Esopus Town Court was built in 2007. This is a beautiful brand new building and its energy source is solar. The Esopus Town Court is located in a beautiful scenic location of Ulster County and is one of the nicest looking Town Court buildings around. The town court is housed in the same building as the Esopus Town Hall. There are two floors in the building. The EsopusJustice Court is on the second floor while the Esopus Building Department is on the first floor. Interestingly, the main entrance to Town Hall is on the second floor and, if it’s the Esopus Town Court that your looking for, you will not need to use the elevator. Bottom line, make life easier for yourself and park in the front lot and enter the building directly as you would to access the Esopus Town Hall.
Upon your entrance, the Esopus Town Court is impossible to miss. As you will learn, the Town Court is pretty much the entire second floor. You will notice that all of the town departments, or at least a majority of them, are located inside of the town courtroom. This was a very inconvenient way to construct the building and there have been many complaints that privacy does not exist during the day. Inside the courtroom, among other departments, you will find theEsopus Town Clerks Office, the Esopus Town Supervisor and the Esopus Town Tax Assessor's Office. In order to access the Court Clerk, you will have to walk all the way to the back of the courtroom and past the holding room (which is to the right of the Judge’s Bench). Look for signs!
The Court Clerks of Esopus Town Court are very nice and they will help you as much as possible. The Lois Dekoskie is the Senior Court Clerk but you will usually deal with Marianne Wells or Karen Bitonte, the Court Clerks. If you have questions for the Court Clerk's Office, you can reach them anytime between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
Hurley Town Court is a very small and very low volume Town Court located in Ulster County, New York. It is located right next door to the historical Hurley Mountain Inn & is directly off of Route 209 and only 2 miles from the New York State Troopers Troop F building. There's not much on this portion of Route 209 but luckily the Town of Hurley has a Stewart's shop if you need gas, coffee or ice cream.
The parking lot is directly in front of the Hurley Town Hall. The Hurley Town Court is located inside of the Town Hall building. Upon entrance you will walk straight into the courtroom. Restrooms are before the courtroom and to your left. The Court Clerk's Office is in the courtroom and to your immediate right as you enter. The Court Clerk’s Office is usually open during morning hours on Monday’s, Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s.
Most tickets in this courtroom are issued on either Route 209 or Route 28. If you end up visiting the Hurley Town Court, make sure to leave your cell phone in the car. If you are caught with a cell phone, the Court is likely to confiscate it. Also, for brownie points, ask the Judge about his Courtroom Bench. You'll be interested to know that the Judges bench area is fairly new and, to save money for the town, the Judge declined to hire a contractor and, instead, bought the materials and built the bench himself.
Kingston Town Court is located in the County of Ulster and State of New York and directly next door to the Town of Kingston Highway Department and the Sawkill Fire Company. The Kingston Town Court is located inside of the Kingston Town Hall building. Also inside of the Town Hall building is the Kingston Town Building Department.
When you walk in through the main entrance, immediately to your left will be the Court Clerks Office. Immediately to your right will be the Kingston Town Clerk's Office. If you walk slightly past both Clerk’s, the Kingston Town Court Courtroom will be to your left. The Kingston Town Court has a beautiful courtroom which has a capacity to hold up to 150 individuals. This Court, however, is low volume and will usually has plenty of room for everyone.
There is a new Court Clerk and her name is Leanne. She was previously the Court Clerk for the Ulster Town Court. She is very experienced and very friendly. If you have any questions she will likely answer them, but, remember, she can not give you legal advice.
Most of the tickets issued by this Courts jurisdiction are issued on Route 209.
Lloyd Town Court is a couple miles off of Route 9w and, if you're driving towards the City of Poughkeepsie, the courthouse is only three to four miles away from the Mid Hudson Bridge. The road leading to the courthouse is a very winding road and the speed limit is heavily enforced. Watch your speed and avoid getting pulled over on your way to the Lloyd Town Court.
Lloyd Town Court is held on Tuesday’s at 4:00pm, Alternating Wednesday’s and Thursday’s at3:00pm. If your case is scheduled for a Tuesday your matter will be handled by Judge Eugene Rizzo but on Thursday’s Judge Terry Elia.
The Lloyd Town Court is located within the same building as the Lloyd Town Hall and directly next door to the First Presbyterian Church, a historic Church located in Poughkeepsie and built in the year 1905. During regular business hours it is possible to access the Lloyd Town Court through the Town Hall entrance. However, during the evening this is not possible. Anyhow, if you enter the building through the Town Hall entrance, you will need to walk to the very back of the building and follow the exit door to the stairway which leads up to the second floor and the, one and only, Lloyd Town Court. If, however, you enter through the back entrance, also known as the correct entrance, you will simply walk up the stairs and find yourself at the Lloyd Town Court. For handicapped individuals there is only one entrance and it found in the back.
This Court has a lot of volume and is one of the busiest courts in Dutchess County. Plan to be here for a while. You'll probably need to use the bathrooms so pay attention ... the bathrooms are located directly at the top of the stairs and you cannot miss them as you walk in for Court. The bathrooms, however, are on the other side of the courtroom and the security checkpoint. So unless you wish to go through security multiple times, we recommend you use the bathroom before entering the courtroom.
To access the clerk's office, you will need to walk through security and into the courtroom. The clerk's office is located at the very back of the courtroom and to the right hand side of the judges bench.
As mentioned above, this is a very busy court but the occupancy limit in the courtroom is only 75 people. As such, if you want to find a seat then you must get there early.
Saugerties Town Court is located in Ulster County, State of New York. The Saugerties Town Court is inside of Saugerties Town Hall building and right next to the Saugerties Police department. When you walk into the Town Hall building, you will walk through two sets of glass doors and then head to your left for the Court Clerk. The Court Clerk is situated between the Saugerties Police Department and the Saugerties Town Court. The Saugerties Town Court is to the left of the clerk and the police department is to the right of the clerk.
The Saugerties Town Court clerk's office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. The Clerks of this particular court or not the friendliest and you should be very careful with how you approach their window and the questions you choose to ask them.
