Richmond County Civil Court — calendar, hours and parts
Civil Court of the City of New York, Richmond County branch
Next court holiday: Tuesday 3 November 2026 — Election Day. The courts are closed. Today falls in Term 11 of 2026. All court holidays and terms of court.
The Civil Court of the City of New York does not publish part rules for its judges individually, the way each Supreme Court justice does. What it publishes for each borough is the branch's own calendar and directory — and that is what is below, quoted verbatim from the court's page for Richmond County. It does publish who sits here, so the 5 judges of the Richmond County Civil Court are listed further down, split into the Civil Part and the Housing Part as the court splits them.
What the court publishes for Richmond County, in its own words
Every answer below is copied exactly from the court's published directory for this branch. Nothing is paraphrased or inferred.
What time is the first call of the calendar?
9:30 a.m.
“The first call of the morning calendar is usually 9:30 a.m., but you must check your court papers for locations and times.”
What hours are the courtrooms open?
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., M-F, and are closed 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
“Courtrooms generally open 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., M-F, and are closed 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.”
What hours is the courthouse open?
9:00AM - 5:00PM Monday - Friday; 9:00AM -10:00PM on the 3rd Thursday of each month for evening small claims court
“9:00AM - 5:00PM Monday - Friday; 9:00AM -10:00PM on the 3rd Thursday of each month for evening small claims court”
Which nights does this court sit for evening court?
3rd Thursday of each month
“Court Hours : 9:00AM - 5:00PM Monday - Friday; 9:00AM -10:00PM on the 3rd Thursday of each month for evening small claims court”
What time is the evening Small Claims calendar called?
6:30 p.m.
“Calendar call starts at 6:30 p.m.”
What are the evening Small Claims hours?
6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. (1st and 3rd Thursday of month only)
“Small Claims courtroom hours are 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. (1st and 3rd Thursday of month only).”
Where are motions filed?
Basement
“Basement”
Where is an order to show cause filed?
Basement
“Basement”
Which courthouse is this?
927 Castleton Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10310
“927 Castleton Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10310”
Full published directory for Richmond County Civil Court
Location and Hours
Court Hours: 9:00AM - 5:00PM Monday - Friday; 9:00AM -10:00PM on the 3rd Thursday of each month for evening small claims court
Access to the Clerk's Office after 4:30 p.m. is limited to emergency applications. Please see below for specific office and courtroom hours.
Courtrooms generally open 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., M-F, and are closed 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. The first call of the morning calendar is usually 9:30 a.m., but you must check your court papers for locations and times.
The Clerk’s Office is open 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., M-F, with the following exceptions:
On Thursdays when evening court is scheduled (1st and 3rd Thursday of each month) the Landlord & Tenant counter is open until 7:00 p.m. (Access to the Clerk's Office after 6:30 p.m. is limited to emergency applications. The L&T Cashier closes at 6:30 p.m.), and the Small Claims counter is open from 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Small Claims Cashier closes at 7:30 p.m.).
Small Claims courtroom hours are 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. (1st and 3rd Thursday of month only). Calendar call starts at 6:30 p.m.
See Richmond County Court Home for map directions.
Offices
Answers
Appeals Clerk
Appellate Division
Appellate Term
Archives
Cashier - Civil and Small Claims
Civil Court Clerk’s Office
Court Reporters
Decisions on Orders to Show Cause, Motions and Trials
Entry of Judgment (self-represented)
Help Center
Help Center - Civil and Small Claims (Virtually, located in NY County)
Infant Compromises
Information / Attorney Papers / File Requisition
Inquest Requests
Judgments
Motions - Civil
Name Changes
Orders to Show Cause
Poor Person's Relief
Public Access Terminal
Requisitioning Files
Small Claims Clerk’s Office
Subpoenaed Records
Summons
The judges of the Richmond County Civil Court
5 judges, as the Civil Court lists them today. None of them publishes part rules of their own, so the calendar above is the one that governs: it is the branch's, and it applies in every part. Where the court names a Supervising Judge, that is the judge it gives for questions about the part itself.
Civil Part — 3 judges
Civil actions — money claims, small claims and the motion calendar.
- Robert Helbock Jr. Supervising Judge
- Mary Alice Kavanagh
- Michael J. Pinto
Housing Part — 2 judges
Landlord & Tenant — holdovers, nonpayments and HP proceedings.
- Tashanna B. Golden available for coverage in county as needed
- Remy Smith
City-wide
Above the borough — who the court names when the question is bigger than one branch.
- Shahabuddeen Ally NYC Civil Court Administrative Judge
- Jack Stoller NYC Housing Court Supervising Judge
The other NYC Civil Court boroughs
- Bronx County Civil Court
- Kings County Civil Court
- New York County Civil Court
- Queens County Civil Court
Read the court's own published directory for Richmond County Civil Court.
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