Supreme Court, Orange County
Supreme Court hears larger money claims and anything that needs equitable relief: injunctions, specific performance, business dissolution, real property disputes and complex commercial cases. Most merchant cash advance and guaranty lawsuits are filed here. Each case is assigned to a justice who manages it through discovery, motions and trial.
District, city, town and village courts
Smaller money disputes go to City courts in Newburgh, Middletown and Port Jervis, plus town and village justice courts. These courts handle unpaid invoices, consumer debt collection, security deposits and contract claims below their monetary limit. Procedure is lighter and cases move faster than in Supreme Court.
Specialty parts
Small claims parts let individuals bring modest claims without a lawyer, and commercial claims parts let small businesses do the same. Housing matters, estates and family matters each have their own courts or parts.