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Motion Submission Forms

May 27, 2025

Effective Tuesday, May 27, 2025, a Motion Submission Form will no longer be required when submitting a motion in Queens County Supreme Court, Civil Term.

Civil Term Part 10 - Updated Rules, Practices and Procedures

May 27, 2025

Effective June 2, 2025:

NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES CONCERNING MOTIONS OR APPLICATIONS SHALL BE MADE TO CHAMBERS. All such inquiries must be made to the Motion Support Office (718-298-1009), the Ex Parte Office (718-298-1018) or to the Clerk of Part 10 at 718-298-1213 or by e-mail at QSCPart10@nycourts.gov.

NO CORRESPONDENCE OR PAPERS SHALL BE MAILED TO CHAMBERS FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER. ANY SUCH CORRESPONDENCE OR PAPERS WILL NOT BE READ OR OPENED BUT WILL BE DISCARDED.

Any communication to chambers shall be by e-mail only and may not be made ex-parte, but shall include all parties and may only be made upon prior approval of the Court by seeking permission to do so by contacting Part 10 at 718-298-1213 or by e-mail at QSCPart10@nycourts.gov. If the action or petition has been settled and/or discontinued, or the motion or application has been resolved, please inform Part 10 via e-mail at QSCPart10@nycourts.gov and e-file a copy of a stipulation of discontinuance and/or settlement under cover letter, directed to the Clerk of Part 10. If a case has been stayed, either by operation of law or by an order of a court, the movant shall immediately inform the Clerk of Part 10 of such stay via e-mail. Except for the noted exceptions, any unsolicited e-mail correspondence to chambers will be disregarded.

Documents requiring the signature of Justice Kerrigan, such as proposed stipulations to be so-ordered, must be e-filed and sent by e-mail to QSCPart10@nycourts.gov.

Click the link below to download the complete Part Rules, Practices and Procedures

Complete Part 10 Rules (PDF)

Special Masters Program

May 7, 2025

The Special Masters Program was first launched by the New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA) in 1976 to help the New York Court system manage its congested calendars during a statewide budget crisis. 350 NYCLA lawyers volunteered to serve as Special Masters of the court to relieve the burden. The program was relaunched in 2021 with a focus on creating a pipeline for attorneys of color and other underrepresented communities to volunteer in the courts and inspire them to become judges. The new program is administered in partnership with the Unified Court System and the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission.

Special Masters work closely with an assigned Justice of the Supreme Court (Civil Term) and assist with various tasks based on the needs of the Court. Tasks may include handling discovery conferences, settlement conferences, conducting legal research, drafting memos of law advising the Court on pretrial and trial issues, preparing written recommendations on resolving motions, etc.

The 2025 Special Masters Program will begin volunteering September 2025 fir a one-year term ending on the last day of August 2026. Special Masters who have satisfactorily completed their one-year term may seek to continue for another term.

Since the program was launched in 2021, it has been expanded to include Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens counties and is co-sponsored by the bar associations from each county, including the New York County Lawyers Association; the Bronx County Bar Association; the Brooklyn Bar Association; and the Queens County Bar Association.

More Information

Supporting the Permanent Co-op Carve-Out Bill

April 2, 2025

The Queens County Bar Association Cooperative & Condominium Law Committee announces their support of the Permanent Co-op Carve-Out Bill, NYS Senate Bill S7415 and NYS Assembly Bill A1701. In the opinion of the committee, the legislation is critical for ensuring that cooperatives remain distinct from traditional landlord-tenant relationships in the eyes of the law. The committee recently issued a Memorandum of Law supporting their position and distributed the memo to members of the state legislature.

Memorandum of Law

Trial Adjournment Procedures

April 17, 2024

Effective immediately (April 17, 2024), an application to adjourn a trial which the Trial Scheduling Part (TSP) has set a date certain for trial (where a trial judge has not been assigned), or notification to the court that a case on the trial calendar has settled, must be emailed to the court at QSCTrials@nycourts.gov not later than ten (10) business days prior to the scheduled trial date. If the case settles on a date that is less than ten (10) business days prior to the scheduled trial date, notification to the Court of the settlement shall be given as soon as possible before the scheduled trial date.

If the request for an adjournment is being made as a result of an attorney being actually engaged in another court proceeding, an Affirmation of Actual Engagement must accompany any such application. The Affirmation of Actual Engagement must include the caption, index number, court in which the other proceeding is pending, the nature of the proceeding, and the date such other proceeding is scheduled to commence (See, 22 NYCRR §125.1).

All appearing parties must be included on the email.

An in person appearance to request an adjournment is required if the application for the adjournment is not timely made as indicated above. Parties with knowledge of the action shall appear in person on the scheduled trial date to make such application. The parties shall report to Courtroom 25, Queens Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York.

Adjournments of trials will only be granted in limited circumstances upon a showing of good cause.

Trial Email Address

April 26, 2023

Effective immediately (April 2023), an application to adjourn a case on the trial calendar with a date certain for trial (where a trial judge has not been assigned), or a request for a settlement conference of a matter on the trial calendar, or notification to the court that a case on the trial calendar has settled, must be emailed to the court at QSCTrials@nycourts.gov.