James P. McClusky

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

As of February 19, 2026, Judge James P. McClusky presides in the Supreme Court of Jefferson County, having served on the bench for 15 years. Judge McClusky was most recently elected to the bench for a term beginning in 2026 and ending in 2032.

Judicial metrics

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Publication Rate: 0.3 decisions per year

Higher than 60.71% of judges in the dataset

4 published decisions over 13 years

Suppression Reversal Rate: 100.0%

Higher than 98.74% of judges in the dataset

1 suppression reversal out of 1 suppression-related appeal

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

Public Discipline: 0 determinations

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Favored Commercial Bonds

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Blocked Affordable Bail

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Disproportionate Carcerality

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Published Decisions

4 decisions

2019

People ex rel. McCoy v. People

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2017

Matter of Rodriguez v. NYS Div. of Parole

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2016

Town of LeRay v. Village of Evans Mills

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2015

People ex rel. Hemphill v. McCardle

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Suppression Reversals

1 decision

2019

People v. Givans

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NYSCEF Decisions

3 decisions (not counted in Publication Rate calculations)

2021

Lewis v. Delaney-Rowland

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2021

Lewis v. Delaney-Rowland

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2020

Gray Media Group, Inc. v. City of Watertown

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