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Mon Mar 11 2024 | Blog : Admissions

Notice to Candidates for June 2024 Bar Admissions

This Court will admit to practice successful bar candidates on June 17, 2024. In order to be eligible for admission, your completed application and all required affidavits and certificates must be postmarked on or before April 9, 2024. Please be advised if you miss the deadline date, the next bar admission ceremony will be held in January 2025. More...

Tue Jan 16 2024 | Blog : Admissions

Admissions Ceremony Advisory for Jan 17 2024

The Court is aware of the lake effect storm warning in Erie, Genesee, and Wyoming counties. If you are impacted by this storm so that you are unable to travel safely to the bar admission ceremony on January 17th, the Court will contact you regarding an alternate date and time for your admission ceremony, which will take place next week. All other candidates will be admitted at the ceremony on January 17th More...

Wed Aug 16 2023 | Blog : Admissions

Notice to Candidates for January 2024 Bar Admissions

This Court will admit to practice successful bar candidates on January 17, 2024. In order to be eligible for admission, your completed application and all required affidavits and certificates must be postmarked on or before October 4, 2023. Please be advised if you miss the deadline date, the next bar admission ceremony will be held on June 17, 2024. More...

Tue Jun 13 2023 | Blog : Attorneys : Court

Watch On-Demand: Attorney For Children Awards Ceremony - June 13th 2023

Each year the Fourth Department, Attorneys for Children Advisory Committee, selects two outstanding attorneys for children from each of the Fifth, Seventh and Eighth Districts to receive the Hon. Michael F. Dillon Award. More...

Mon Jun 12 2023 | Blog : Admissions : live

Watch On-Demand: Bar Admission Ceremony - June 12th - The Hochstein School

This Court will admit to practice successful bar candidates on June 12, 2023. More...

Fri Mar 10 2023 | Blog : Admissions

Notice to Candidates for June 2023 Admission to the Bar

This Court will admit to practice successful bar candidates on June 12, 2023. In order to be eligible for admission, your completed application and all required affidavits and certificates must be postmarked on or before April 3, 2023. Please be advised if you miss the deadline date, the next bar admission ceremony will be held on January 2024. More...

Wed Aug 17 2022 | Blog : Admissions

Notice to Candidates for January 2023 Admission to the Bar

This Court will admit to practice successful bar candidates on January 11, 2023. In order to be eligible for admission, your completed application and all required affidavits and certificates must be postmarked on or before October 14, 2022. Please be advised if you miss the deadline date, the next bar admission ceremony will be held on June 12, 2023. More...

Thu Mar 17 2022 | Blog : Admissions

Notice to Candidates for June 2022 Admission to the Bar

This Court will admit to practice successful bar candidates in the on June 13, 2022. In order to be eligible for admission, your completed application and all required affidavits and certificates must be postmarked on or before April 12, 2022. Please be advised if you miss the deadline date, the next bar admission ceremony will be held in January 2023. More...

Mon Aug 30 2021 | Blog : Admissions

Notice to Candidates for Spring 2022 Admission to the Bar

This Court will admit to practice successful bar candidates in the Spring of 2022. In order to be eligible for admission, your completed application and all required affidavits and certificates must be postmarked on or before October 18, 2021. Please be advised if you miss the deadline date, the next bar admission ceremony will be held on June 13, 2022. More...

Media Inquiries

Please direct all media inquiries to the Clerk of the Court:​

Ann Dillon Flynn, Esq.
M. Dolores Denman Courthouse
50 East Avenue, Suite 200
Rochester, NY 14604
(585)530-3101

About the Court

The Supreme Court of the Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department hears appeals from the state's trial courts located in the 22 Central and Western New York counties assigned to the Fifth, Seventh, and Eighth Judicial Districts. More »

M. Dolores Denman Courthouse

Dedicated on January 22, 1999, the courthouse is located in the East End community in downtown Rochester, New York. More »

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