Kings County JCP. Jury Coordinating Part.

JCP stands for Jury Coordinating Part. Supreme Court, Kings County (Brooklyn). 360 Adams Street, Courtroom 224, Brooklyn, NY 11201. The part is a published seasonal rotation between two justices, Hon. Pamela L. Fisher and Hon. Kenneth Sherman. In-person calendar check-in, calls at 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM, settlement conferences, and jury selection.

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Kings County Jury Coordinating Part (JCP)

Supreme Court, Kings County (Brooklyn)
360 Adams Street, Courtroom 224, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Quick Reference

Courthouse	360 Adams Street, Courtroom 224, Brooklyn
Part	JCP, the Jury Coordinating Part. Hon. Pamela L. Fisher holds Part 94 year-round, the JCP January through March and July through September, and the CTRP and NJTRP-C April through June and October through December in Courtroom 480. Hon. Kenneth Sherman’s own rules page lists him in Parts 67, JCP, CTRP, and Trial Part 78.
Format	In person. The JCP is an in-person calendar check-in part.
Calendar Calls	10:00 AM and 11:00 AM. The default time for jury selection, conferences, and applications is 11:00 AM.
Key Rule	If your case is called after 11:30 AM and you are not present, the case may be dismissed, transferred to Civil Court under CPLR 325(d), the Note of Issue may be vacated, or an inquest may be ordered.
Adjournments	Not accepted by stipulation, letter, phone, e-mail, or fax.
Phone	JCP courtroom 347-296-1771. Chambers 347-296-1859.

Published Part Rules

Sources: Hon. Pamela L. Fisher, Part 94, CTRP, NJTRP-C, and JCP Part Rules, published on nycourts.gov and updated February 20, 2026; Hon. Kenneth Sherman, Parts 67, JCP, CTRP, and Trial Part 78 Rules, published on nycourts.gov; and the Kings County Supreme Court Civil Term judges and part rules pages | Last verified: September 11, 2026

What JCP Stands For

JCP is the Jury Coordinating Part. It is an in-person calendar check-in part in Courtroom 224 at 360 Adams Street, and it is where jury selection, conferences, and applications are called.

Who Sits in the Part, and When

The JCP is a named justice’s part, not a rotating administrative calendar, and the published assignment is a seasonal rotation between two justices. Read the rotation before you send anyone to Brooklyn.

Hon. Pamela L. Fisher holds Part 94 year-round. She sits in the JCP in Courtroom 224 at 360 Adams Street from January through March and from July through September. From April through June and from October through December she sits in the CTRP and the NJTRP-C in Courtroom 480, and those parts may be held virtually by Microsoft Teams with calendar invitations sent by e-mail.

Hon. Kenneth Sherman is also published in the JCP. His own part rules page lists him in Parts 67, JCP, CTRP, and Trial Part 78.

Confirm which justice is sitting and which part is running before the appearance date.

Format and Calendar Calls

The JCP is an in-person calendar check-in part. Calendar calls are at 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM. The default time for jury selection, conferences, and applications is 11:00 AM.

The 11:30 AM Rule

If your case is called after 11:30 AM and you are not present, the case may be dismissed, transferred to Civil Court under CPLR 325(d), the Note of Issue may be vacated, or an inquest may be ordered. The part cites 22 NYCRR 202.27 and 202.21(e) as authority. Do not leave the courtroom without permission.

Adjournments

Adjournments by stipulation, letter, phone, e-mail, or fax are not accepted. If you want an adjournment in this part, someone appears and asks for it.

Compromise Orders

The applicant must comply with CPLR 1207 and 1208, Uniform Rule 202.67, and EPTL 5-4.6. Applications for compromise orders are filed electronically through NYSCEF, or, where the action does not participate in NYSCEF, by mail to the Motion Support Office at 360 Adams Street, Room 227. On non-e-filed actions the movant must e-mail Principal Law Clerk Danielle Menendez at dmenend@nycourts.gov to confirm receipt of the petition or motion and to provide a courtesy copy.

Defense counsel must be noticed on every application and document submitted to the court and must appear at the hearing if one is scheduled, unless the appearance and receipt of supporting papers have been waived. Every waiver must be in writing and provided to the court, and it must state that all remaining parties other than the applicant have waived service of the notice of appearance at the hearing and notice of the papers and communications in support of the application.

Once all required documents are submitted, a hearing may be scheduled and conducted virtually by Microsoft Teams at the court’s discretion. Counsel for the plaintiff must appear at the hearing with the client. Under 22 NYCRR 202.5(e)(2), the court requires the infant-petitioner’s full name and date of birth to appear in the order. Every submission must include either a letter offering the proposed settlement amount or a stipulation of the parties reflecting the same.

Contacts

JCP courtroom 347-296-1771. Chambers 347-296-1859. CTRP and NJTRP courtroom 347-296-1596. Principal Law Clerk Danielle Menendez, dmenend@nycourts.gov. Assistant Law Clerk Christopher Griffin, cgriffin@nycourts.gov. JCP Part Clerks Michael French, Kadijah Sinclair-Joseph, and Monique Martinez.

Practitioner Intelligence

Last updated: September 29, 2026. This section is our own observation from covering the part. It is not published court procedure, and the part rules above control.

Field Observation, August 12, 2026

On August 12, 2026 a case our office covered in this part was calendared for the 10:00 AM call and was not reached until 1:45 PM. An attorney assigned to a JCP appearance should plan on a full day and should not be booked for anything else that afternoon. This is one appearance on one date, not a published rule. Nothing in the part rules addresses how long the calendar runs.

Field Observation, September 23, 2026

On September 23, 2026, our office went to the JCP with defense counsel to hand up a letter asking that a scheduled trial date be adjourned. The case was not on that day's calendar. The part clerks advised that the part would not accept a hand-delivered letter on a case not on its calendar, that the letter could be filed on NYSCEF instead, and that the part would not stay the trial; a stay would have to be sought from the Appellate Division. Do not send an attorney to the JCP to deliver papers on a case that is not calendared that day. This is one appearance on one date, not a published rule.

What a Covering Attorney Needs for a Mandatory Settlement Conference

A covering attorney will not confirm a JCP mandatory settlement conference until the file has been reviewed. On September 23, 2026 the covering office we use in Brooklyn asked for the following before it would confirm one: the bill of particulars; the police report; liability and damages summaries; any prior or subsequent accidents or injuries; a direct telephone number for the person with settlement authority; if the case was conferenced before, the date, the justice, and a summary of that conference; and a completed JCP conference reference sheet. Send all of it with the coverage request, not the afternoon before. This is one covering office’s requirement, not a published part rule.

What to Expect

The JCP is one of the highest-pressure parts in Kings County. The court expects you to be ready to discuss settlement numbers and, if the case does not settle, to be ready for trial. The calendar moves quickly, and the part rules put real consequences on not being there when your case is called. For a per diem attorney covering a JCP appearance, the whole job is preparation: know the settlement parameters, know the case posture, and have a phone number for the attorney with authority.

Tips

Bring settlement authority. Whoever appears should have authority to negotiate and settle, or immediate phone access to someone who does. Coming back another day to check with the client is not a plan that works in this part.
Do not leave the courtroom. This one is in the published rules. If your case is called after 11:30 AM and you are not there, the court may dismiss the case, transfer it to Civil Court under CPLR 325(d), vacate the Note of Issue, or order an inquest. Stay until your case is called or you are excused.
Do not count on an adjournment request by e-mail. Also in the published rules. Adjournments by stipulation, letter, phone, e-mail, or fax are not accepted.
Be prepared for immediate jury selection. The default time for jury selection is 11:00 AM. Confirm with the assigning attorney before the appearance whether the covering attorney should pick a jury or seek an adjournment if the case is sent out.
Check the calendar season. Justice Fisher sits in the JCP January through March and July through September, and in the CTRP and NJTRP-C the rest of the year, and Justice Sherman is also published in the JCP. Confirm the justice, the part, and the courtroom before the appearance date.
Brief your covering attorney fully. Per diem attorneys regularly cover JCP settlement conferences. Send the case posture, the settlement demand, the bottom line, the opposing party’s last offer, and the documents listed above, and provide a cell number for real-time communication during negotiations.

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