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- Virtual Court Calendar
- Integrated Domestic Violence- Judge Sherri Eisenpress -9:30 a.m.
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Haverstraw - 3:00pm
- Virtual Court: County Court - Judge Russo- 2pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Orangetown 10:00am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Ramapo at 9:00am
- Virtual Court: Integrated Domestic Violence- Judge Eisenpress- 9:30 a.m.
- Virtual Court: Village of Wesley Hills - 2:00pm
- Virtual Court: County Court - Judge Russo- 2pm
- Virtual Court: Village of Chestnut Ridge 6pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Orangetown 10:00am
- Virtual Court: County Court - Judge Russo- 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Orangetown 10:00am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court:South Nyack/Grandview on Hudson Justice Court 9am
- Virtual Court: Integrated Domestic Violence- Judge Eisenpress- 9:30 a.m.
- Virtual Court: County Court - Judge Russo- 2pm
- Virtual Court: Integrated Domestic Violence- Sherri Eisenpress 9:30 a.m.
- Virtual Court: Town of Orangetown 10:00am
- Virtual Court:Town of Ramapo Justice Court 9:00 a.m.
- Virtual Court:South Nyack/Grandview on Hudson Justice Court
- Virtual Court: Spring Valley Justice court-9:00 a.m.
- Virtual Court: Integrated Domestic Violence- Judge Eisenpress- 9:30 a.m.
- Virtual Court: Spring Valley Justice court-9:00 a.m.
- Virtual Court: Integrated Domestic Violence- Judge Eisenpress- 9:30 a.m.
- Virtual Court: Town of Stony Point Justice Court 1:30 p.m.
- Virtual Court: Integrated Domestic Violence- Judge Eisenpress- 9:30 a.m.
- Virtual Court: Town of Orangetown 10:00am
- Virtual Court: County Court - Judge Russo- 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Integrated Domestic Violence- Judge Eisenpress- 9:30 a.m.
- Virtual Court: Village of Spring Valley-9:00 am
- Virtual Court: Village of Wesley Hills - 2:00pm
- Virtual Court:South Nyack/Grandview on Hudson Justice Court
- Virtual Court:Town of Ramapo Justice Court 9:00 a.m.
- Virtual Court: County Court - Judge Russo- 2pm
- Virtual Court: Village of Spring Valley-9:00 am
- Virtual Court: Town of Haverstraw 9:00am
- Virtual Court: County Court - Judge Russo- 2pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Orangetown 10:00am
- Virtual Court: Town of Haverstraw 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Ramapo at 9:00am
- Virtual Court: Village of South Nyack and Grandview Justice Court 9:40am
- Virtual Court: Village of Spring Valley Justice Justice Court 9:00am
- Virtual Court: Integrated Domestic Violence - Judge Eisenpress 9:30 am
- County Court: Judge Schwartz
- Virtual Court: Village of Spring Valley-9:00 am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Orangetown 10:00am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Village of Nyack - 4:00 pm
- Virtual Court: County Court - Judge Russo- 2pm
- Virtual Court: Village of Montebello - 3:30 pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown - 1:30
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Village of Spring Valley-9:00 am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown
- Virtual Court: County Court - Judge Russo- 2p.m.
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown - 1:30 pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Haverstraw (Criminal Calendar) 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Haverstraw (Arraignment Calendar) 10:30am
- Virtual Court: County Court - Judge Russo- 2pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Orangetown
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Ramapo at 9:15 am
- Virtual Court: Village of New Hempstead
- Virtual Court: Town of Haverstraw (Arraignment Calendar) 10:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Haverstraw (Criminal Calendar) 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am & 1:30pm
- County Court: Judge Schwartz
- Virtual Court: Village of Spring Valley-9:00 am
- Virtual Court: Town of Orangetown
- Virtual Court: Village of New Hempstead - 9:00 am
- Virtual Court: Village of Spring Valley-9:00 am
- Virtual Court: County Court - Judge Schwartz
- Virtual Court: Suffern
- Virtual Court: COUNTY COURT JUDGE RUSSO
- Virtual Court: COUNTY COURT JUDGE RUSSO
- Virtual Court: CLARKSTOWN
- Virtual Court: COUNTY COURT JUDGE RUSSO
- Virtual Court: Orangetown
- Virtual Court: Clarkstown Justice Court
- Virtual Court: County Court Judge Schwartz
- Virtual Court: TOWN OF HAVERSTRAW
- Virtual Court: COUNTY COURT JUDGE RUSSO
- Virtual Court: Village of Spring Valley Judge Fried 9:00 am
- County Court: Judge Schwartz
- Virtual Court: CLARKSTOWN
- Virtual Court: Town of Haverstraw (Arraignment Calendar)
- Virtual Court: Town of Haverstraw (Criminal Calendar)
- Virtual Court: Town of Orangetown
- Virtual Court: Village of South Nyack - 9:00 am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown - 1:30 pm
- Virtual Court: Nyack Justice Court - 9:30 am
- Virtual Court: Town of Ramapo at 9am Judge Fried
- Virtual Court: Village of Sloatsburg at 6pm
- Virtual Court: Village of Chestnut Ridge 6pm
- Virtual Court: Village of Nyack - 4:00 pm
- Virtual Court: CLARKSTOWN
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: IDV- Judge Eisenpress- 9:30 a.m.
- Virtual Court: Village of Spring Valley-9:00 am
- Virtual Court: County Court - Judge Russo- 2pm
- Virtual Court: County Court - Judge Russo- 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Orangetown
- Virtual Court: Town of Orangetown
- Virtual Court: Village of West Haverstraw 2:00pm
- Virtual Court: Village of West Haverstraw 2:00pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Haverstraw (Arraignment Calendar) 6:00pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Haverstraw (Criminal Calendar) 3:00pm
- Virtual Court: Village of West Haverstraw 2:00pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Haverstraw - 3:00pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Ramapo at 9:15am
- Virtual Court: Village of Chestnut Ridge 6:00pm
- Virtual Court: Village of Wesley Hills - 2:00pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Orangetown 10:00am
- Virtual Court: COUNTY COURT JUDGE RUSSO
- Virtual Court: County Court - Judge Russo - 11am
- Virtual Court: Town of Haverstraw - 9:00am
- Virtual Court: Town of Haverstraw - 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Orangetown 10:00am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court:Town of Ramapo Justice Court 9:00 a.m.
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 1:30pm
- Virtual Court: Town of Clarkstown 9:30am
- Virtual Court: COUNTY COURT JUDGE RUSSO
Important Forms & Information
When visiting our office the following forms are required to be completed and submitted:
Instructions to Download
TEAMS for Virtual Court:
Coronavirus Update
Effective March 17, 2020 and until further notice, the County of Rockland Public Defender’s office will not be accepting walk-in interviews at their New City office. Any person requiring an interview may call the office at 845-638-5660 and speak with an attorney regarding their matter.
If your Justice Court is closed and you have an appearance ticket, you will receive notification from your Justice Court with your re-scheduled appearance date. County Court felony appearances have been limited to persons currently incarcerated in a correctional facility. All other felony appearances have been administratively adjourned by the Office of Court Administration. The Public Defender’s office remains open during regular business hours. All questions should be directed to the above phone number.
New Clients: To apply for indigent legal services, please complete the Rockland County Public Defender Intake Form
The Office of the Public Defender represents indigent persons accused of offenses and crimes in Rockland County at trial and other appearances in the local Justice Courts and County Court.
The office also prosecutes appeals on behalf of its clients to various Appellate Courts; represents clients prosecuted for parole and probation violations and appears in connection with extradition proceedings of persons accused of crimes out of state and arrested as fugitives in New York.
How Do I Obtain a Public Defender?
The Office of the Public Defender conducts interviews with prospective clients to determine whether they are financially eligible for representation.
No appointment is necessary. Call the office only at the times indicated below. We cannot conduct interviews at any other time. Interviews are conducted on a first come first served basis. Email or FAX a copy of your charges/tickets and any other documents received from the court and/or the prosecutor. Interviews cannot be conducted unless you provide us with a copy of your charges/tickets.
Clients who are under 21 years of age must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. The client must provide his/her financial information as well as the financial information of the parent/guardian.
File processing takes 48 hours. Please do not wait until the day before court to come for an interview.
Interview Hours:
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Monday – 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Tuesday – 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
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Wednesday - 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Thursday - 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
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Friday - 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.