Town Justice of East Hampton

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Town Justice of East Hampton is a locally elected judicial officer who presides over the East Hampton Town Justice Court, handling criminal, traffic, and certain civil matters within the town’s jurisdiction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf elected position ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ
local public office ⓘ
appliesLegalSystem New York State law ⓘ
United States law ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
electedBy voters of the Town of East Hampton ⓘ
employer Town of East Hampton ⓘ
linked to: East Hampton
governmentBranch judicial branch ⓘ
handlesCaseType certain civil matters ⓘ
criminal matters ⓘ
misdemeanors ⓘ
small claims cases ⓘ
summary proceedings ⓘ
traffic violations ⓘ
vehicle and traffic law offenses ⓘ
violations ⓘ
hasDuty accept guilty pleas where permitted by law ⓘ
advise defendants of their rights ⓘ
conduct arraignments ⓘ
conduct trials ⓘ
impose fines ⓘ
impose sentences within statutory limits ⓘ
issue warrants ⓘ
set bail ⓘ
hasJurisdiction East Hampton Town Justice Court ⓘ
Town of East Hampton, New York ⓘ
hasPower accept and set bail in criminal matters ⓘ
administer oaths ⓘ
conduct preliminary hearings in felony cases ⓘ
issue orders of protection ⓘ
legalAuthority New York Criminal Procedure Law ⓘ
New York Town Law ⓘ
New York Uniform Justice Court Act ⓘ
New York Vehicle and Traffic Law ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity State of New York ⓘ
linked to: New York State

Suffolk County, New York ⓘ
officeHolderRole Town Justice ⓘ
officeType part-time judicial office ⓘ
partOf New York State Unified Court System (local courts) ⓘ
New York Town Court system ⓘ
positionHeldInOrganization East Hampton Town government ⓘ
presidesOver East Hampton Town Justice Court ⓘ
requiredResidence Town of East Hampton ⓘ
linked to: East Hampton
selectionMethod popular election ⓘ
subordinateTo Appellate Term or County Court (depending on case type) ⓘ
New York State Supreme Court (appellate review) ⓘ

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Town of East Hampton government → hasElectedOffice → Town Justice of East Hampton ⓘ
Town Justice of East Hampton → hasJurisdiction → East Hampton Town Justice Court ⓘ
linked to: Town Justice of East Hampton