There will be no Court on:
September 19, 2023
October 3, 2023
October 31, 2023
November 1 & 7, 2023
If you are scheduled for any of the dates above, please contact the court at the correct numbers listed below.  
COURT CLERKS OFFICE WILL BE CLOSING AT 3PM DAILY

We will accept payments until 3:00pm or mail it in to the address below.  

PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT ANY OTHER OFFICE IN THE BUILDING AS THEY CANNOT HELP YOU!

The Town of DeWitt Court is not currently seeing  VEHICLE & TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS  in person.  The Court Clerks office is open M-F, 8:30-3:00 for you to make a plea and/or make payments.  If you have been issued a MISDEMEANOR traffic ticket, your appearance is required for arraignment.

For CRIMINAL MATTERS & DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED CASES, your appearance is required  IN PERSON  on the date of your Appearance ticket or Misdemeanor Vehicle and Traffic ticket. 

Should you have a matter requiring immediate attention, you may contact the Town of DeWitt Court in writing by either emailing your request to court@townofdewitt.com or by mailing your written inquiry to the Town of DeWitt Court at 5400 Butternut Drive, East Syracuse, New York 13057.  Please be as specific as possible in your written request and be sure to provide your name, birthdate, return address and telephone number.  Court staff will address your inquiry upon their receipt. You may also contact the Court by telephone at 315-446-9180 for last names beginning with  A-K and 315-446-7136 for last names beginning with L-Z.

Last names A-K: court date is Tuesday at 6:00PM, Civil Calendar (Evictions and Small Claims) beginning at 5:30 PM

Last names L-Z: court date is Wednesday at 6:00PM, Civil Calendar (Evictions and Small Claims) beginning at 5:00 PM

*If your court date does not fall on a Tuesday or Wednesday, based on your last name, please call the DeWitt Town Court at the correct number below to update your court appearance date:

Last names A-K: 315-446-9180  Ext  1 for Criminal and Civil matters,  #3 for all traffic matters.   **NO Court on 5th Tuesday of any month. **

Last names L-Z: 315-446-7136 Ext 1 for Criminal and Civil matters, #3 for all traffic matters.    **NO Court on 5th Wednesday of any month.**

Please stay healthy and well.

Hon. David S. Gideon
Hon. Samuel C Young

Court Hours
Court is held in the DeWitt Town Hall Courtroom the first four weeks of each month, unless court sessions are cancelled due to a holiday/bad weather, on Tuesdays for Judge David S. Gideon and on Wednesdays for Judge Samuel C Young.  Court begins at 6:00pm with doors opening approximately one half hour before Court. Please check this website for updates on closings due to weather or emergency as they will be posted as an alert on the homepage.

Last names A-K: court date is Tuesday at 6:00PM, Civil Calendar (Evictions and Small Claims) beginning at 5:30 PM

Last names L-Z: court date is Wednesday at 6:00PM, Civil Calendar (Evictions and Small Claims) beginning at 5:00 PM

Court Policies
The Court staff is not permitted to give legal advice.