James G. Clynes

Profile data snapshot: February 19, 2026 Details may have changed since.

As of February 19, 2026, Judge James G. Clynes presides over civil cases in the Supreme Court of New York County, having served on the bench for 10 years. Judge Clynes was most recently elected to the bench for a term beginning in 2026 and ending in 2029.

Judicial metrics

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Publication Rate: 2.0 decisions per year

Higher than 84.2% of judges in the dataset

18 published decisions over 9 years

Excessive Sentence Findings: 0 cases

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Excessive Sentence Reductions: 0 years

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Reassigned Reversals: 0 cases

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Favored Commercial Bonds: 95.3% of bail cases

Higher than 42.06% of judges in the dataset

243 bail cases favoring commercial bonds out of 255 bail cases

Blocked Affordable Bail: 100.0% of bail cases

Higher than 56.55% of judges in the dataset

255 bail cases without PSSB as most affordable out of 255 bail cases

Disproportionate Carcerality: 0 total years

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Public Discipline: 0 determinations

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Suppression Reversal Rate

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Published Decisions

18 decisions

2025

Nicolaides v. Sunbelt Rentals, Inc

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Caldeyro v. TPX Transp., LLC

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2025

Yun v. Nyssens

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2025

Williams v. Ben-Art, Inc.

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2025

McGruder v. Abyssinian Baptist Church in the City of N.Y., Inc.

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2024

Damon v. Dagbid, Inc.

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2024

Ardi v. Miller

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2024

Guzman v. Kofod

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2024

Coakley v. New York City Tr. Auth.

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2023

Garner v. Revel Tr. Inc.

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NYSCEF Decisions

243 decisions (not counted in Publication Rate calculations)

2025

A.S. v. Rosa-Maldonado

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2025

Adamson v. Leopold

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2025

Diaz v. Nagua Taxi Inc.

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2025

Rodriguez v. Commodore Maintenance Corp.

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Lopez v. Po Ching Fong

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2025

Stafford v. Nacson

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Spoto v. Matos

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2025

Zuefle v. Ryder Truck Rental

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2025

McNearney v. Thompson

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2025

Lee v. Barma Taxi Inc.

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