Westchester County
Supreme Court Judges.

Westchester County Civil Justices.

Courtroom assignments on this page are as of the Term 9 assignment order, which covers August 17 through September 13, 2026. The Supreme Court, Westchester County, reassigns justices by term, and the Term 10 order had not been published when this page was prepared. Confirm the current courtroom before the appearance date.

The Supreme Court, Westchester County, sits in one building at 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, White Plains. The table below gives each civil justice, the courtroom that justice sits in, and how that part handles motions. The court publishes one numbered IAS part in the county, Hon. Damaris E. Torrent’s IAS Part 28. Every other civil justice is identified by courtroom, not by part number.

Justice	Assignment	Courtroom	Motion practice
Hon. Diane M. Clerkin	Civil IAS; Tax Certiorari and Condemnation Part	1801	“All motions shall be submitted without oral argument. There will be no appearances on the return date of any motion unless this Court so directs.”
Hon. David F. Everett	Civil IAS	201 (Annex)	“Motions are on submission only unless the Court directs otherwise.” An in-person appearance is required on the return date of an order to show cause unless the court indicates otherwise.
Hon. William J. Giacomo	Civil IAS	102	“All motions are by submission only,” returnable any Monday at 9:30 a.m. “Personal appearances are not required on the return date.”
Hon. Doris M. Gonzalez	Civil IAS; Foreclosure Settlement Conference Part	1203	Not stated in the published part rules.
Hon. Linda S. Jamieson	Civil IAS; Commercial Division	103	“Motions on submission only” on any Friday the court is in session, and “no oral arguments will be heard on any motions unless directed by the Court.”
Hon. Nancy Quinn Koba	Supervising Judge, Supreme Court (Civil); Civil IAS; Medical Malpractice Part	1602	“All Motions shall be returnable on Thursdays and are on submission only.” The calendar is called at 9:30 a.m.
Hon. Paul I. Marx	Civil IAS; Trial Assignment Part	1600	“There will be no oral argument on any motion or Order to Show Cause unless directed by the Court.”
Hon. Alexandra D. Murphy	Civil IAS	104	“All motions are by submission only” unless the court orders argument, returnable any Monday at 9:30 a.m.
Hon. Robert S. Ondrovic	Civil IAS	1201	“All motions will be decided by submission and personal appearances on the return date are not required unless the Court specifically directs oral argument.”
Hon. Thomas Quiñones	Civil IAS	1403	Motions are returnable Fridays at 9:30 a.m. and are decided on the papers, with argument only if the court so determines.
Hon. Walter Rivera	Civil IAS	1401	“All motions will be decided by submission. There will be no appearances on a motion’s return date unless specifically stated by the Court.”
Hon. David J. Squirrell	Civil IAS	1601	“Appearances are not required on motions unless directed by the Court, or unless oral argument is requested in writing and granted.”
Hon. Damaris E. Torrent, A.J.S.C.	IAS Part 28, the only published numbered part in the county	800	“Unless otherwise directed by the Court, all motions are decided on submission only.”
Hon. Gretchen Walsh	Civil IAS; Commercial Division; Environmental Claims Part	105 (Environmental Claims Part listed at 205)	“Motions are generally submitted without oral argument,” returnable Fridays at 9:30 a.m.
Hon. Charles D. Wood	Civil IAS; Medical Malpractice Part	1202	“All motions are submitted without appearances and without oral argument, unless the court orders otherwise.”
Hon. David S. Zuckerman	Civil IAS	1603	“Motions are on submission only unless the Court directs otherwise.” No appearance is required unless the court indicates one.

Adjournment and conference notes by part.

Hon. Diane M. Clerkin. “Appearances may not be adjourned by stipulation. Only the Court has the authority to grant an adjournment.”

Hon. David F. Everett. Adjournment requests are due 36 hours out, by stipulation on NYSCEF and by email to the part clerk. Counsel must be familiar with the case and fully authorized on both substantive and procedural matters.

Hon. William J. Giacomo. “This Part cannot accept requests for adjournments of any pending motions. The parties must file requests for adjournments in the Motion Support Office.” Stipulations are not honored. “Unless the parties receive confirmation from the IAS Part Clerk that a conference has been rescheduled, the parties shall appear for the conference as originally scheduled.”

Hon. Doris M. Gonzalez. At a pre-trial conference, counsel must “be prepared with a demand or offer and obtain the consent of clients in advance.”

Hon. Linda S. Jamieson. “All conferences are in person, unless otherwise instructed. A party may request to appear virtually, if it can show good cause.” Adjournment requests are due two business days out, and a later request “will likely not be granted.” A settlement conference requires trial counsel or the attorney of record, with full authority.

Hon. Nancy Quinn Koba. Only counsel fully familiar with the case and authorized to bind the client may appear at a conference. Adjournment requests are due 48 hours out, by email to the part clerk only, and “parties should not assume that the request… has been granted unless specifically advised by the Court.”

Hon. Paul I. Marx. The Trial Assignment Part calendar is called at 9:15 a.m. daily, and “unexcused tardy arrivals will not be tolerated.” Conference adjournment requests go to the part clerk by email: “DO NOT upload conference adjournment requests to NYSCEF.” In an insured case, counsel discloses the policy limits, the adjuster’s name, and the claim number.

Hon. Alexandra D. Murphy. Consent adjournments are capped at 60 days and are not effective “unless the Part Clerk, the Court’s Secretary or the Court’s Law Clerk has conveyed the Court’s approval.” Counsel must be familiar with the case, fully authorized, and “shall appear ready to discuss all matters, including settlement.” Her published rules are marked effective 01/2021, the oldest posted in the county.

Hon. Robert S. Ondrovic. Adjournment requests are due “36 HOURS IN ADVANCE” and “THEREAFTER THE PARTIES MUST APPEAR ON THE RETURN DATE,” with two adjournments the maximum absent good cause. “Only an attorney thoroughly familiar with the action and authorized to act on behalf of a party shall appear.” Non-appearance may draw a default judgment, sanctions, costs, and fees.

Hon. Thomas Quiñones. The court sets the format, in person or by Microsoft Teams, and the part clerk sends the link. Adjournment requests are due two business days out, by email to Motion Support. “Unless the parties have received Court’s approval of an adjournment, no motion is considered to have been adjourned.”

Hon. Walter Rivera. Adjournment requests are due two business days out, uploaded to NYSCEF and emailed to the part clerk, and a return date may not be adjourned more than three times. Counsel must be familiar with the case, fully authorized, and “ready to discuss all matters, including settlement.”

Hon. David J. Squirrell. Adjournment requests are due 48 hours out, in writing through NYSCEF, and are “NOT effective unless and until approved by the Court.” “All attorneys appearing, either as attorney of record or of counsel, must be fully familiar with the matter(s) on which they appear and must be authorized to enter into both substantive and procedural agreements.”

Hon. Damaris E. Torrent. Preliminary and compliance conferences are virtual by Microsoft Teams, and settlement conferences are in person in Courtroom 800. Adjournment requests are due two days out, in writing: “NO MOTION SHALL BE CONSIDERED ADJOURNED UNLESS A MEMBER OF THE COURT’S STAFF NOTIFIES THE PARTIES.” A failure on the familiarity and authority rule “may be regarded as a default.”

Hon. Gretchen Walsh. An adjournment request is due “by no later than 12:00 noon of the date preceding the scheduled date,” by letter to the senior court clerk through NYSCEF, on the consent of all opposing counsel. A settlement conference requires counsel with authority to settle, and the parties attend.

Hon. Charles D. Wood. Preliminary conferences are held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m., and compliance conferences Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. An adjournment request is uploaded to NYSCEF with all parties copied. “Unless the parties receive confirmation from the Court that a conference has been rescheduled, the parties must appear for the conference as originally scheduled.”

Hon. David S. Zuckerman. Preliminary conferences “will normally, but not exclusively, be conducted virtually.” Adjournment requests are due two business days out, filed on NYSCEF and emailed to the Motion Support clerk, with a maximum of three requests, 60 days in total and 30 days per request.

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What the County Rules Say About Per Diem Counsel.

The Westchester Supreme Court Civil Case Management Rules, revised effective September 2, 2025, provide that “No answering services or per diem counsel are permitted to attend settlement conferences.” Hon. Diane M. Clerkin and the Medical Malpractice Part state that, “Absent emergent circumstances properly and timely communicated to the Court, per diem appearances will not be recognized and the failure of an attorney of record to appear as directed may constitute a default.” Hon. James L. Hyer, in the Matrimonial Part, states that “Per diem counsel are not permitted.”

Motions. Nearly every civil part in the county decides motions on submission, with no appearance on the return date unless the court directs oral argument. On most Westchester motion calendars there is nothing to cover.

Preliminary and compliance conferences. The county rules require an attorney “thoroughly familiar with the action and who is authorized to act on behalf of the party.” That is a standard of familiarity and authority rather than a bar on who may appear.

Depositions. EBTs, EUOs, and 50-h hearings are not governed by any of these rules.

Specialized Parts.

The following parts sit in the same courthouse. Courtroom and room numbers are as of the Term 9 assignment order covering August 17 through September 13, 2026.

Part	Justice	Courtroom or room	Notes
Commercial Division	Hon. Linda S. Jamieson; Hon. Gretchen Walsh	103; 105	Both justices also carry a civil IAS assignment. Motions are decided on submission unless the court directs argument.
Matrimonial Parts	Hon. Keri A. Fiore; Hon. Amy S. Puerto; Hon. Rolf M. Thorsen; Hon. James L. Hyer	1000; 1001; 1002; 1003	Supervising Judge for Matrimonial Matters: Hon. Victor Grossman. Justice Puerto calls the calendar at 9:30 a.m. daily and grants a virtual appearance “only in exceptional circumstances.” Justice Thorsen: “Counsel and parties must appear in-person at all conferences.” Justice Fiore requires an adjournment request three business days out, and “absent explicit approval from the Court in writing, the adjournment request is not deemed granted, even if… on consent.” Justice Hyer: “Per diem counsel are not permitted.” Our office does not handle matrimonial matters.
Tax Certiorari and Condemnation Part	Hon. Diane M. Clerkin	1802	Court Attorney-Referee Janine Flanagan, (914) 824-5232. Calendars are typically called at 9:30 a.m., and the part hears note-of-issue cases only.
Foreclosure Settlement Conference Part	Hon. Doris M. Gonzalez	1203	Principal Law Clerk Peter Rivera, Esq.
Environmental Claims Part	Hon. Gretchen Walsh	205	(914) 824-5193.
Medical Malpractice Part	Hon. Nancy Quinn Koba; Hon. Charles D. Wood	1602; 1202	(914) 824-5351, MedMalWestchester@nycourts.gov. Per diem appearances “will not be recognized.” A request to appear virtually goes in writing three business days out, and “all preliminary conferences shall be held in person unless otherwise designated.”
Settlement Conference Part	Hon. Lewis J. Lubell	Room 1200	Clerk Amanda Hall, (914) 824-5350. Per diem counsel are not permitted at a settlement conference under the county rules.
Trial Assignment Part	Hon. Paul I. Marx	Room 1600	Clerk Joseph Tuohy, (914) 824-5623. “Calendar call in the Trial Assignment Part (‘TAP’) will be at 9:15 a.m. promptly.”
Guardianship Part	Hon. Christie L. D’Alessio; Hon. Anne E. Minihan	14th floor; no courtroom published	“All appearances are in person, in Westchester Supreme Court.”

County-Wide Practice.

These rules come from the Westchester Supreme Court Civil Case Management Rules, revised effective September 2, 2025, and they apply across the civil parts.

• No Preliminary Conference Part. “A preliminary conference should be held before the assigned IAS Justice.” Where the conference is non-substantive, or amounts to a stipulation to be so-ordered, no in-person conference is held. If the stipulation is not timely returned signed, the court schedules an appearance.
• Compliance conferences. The first date is set in the preliminary conference order, roughly 150 days before the discovery cutoff, and the conference is conducted by the assigned IAS justice or that justice’s principal law clerk. “Discovery shall proceed during the period of any adjournment.”
• Settlement conferences. Counsel must bring all documents relevant to liability and damages, be fully familiar with every aspect of the case, and be expressly authorized to negotiate. The plaintiff’s demand goes out at least 10 days ahead. Counsel for an insured defendant must have spoken to the adjuster and must have authority to settle.
• Motions. No discovery motion may be filed until a pre-motion conference has been requested and held, and a motion filed first may be denied. A post-note-of-issue summary judgment motion is due within 60 days of the note of issue, opposition within 30 days, and reply within 10 days, and an untimely motion cannot be rescued by styling it a cross-motion. A certificate of compliance under 22 NYCRR 202.8-b is required, and each exhibit uploads as a separate, separately identified PDF.
• Adjournments. A motion return date “may not be adjourned more than three (3) times and the return date may not be adjourned for a period exceeding a total of sixty (60) days.” Requests go in writing to the Motion Support Office, by email to MotionSupportWestchester@nycourts.gov, at least two business days before the return date, on notice. “In no event will an adjournment be granted after the time to move or submit opposition or reply papers has expired.”
• Virtual appearances. Microsoft Teams. The link is emailed only to the service email addresses on the parties’ NYSCEF accounts, and the format is ordered or permitted by the assigned IAS justice. The justice decides, not counsel. No recording.
• Lateness. “Defaulting or late appearances by counsel, in the absence of an adequate excuse, may be subject to sanctions and/or costs.”
• Calendar call. The Trial Assignment Part calls its calendar at 9:15 a.m. promptly, and individual parts generally call at 9:30 a.m. No second call is published in the county rules or in any part rule.
• Presumptive mediation. Civil part proceedings in the Ninth Judicial District are eligible absent contrary direction, with exemption on good cause. After the Order of Reference issues, the parties have 10 days to select a mediator, the first session is held within 30 days of the mediator’s acceptance, and the mediation is completed within 45 days of the Order of Reference. “Parties are required to attend all mediation sessions,” and attorneys are strongly encouraged to attend.
• E-filing. The court publishes consensual and mandatory e-filing categories, and the Westchester joint protocols and the Ninth Judicial District e-filing page do not read identically. Check the current protocol before filing.

The courthouse and the key offices.

Supreme and County Court, Westchester County, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, White Plains, NY 10601. Main number (914) 824-5100. Civil Division, 9th floor, (914) 824-5300, fax (914) 824-5873. Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The courthouse sits downtown, between Quarropas Street and Martine Avenue, with metered parking and Bee-Line and Metro-North service nearby. District Administrative Judge: Hon. Anne E. Minihan.

Motion Support Office, Clerk Gerard DePaulo, 8th floor Courthouse Tower, (914) 824-5343. Settlement Conference Part, Clerk Amanda Hall, Room 1200, (914) 824-5350. Trial Assignment Part, Clerk Joseph Tuohy, Room 1600, (914) 824-5623.

Two internal designations appear in the published rules: Justice Everett’s “Courtroom 201 (Annex)” and the Motion Support Office on the “8th floor Courthouse Tower.” The court publishes no separate street address for either designation, and we have not verified whether they sit in the same building as the main courtrooms.

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