Corrections
Cohoes City Court
CONTACT
- Phone:
- (518) 453-5501 (old # was 233-2133 x7)
- Fax:
- 518-233-8202
- Email:
- Mailing Address:
- PO Box 678
97 Mohawk Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
- Street Address:
- 97 Mohawk Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
- WWW Link:
- http://www.cohoes.com/
COMMENTS
Most traffic cases can be resolved by mail/fax with the Corporation Counsel (City Attorney). Court is in City Hall, on the main floor, toward the back on the left. Court clerk is on the right.
ABOUT THE AREA
Cohoes is part of the struggling Hudson River area in northern Albany County. A very blue collar community.
JUDGES
Hon. Stephen Van Ullen & Hon. Richard Maguire. Both are pleasant. Judge Maguire is well known in the legal community as an experienced trial lawyer.
PROSECUTORS
Corporation counsel prosecutes traffic tickets. Albany DA's office prosecutes criminal matters.
TYPE OF CASES
Speeding tickets from local streets and I-787. Criminal matters. As a city court, it handles both small claims and some larger claims.