Supreme Court Law Libraries
Public access law libraries serve the judiciary, court staff, Bar members and the general public and provide and facilitate access to legal and court information. The libraries also support the New York Unified State Court System in its mission to provide just and timely resolutions of all matters before the courts by contributing professional library services to this process.
We will gladly assist you with document delivery and with locating and using law libraries resources and equipment to research/locate legal information. We can also refer you to other helpful organizations when appropriate, including to the 9JD Court Help Center for self-represented litigants, located in the Westchester County Law Library, White Plains, NY. However, librarians cannot provide any legal advice, fill out forms, or conduct legal research for you. For a list of free/low cost legal services, please click on any county library link below and go to the Library Research Assistance page.
Catalog
Search for library materials in court libraries throughout the state or limit to one near you.
Collections
Law libraries offer free public access to Lexis, Westlaw, HeinOnline and LoisLaw. Our print and online collections include federal and New York state statutes, court rules, case reporters, legal encyclopedias such as New York Jurisprudence 2d or Carmody Wait, legal form books, and practice treatises with legal analysis including New York Practice Series.
For a selected list of public access online materials available please click here. Microfiche holdings include New York Law Journal 1981-2011, New York Appellate Court 1st & 2nd Department Records & Briefs 1984-current, some regional reporters and other materials.
Database access is available only within the law libraries. We suggest bringing a flash drive to save your online research (not all databases are capable of e-mailing results).
All library materials are non-circulating materials.
Services/Computer Access
We offer free access to Internet for legal research on public computers. Free public Wi-Fi is also available. An E-File terminal with scanning capabilities and Civil City Court Records Search terminal are located in the Westchester County Law Library. Microfiche readers are available at Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester law libraries.
Copying cost is $.25/page; printing by permission only (please check with a librarian) and is limited to 20 pages per day at no cost. We suggest bringing a flash drive to save your online research (not all databases are capable of e-mailing results).
Document Delivery
Document delivery is free. The materials are delivered via e-mail or you could schedule a pick-up at your local law library.
Court Record Search
Please contact your County Clerk for questions about Court Records including copies of divorce decrees, judgments, liens and other public records.
Court Appearance / Case Lookup
For information on active and disposed cases or to find future court appearance dates for certain cases types: