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County

Monroe County, New York

Trial court of general jurisdiction

Supreme Court

Sources: New York State Unified Court System, New York City Courts: the Supreme Court hears civil matters involving higher dollar amounts, divorce, separation and annulment proceedings and the prosecution of felonies; the Civil Court decides claims up to $50,000, with a small claims part up to $10,000 and a housing part for landlord-tenant matters; the Family, Surrogate's and Criminal Courts' cases (reviewed 2026-10-12); New York State Unified Court System, New York City Family Court: the Family Court hears matters involving children and families, child abuse and neglect and child support, custody and visitation among them (reviewed 2026-10-12); New York State Senate, Open Legislation, New York City Civil Court Act, money actions: the Civil Court's jurisdiction where the amount sought does not exceed $50,000 (reviewed 2026-10-12); New York State Unified Court System, Long Island Courts: the Supreme Court is a general jurisdiction trial court for major civil disputes and matrimonial matters; County Courts try felonies and hear money claims up to $25,000; District Courts, in Nassau County and the western towns of Suffolk County, and City Courts handle misdemeanors and civil suits up to $15,000 (reviewed 2026-10-12); New York State Unified Court System, Upstate Courts: the Supreme Court is the trial court of general jurisdiction; County Courts hear civil actions up to $25,000, City Courts civil cases up to $15,000 and Town and Village Courts civil suits up to $3,000 (reviewed 2026-10-12); New York State Unified Court System, Nassau County Supreme Court: the Supreme Court hears civil matters involving higher dollar amounts and divorce, separation and annulment proceedings; outside New York City, Supreme Courts hear civil matters while the County Courts hear criminal matters (reviewed 2026-10-12); New York State Unified Court System, Specialized Courts: the Court of Claims is the exclusive forum for civil litigation seeking damages against the State of New York (reviewed 2026-10-12); New York State Unified Court System, Appellate Courts: the Appellate Division's First, Second, Third and Fourth Departments, the Appellate Terms of the First and Second Departments and the Court of Appeals, New York State's highest court (reviewed 2026-10-12)

Appellate courts

Appellate Division, First Department; Appellate Division, Second Department; Appellate Division, Third Department; Appellate Division, Fourth Department; Appellate Term

Federal districts

Southern District of New York; Eastern District of New York; Northern District of New York; Western District of New York

Forums and agencies in New York

Workers' compensation claims arising in New York are heard before the New York State Workers' Compensation Board; the ACCES-VR (Adult Career and Continuing Education Services - Vocational Rehabilitation) is New York's public vocational rehabilitation agency. Attorneys confirm the governing rule for their case.

Sources: New York State Workers' Compensation Board, About the Board (reviewed 2026-09-11)

Commuting flows, Monroe County

In the 2016-2020 American Community Survey commuting flows, the largest flows of workers into Monroe County came from Wayne County (13,809 workers), Ontario County (13,213) and Livingston County (8,809), and the largest flows out of Monroe County went to Ontario County (8,667 workers), Wayne County (4,982) and Livingston County (2,601).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016-2020 American Community Survey, county-to-county commuting flows (Table 1) (reviewed 2026-09-13)