TAKING THE BENCH FALL 2024 CERTIFICATION COURSE

The Taking the Bench program will be held at the Third Judicial District Administrative Office, 2500 Pond View (1st floor Conference Room, Room 110), Castleton-on-Hudson, NY on Monday, December 9th, Tuesday, December 10th, Wednesday, December 11th, Thursday, December 12th and Friday, December 13th, 2024. The program classes are required for non-attorney justices prior to taking the bench, but we certainly welcome and encourage new attorney judges to attend as well.

View Details Here.  Registration must be done online and the information regarding same is contained in the attached. Registration is open and will close on Friday, December 6, 2024 at 12:00 pm. 

To register for the in-person Fall 2024 Taking the Bench Certification Program on or after November 6, 2024, the newly elected/appointed justice must register through the following link: https://fm-web-22.nycourts.gov/fmi/webd/TVREGISTRATION.

The “account name” is ‘court’ and the “password” is ‘court’. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Justice Court Support at 1-800-232-0630 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..