NY County - Supreme Criminal Term, 1st JD

NY County Supreme Criminal Term, 1st JD

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Appeals Bureau

Supervisor: Mr. Jimmy Motylenski, Associate Court Clerk
(646) 386-3932 Fax: (212) 401-9153
100 Centre Street, Room 1201, 12th Floor

Responsibilities:

Order transcripts from Court Reporters for cases on appeal.
Provide transcripts and documents for matters on appeal to the Appellate Division and Court of Appeals pursuant to Appellate Division orders, subpoenas, and letters of request.
Maintain records regarding appeals and their disposition.
Process remittiturs and notify parties on cases returned to Supreme Court by an appellate court for further action.

Assigned Counsel Voucher Desk

Coordinator: Ms. Carissa Zucco
(646) 386-3900
100 Centre Street, Room 1010, 10th Floor

Responsibilities:

Review all vouchers submitted by Assigned Counsel attorneys and other professionals.
Submit vouchers for judicial approval.
Process vouchers for payment.

Calendar Section

Supervisor: Ms. Annette Gregg-Little, Associate Court Clerk
(646) 386-3903
100 Centre Street, Room 1003, 10th Floor

Responsibilities:

Enter data from all court calendars into the Criminal Records and Information Management System (CRIMS) on a daily basis.
Duplicate finished and future calendars for distribution to court parts and various agencies.
Receive and process indictments.
Assign indictment numbers to each indictment.
Enter indictment information into CRIMS.
Notify defendants, attorneys, District Attorneys and sureties of case adjourned dates.
Maintain log of indictments.
Enter payment of mandatory surcharges and crime victim assistance fees and fines into CRIMS.
Receive and enter cash bail and bail bond information into CRIMS.

Case Management Coordinators (Expediters)

100 Centre Street
Ms. Kim Owens (646) 386-3901, Room 1010B, 10th Fl.
Mr. Ken Rice (646) 386-3902, Room 1010B, 10th Fl.
Mr. George Cartegena (646) 386-3902, Room 1010, 10th Fl.
(DOC matters and miscellaneous)
Fax: (212) 374-3177

111 Centre Street
Mr. Jerry Levine (646) 386-4304
Mr. Christopher Ascuitto (646) 386-4304
Fax: (212) 374-2637
Room 927, 9th Floor

Responsibilities:

Facilitate movement of cases to court parts for hearings and trials.
Monitor daily activity in court parts.
Coordinate movement of prospective jurors to trial parts.
Coordinate movement of defendants to trial parts.
Consult with the Administrative Judge on a daily basis.

Clerks' Offices

Central Clerks' Office
Supervisor: Mr. Lawrence Salvato, Court Clerk Specialist
(646) 386-4000 Fax: (212) 374-0667
100 Centre Street, Room 1000, 10th Floor

Responsibilities:

Ensure the proper functioning of court parts at 100 Centre Street.
Provide information such as court dates, contents of court files, bail and court procedures.
Collect fines, mandatory surcharges and crime victim assistance fees.
Accept service of motions.
Provide certified copies of court documents (cost: $8).
Provide certificates of disposition (cost: $10).

Points of Information:

I. Court Files:

The clerks' office currently maintains finished case files from 1995 to the present.
The clerks' office maintains sealed case files from 1946 to the present.
Files that are stored off-site can be retrieved within one week.
Most of the contents of a court file are available for public inspection and copying (copy machines are available to the public, at a nominal cost, at both the central clerks' office and the clerks' office at 111 Centre Street).
Some of the contents of court files not available to the public are criminal histories, psychiatric reports and information regarding jurors.

II. Bail:

Bail may be posted in the central clerks' office only when the defendant is in the courthouse.
Bail may be posted at any correctional facility. For further information call the New York City Department of Corrections at (718) 546-0700.
Acceptable types of payment are cash, money order and certified check. Money orders and certified checks should be made payable to "County Clerk-New York County".
It takes approximately two weeks to receive refunded cash bail in the mail from the New York City Department of Finance.
In order to have the collateral on a bail bond released, a certificate of disposition (obtained from the Central Clerks' Office, see above) must be provided to the insurance company which posted the bond.

Clerks' Office at 111 Centre Street
Supervisor: Mr. William Hall, Court Clerk Specialist
Supervisor: Mr. Dean Hutchins, Principal Court Clerk
(646) 386-4300 Fax: (212) 374-2637
Room 927, 9th Floor

Responsibilities:

Ensure the proper functioning of court parts at 111 Centre Street.
Provide information regarding court cases and procedures.

Correspondence/Motion Support Unit

Supervisor: Ms. Mary Price, Court Clerk Specialist
(646) 386-3860 Fax: (212) 374-4673
100 Centre Street, Room 1007, 10th Floor

Responsibilities:

Prepare psychiatric orders pursuant to C.P.L. section 730 and C.P.L. section 330.20.
Maintain Domestic Violence Registry.
Process orders of protection.
Schedule sex offender risk level assessment hearings. Notify appropriate parties. Maintain risk level assessment log. Forward risk level assessments to Division of Criminal Justice Services.
Assign Supreme Court Identification (SCID) numbers to properly filed writs and orders to show cause. Maintain log. Notify parties upon Court's decision.
Schedule properly filed bail remission motions with the Administrative Judge.
Process Department of Motor Vehicle license suspension orders. Forward orders to Department of Motor Vehicles.
Maintain log for cash bail refund orders and recall cash bail forfeiture orders. Forward orders to New York City Department of Finance.
Forward Notice of Conviction or Youthful Offender Adjudication to designated education official for convicted defendants under the age of 19.
Respond to written inquiries and requests from inmates and city, state and federal agencies.

Court Interpreters

Supervisor: Ms. Cecilia Solano, Senior Court Interpreter
(646) 386-4141
100 Centre Street, Room 1606, 16th Floor

Responsibilities:

Provide verbatim interpretation for court proceedings.
Assist attorneys with interpretive services needed for attorney/client conferences.
Translate official, technical, medical and legal documents and audio recordings into English.

Court Reporters

Supervisor: Mr. Frank Rizzo, Principal Court Reporter
(646) 386-4400 Fax: (212) 374-3133
111 Centre Street, Room 921, 9th Floor

Responsibilities:

Make and maintain a verbatim stenographic record of all court proceedings.
Transcribe all court proceedings as required or requested by an appellate court, trial judge, attorney, litigant or member of the public.

Court Security Services

Supervisor: Major Gerard Duffy
(646) 386-4100 Fax: (212) 374-6007
100 Centre Street, Room 1528, 15th Floor
Captain:
(646) 386-4111 Fax: 748-0036
100 Centre Street, Room 1416, 14th Floor

111 Centre Street
Captain: Gregory Wayne
(646) 386-4444 Fax: (212) 374-2637
Room 927, 9th Floor

Responsibilities:

Provide security in the courtrooms and other areas of the courthouse and patrol the outside of the courthouse.
Guard defendants.
Maintain order during court sessions.
Escort judges, jurors, witnesses and prisoners to and from courtrooms.
Provide assistance in emergency situations.
Maintain EMS equipment and provide emergency medical assistance.
Prepare, update and endorse prisoner commitment cards (299s).
Prepare incident reports.
Arrest and search individuals.
Supervise and protect sequestered jurors.

Executive Offices

Administrative Judge: Hon. Michel J. Obus
Court Attorney: Mr. Daniel Rosen, Esq.
Court Attorney: Ms. Michelle Parisien, Esq.
Secretary: Ms. Carolann Cistone
(646) 386-3888 Fax: (212) 748-5129
100 Centre Street, Room 1711

Chief Clerk/Executive Officer: Mr. Barry Clarke, Esq.
Secretary: Ms. Carissa Zucco
(646) 386-3900 Fax: (212) 374-3177
100 Centre Street, Room 1008

First Deputy Chief Clerk: Mr. Conrad Martin
(646) 386-3925 Fax: (212) 374-3177
100 Centre Street, Room 1004

Deputy Chief Clerk: Mr. Michael DiMaggio
(646) 386-3999 Fax: (212) 374-3177
100 Centre Street, Room 1010

Facilities Office

Supervisor: Mr. David Costanzo, Associate Court Clerk
(646) 386-3928
100 Centre Stree, Room 1128, 11th Floor

Responsibilities:

Facilitate repair and maintenance work by the custodial and engineering staff and outside contractors.
Coordinate installation and repair of telephones and telephone lines.
Maintain furniture inventory.

Indictment Unit

Supervisor: Mr. Jorge Rubel, Associate Court Clerk
(646) 386-3923
100 Centre Street, Room 1002, 10th Floor

Responsibilities:

Prepare a Supreme Court case file for each indictment and Superior Court Information.
Maintain court files for cases in which a defendant has been indicted but not apprehended.
Process arrest warrants, superceding indictments, grand jury dismissals.

Law Library

Mr. David Badertscher, Principal Law Librarian
(646) 386-3891 Fax: (212) 748-7908
Web Site: http://www.nycourts.gov/library/nyc_criminal/
100 Centre Street, 17th Floor

Responsibilities:

Maintain library and related services.
rack legislation.
Provide technical support for legal research.
Provide supervision and support for the public access law library.

Network Center

Supervisor: Mr. Ted L. McAlister, Principal LAN Administrator
(646) 386-3941 Fax: (212) 401-9256
100 Centre Street, Room 1001B, 10th Floor

Network Office
100 Centre Street, Room, 1619, 16th Floor
(646) 386-4440

Responsibilities:

Ensure availability of computer services to all users.
Install and maintain hardware and software at designated locations.
Monitor and maintain the daily operation of computer systems and networks.
Explain procedures to network users to resolve problems or to train new users.

Personnel Unit

Supervisor: Ms. Rose Halloran, Principal Court Analyst
(646) 386-3929 Fax: (212) 374-0602
100 Centre Street, Room 1202, 12th Floor

Responsibilities:

Process and maintain all paperwork relevant to new employees.
For examination information, call (800) 578-5627
For current job postings, call (800) 654-5578

Process payrolls.
Process time and leave matters, workers' compensation claims, travel vouchers.
Supervise per diem court interpreters.
Process and maintain paperwork relevant to employee benefits.

Quality Control/Statistics Unit

Supervisor: Ms. Theresa Postal, Associate Court Clerk
(646) 386-3920
100 Centre Street, Room 1003, 10th Floor

Responsibilities:

Receive statistical reports from each Supreme Court part on a weekly basis.
Enter statistical report information into Case Activity Reporting System (CARS).
Receive and review finished case files from the Supreme Court parts on a daily basis.
Seal cases from the Supreme Court calendar.
Print and distribute all daily calendars for each Supreme Court part.
Print all future court calendars for photocopying and distribution by the Calendar Section.
Compile weekly statistics.

Supply Bureau/Purchasing Office

Supervisor: Mr. Gary Leigh, Senior Court Analyst
(646) 386-3922 Fax: (212) 374-0191
100 Centre Street, Room 1005, 10th Floor

Auxiliary Office For Supplies:
100 Centre Street, Room 1121
(646) 386-3933

Responsibilities: