Civil lawsuits & business mediators in Albany County, NY

How does mediation work in Albany County?

In Albany County, every court record for the Supreme Court and County Court is received, indexed and stored by the County Clerk, the same office that keeps real property records [1]. The county's Public Defender Office gives legal representation and court-related support to eligible people in criminal and family court matters [2]. Article VI of the State Constitution puts Albany in the Third Judicial District alongside Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster counties [3]. The federal Northern District of New York holds court in Albany [4]. Each mediator listed below was drawn from that court's Mandatory Mediation Panel, which can be filtered by location [5].

1. Albany County Clerk – About
2. Albany County – Courts & Justice (Public Defender Office)
3. New York State Constitution, Article VI, §§ 6–7 (NYS Department of State, January 1, 2026 edition, PDF)
4. 28 U.S.C. § 112 – New York federal judicial districts (govinfo, 2023 ed.)
5. U.S. District Court, N.D.N.Y. – Mandatory Mediation Panel (mediator profiles)

Fact-checked 2026-10-07. Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.