Learn All About New York’s Judges Scrutinize brings clear and accessible judicial data to New Yorkers, making it easy to explore judges’ records and learn about their decisions and impacts.
See judges whose terms end in 2026—many are up for reelection or reappointment this year:
All Counties NYC Appointed Judges – Terms Expiring Statewide Appointed Judges – Terms Expiring Statewide Holdover Appointees Albany County Allegany County Bronx County Broome County Cattaraugus County Cayuga County Chautauqua County Clinton County Dutchess County Erie County Franklin County Genesee County Kings County (Brooklyn) Monroe County Nassau County Niagara County NY County (Manhattan) Oneida County Onondaga County Ontario County Oswego County Queens County Richmond County (Staten Island) Rockland County Saratoga County Schenectady County St. Lawrence County Suffolk County Ulster County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Westchester County
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Data & Methodology
Albany County - Elected Term Expiring Allegany County - Elected Term Expiring Bronx County - Elected Term Expiring Bronx County - Other Broome County - Elected Term Expiring Cattaraugus County - Elected Term Expiring Cayuga County - Elected Term Expiring Chautauqua County - Elected Term Expiring Clinton County - Appointed Term Expiring Clinton County - Elected Term Expiring Dutchess County - Elected Term Expiring Erie County - Elected Term Expiring Franklin County - Elected Term Expiring Genesee County - Appointed Term Expiring Kings County (Brooklyn) - Elected Term Expiring Monroe County - Elected Term Expiring NY County (Manhattan) - Elected Term Expiring NY County (Manhattan) - Other NYC – Terms Expiring, Mayor Mamdani to Decide Reappointments Nassau County - Elected Term Expiring Niagara County - Elected Term Expiring Niagara County - Other Oneida County - Appointed Term Expiring Oneida County - Elected Term Expiring Onondaga County - Elected Term Expiring Ontario County - Appointed Term Expiring Oswego County - Appointed Term Expiring Queens County - Elected Term Expiring Queens County - Other Richmond County (Staten Island) - Appointed Term Expiring Richmond County (Staten Island) - Elected Term Expiring Richmond County (Staten Island) - Other Rockland County - Elected Term Expiring Saratoga County - Appointed Term Expiring Schenectady County - Elected Term Expiring St. Lawrence County - Appointed Term Expiring Statewide – Terms Expiring, Governor Hochul to Decide Reappointment Statewide – Holdover Appointees - Terms Expired, Governor Hochul to Decide Reappointment Suffolk County - Elected Term Expiring Suffolk County - Other Ulster County - Elected Term Expiring Warren County - Elected Term Expiring Washington County - Elected Term Expiring Wayne County - Elected Term Expiring Westchester County - Appointed Term Expiring Westchester County - Elected Term Expiring Westchester County - Other Produced by Marc Lajoie and Oded Oren.
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