Rensselaer City Court
| Phone | (518) 453-4680 |
| Map | Google Map |
| Attorney Advertisement | Warren Redlich 888-733-5299 |
| Mailing Address | Rensselaer City Court Sixty-Two Washington Street Rensselaer, NY 12144 |
| Street Address | 3rd Ave & Washington St. Rensselaer, NY 12144 |
| WWW Link | http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/3jd/city/rensselaer/index.shtml |
| Comments | Amtrak has a station in Rensselaer that serves the Capital District and has trains running to NYC and Chicago daily. Both the county and city are named after Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, who was a diamond & pearl merchant and founding member of the Dutch West India Company. He was granted land ownership of the colonial estate Rensselaerwyck, an area that contained most of the counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Greene, Columbia and as far east as Pownal, VT.
Both judges are well respected in the community and known for their experience. |
| About the area | Rensselaer is on the Hudson River, with Albany on the opposite bank of the river. Its former names were Bath-on-Hudson, Greenbush, and East Albany. The tune “Yankee Doodle” is credited to a British surgeon, Richard Shuckburg, who wrote it after watching militia drills at Fort Crailo in Rensselaer. |
| Hours of Operation | 8 - 3:30 weekdays |
| Judges | The Honorable Kathleen L. Robichaud presides along with Carmelo Laquidara |
| Prosecutors | The Rensselaer County DA's office prosecutes most cases. The DA and her office have gotten some heat in the local media over the past few years, but so did her predecessor. Local cases, traffic and parking violations may be handled by the City Attorney. |
| Type Of Cases | Local criminal cases, small claims and motor vehicle cases are held here. |