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    Upstate NY Courts
Trial Courts by Judicial District
For administrative purposes New York State courts are divided into 12 Judicial Districts. There are seven upstate JD's, each of which are composed of anywhere between five and eleven counties.
Upstate NY Judicial Districts - County List
3rd JD
Albany
Columbia
Greene
Rensselaer
Schoharie
Sullivan
Ulster
4th JD
Clinton
Essex
Franklin
Fulton
Hamilton
Montgomery
St. Lawrence
Saratoga
Schenectady
Warren
Washington
 5th JD
Herkimer
Jefferson
Lewis
Oneida
Onondaga
Oswego
6th JD
Broome
Chemung
Chenango
Cortland
Delaware
Madison
Otsego
Schuyler
Tioga
Tompkins
 7th JD
Cayuga
Livingston
Monroe
Ontario
Seneca
Steuben
Wayne
Yates
8th JD
Allegany
Cattaraugus
Chautauqua
Erie
Genesee
Niagara
Orleans
Wyoming
9th JD
Dutchess
Orange
Putnam
Rockland
Westchester
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