Union Court Docket Records

Union court docket records are handled by the Broome County Clerk's Office in Binghamton and the local Town Justice Court. The Town of Union is the most populous town in Broome County with about 56,000 residents. It includes the communities of Endwell, Johnson City, and Endicott. Union is part of the 6th Judicial District, which covers a large area of south-central New York. The Town Justice Court handles traffic tickets, small claims, code cases, and misdemeanors. For Supreme Court and County Court matters, the Broome County Clerk keeps the official court docket. This page covers how to search for court docket records, where to go, and what fees to expect when dealing with Union cases.

Union Town Clerk and Court

The Town of Union Clerk is at 3111 East Main Street in Endwell. The clerk handles local records, licenses, and vital documents. The town offices are at this location along with the Town Justice Court. If you are looking for records from a local case heard in Union, the court clerk here is the first place to check.

The Union Town Justice Court handles cases at the local level. Two Town Justices hear traffic violations, small claims up to $5,000, code enforcement matters, and misdemeanor criminal charges. The court docket for these cases stays with the Justice Court. Records from town court cases are not in the state's online portals, so you need to contact the court directly for copies or to check case status.

For Supreme Court and County Court cases, the Broome County Clerk's Office in Binghamton is the official records keeper. That office is a short drive from Endwell. The county clerk handles civil filings, judgments, liens, and criminal records at the county and supreme court levels. Under Judiciary Law § 255, the county clerk must maintain these court docket records and make them available to the public.

Broome County Court Docket

Union is in Broome County. The Broome County Clerk's Office in Binghamton handles all Supreme and County Court docket records. For civil case filings, judgments, liens, and other county-level court documents, that is your main resource. The county seat is just a few miles from Endwell.

Search Union Court Docket Online

State online portals let you search court docket records for free. The WebCivil Supreme system covers civil Supreme Court cases in Broome County. Search by party name, index number, or attorney name. Results include docket entries, case status, and filing dates.

The WebCriminal system has pending criminal court docket records for County Court and Supreme Court cases. Town Justice Court cases from Union are not in this system. You will need to call the town court for those records.

E-filed civil cases are available on NYSCEF. The Guest Search is open to everyone and shows documents and docket entries for electronically filed cases. Since e-filing is now mandatory for most new civil Supreme Court cases, recent Broome County filings should be in the system.

The Town of Union website at townofunion.com has information on town departments and services including the Justice Court schedule and contact details.

Surrogate's Court in Broome County handles estate and probate cases. Those court docket records are searchable through the WebSurrogate system online. If you are not sure which portal to use, the NYS Court Records page walks through all the options.

Court Docket Fees and Copies

The Broome County Clerk charges state-set rates for court docket copies. Uncertified copies cost $0.65 per page. Certified copies are $5.00 per page. These apply to Supreme and County Court records. Filing a new Supreme Court case requires a $210 index number fee under CPLR § 8020.

Union Town Justice Court fees are separate. Small claims filing ranges from $20 to $50 based on the claim amount. Copy fees for town court docket records may differ from county clerk rates. CPLR § 8019 governs the fee schedule for courts below the Supreme and County Court level. Check with the town court for their current rates.

A statewide Criminal History Record Search through the Office of Court Administration costs $95.00 per name and covers all 62 New York counties. Results come by email. A local search at the Broome County Clerk may be cheaper but only covers that one county.

Types of Court Docket Records

Court docket records from Union cases come from the Town Justice Court and from county-level courts. The Justice Court keeps docket entries for traffic, small claims, and misdemeanor cases. The Broome County Clerk stores Supreme Court and County Court docket records that track the full life of each case filed at those levels.

Under Judiciary Law § 255-b, the county clerk must keep a docket book for each case that lists every paper filed in the order it was received. That docket is the best tool for understanding what happened in a case over time. For Union residents dealing with county-level litigation, those records are at the Broome County Clerk's Office in Binghamton.

Town court records stay with the court. They are not forwarded to the county clerk. If a town court case gets appealed, the appeal creates a new record at the higher court. For closed or old cases from Union Town Court, the court clerk should still have the files. Very old records might be in off-site storage.

Public Access Rules

Court docket records in New York are public. Judiciary Law § 4 makes court proceedings open, and that extends to case files. You can walk into the county clerk's office or town court and ask to see a file. No appointment needed. You do not have to be involved in the case.

Some records have limits. Sealed cases, youthful offender records, and Family Court files are restricted. But the vast majority of civil and criminal court docket records from Union cases are available to anyone. The state's online search tools are free and open with no registration needed.

Nearby Cities

These are the closest cities with court docket pages to the Town of Union.