In April, Watertown will have two full time judges and that will mean some remodeling to the first floor at City Hall, A smaller additional courtroom hopefully can be fit into existing wasted space where there was a downtown lockup. Most of the cells are gone except for the ladies section where there were two cells still in place. The whole area is used for storage now.
City Judges Catherine Palermo and Eugene Renzi in 2012 Wither Former Judge James Harbersion
Local courts are run by the NYS Office of Court Administration with all the staff under the supervision of the administrative judge at the judicial district where the court lies. In this case, its the Fifth District under the direction of Judge James Tormey, who is based in Syracuse.
While the state assumed all personnel costs some years ago, local municipalities are responsible for providing a venue for the court to operate.
Watertown Daily Times | Judge Palermo takes on new role of full-time Watertown magistrate
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