Probate, estates & elder care mediators in Westchester County, NY

How does mediation work in Westchester County?

All records of the Supreme and County Courts in Westchester are filed with the Legal Division of the County Clerk, which serves as clerk for both courts [1]. The same division accepts Small Claims Assessment Review petitions, which let owner-occupants of homes challenge a tax assessment in court [1]. Article VI of the State Constitution groups Westchester with Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and Rockland in the Ninth Judicial District [2]. Its federal trial court is the Southern District of New York, sitting in White Plains as well as Manhattan [3]. Most mediators listed below come from the Eastern District of New York's panel, with others from the Southern District bankruptcy court's Register of Mediators [4][5].

1. Westchester County Clerk – Legal Division
2. New York State Constitution, Article VI, §§ 6–7 (NYS Department of State, January 1, 2026 edition, PDF)
3. 28 U.S.C. § 112 – New York federal judicial districts (govinfo, 2023 ed.)
4. U.S. District Court, E.D.N.Y. – Alternative Dispute Resolution (mediation panel)
5. U.S. Bankruptcy Court, S.D.N.Y. – Register of Mediators

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