Part 1 · General Provisions

Rule 212.2. Divisions of court; terms and structure

Amended January 1, 2026 (current)

(a) Divisions of the courts shall be designated as follows:

(1) Suffolk County District Court:

(i) The District Courts of Suffolk County, first district -- Towns of Babylon, Huntington, Smith Town, Islip and Brookhaven.

(ii) The District Court of Suffolk County, second district -- Town of Babylon.

(iii) The District Court of Suffolk County, third district -- Town of Huntington.

(iv) The District Court of Suffolk County, fourth district -- Town of Smithtown.

(v) The District Court of Suffolk County, fifth district -- Town of Islip.

(vi) The District Court of Suffolk County, sixth district -- Town of Brookhaven.

(2) Nassau County District Court:

(i) The District Court of Nassau County, first district -- Towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, Cities of Long Beach and Glen Cove.

(ii) The District Court of Nassau County, second district -- Town of Hempstead and City of Long Beach.

(iii) The District Court of Nassau County, third district -- Town of North Hempstead.

(iv) The District Court of Nassau County, fourth district -- Town of Oyster Bay and City of Glen Cove.

(b) In each division there shall be held such terms as the Chief Administrator of the Courts shall designate. A term of court is a four-week session of court, and there shall be 13 terms of court in a year, unless otherwise provided in the annual schedule of terms established by the Chief Administrator, which shall also specify the dates of such terms.