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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Where a county court has jurisdiction of an action or a special proceeding, it possesses the same jurisdiction, power and authority in and over the same, and in the course of the proceedings therein, that the supreme court possesses in a like case; and it may render any judgment or grant either party any relief that the supreme court may render or grant in a like case, and may send its process and other mandates into any county of the state for service or execution and enforce obedience thereto in the same manner as the supreme court.
2. The county judge possesses the same power and authority in such action or special proceeding that a justice of the supreme court possesses in a like action or special proceeding brought in the supreme court.
3. The county judge possesses the same power and authority in a special proceeding which can be lawfully instituted before him out of court that a justice of the supreme court possesses in a like special proceeding instituted before him out of court.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Judiciary Law - JUD § 190-b. Power of county court and county judge co-extensive with that of supreme court and supreme court justice - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/judiciary-law/jud-sect-190-b/
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