard by the Greene County Family Court. Additionally, it hears domestic relations matters unrelated to marital dissolution. The Greene County Surrogate's Court handles most probate cases, such as will admission, adoptions, guardianship appointments, and trust and estate administration.
There are 16 Town and Village Courts in Greene County. These courts, also called Justice Courts, hear misdemeanors, municipal ordinance violations, landlord/tenant relations, traffic infractions, and civil cases with claims under $3,000.
Public court records in Greene County are court files, exhibits, and documents generated in the county courts that are open to the public. These records include court schedules, writs, warrants, court filings, motions, court proceedings, depositions, orders, and judgments from the county courts that are not sealed by law or court orders. Anyone can examine and request these records. The Greene County Clerk and various court clerks maintain records from courts in the county.
The following types of public court records are typically available in Greene County unless restricted by court orders:
- Criminal Case Records
- Probate Case Records
- Family Law Case Records
- Civil Case Records
- Traffic Case Records
Anyone can contact the Greene County Clerk or member court clerks to access public court records from the county. Alternatively, they can use the New York State Unified Court System portal to search for public court records from the county's Supreme, County, and Family Courts.
