How often is the NYS Court Officer Exam given?

How often is the NYS Court Officer Exam given?

The typical NYS Court Officer Entrance Exam is given once every four years. This can change however as needed by the department that initiates the exam process the Office of Court Administration. For example, when the Covid 19 pandemic started in 2020, the Office of Court Administration delayed the exam by a year due to mandatory procedures in terms of safety. For that exam the gap between exams was 5 years.

The New York State Court Officer Exam is considered to be one of the hardest exams within the NYS civil service industry. The exam typically consists of tough reading comprehension questions, information ordering, clerical checking, remembering facts and information (also known as the memorization portion of the exam) and court record keeping questions. The NYS Court Officer Exam is a computer-based exam

NYS Court Officer Exam Prep

The Civil Service Success prep course will go over the entire scope of the NYS Course Officer Exam including test taking techniques, remembering facts & information, reading, understanding, & interpreting written material, applying facts & information to given situations, clerical checking, court record keeping and questions addressing personality traits that are associated with successful performance of law enforcement duties. Register for the comprehensive NYS Court Officer Exam Open Competitive Exam class, designed to enhance your knowledge and skills in preparation for the upcoming exam.

This class comprises of two engaging 2.5-hour in-person sessions, supplemented by an accessible online practice course that can be completed at your own pace. The course will provide students with a lesson booklet for each in-person class session, which will contain information that corresponds to the lecture being given in class that day. It will also contain exam practice questions, which will be completed both in class and at home. Lastly each student will be given unlimited access to the NYS Court Officer Exam online prep course.

NYS Court Officer Exam Applicants and the minimum qualifications:

The minimum qualifications to become a NYS Court Officer are: You must be at least 20.5 years old, possess a high school diploma or the equivalent, be a citizen of the United States, be a resident of New York State, possess a valid New York State Driver’s License and be legally eligible to carry firearm

Physical, medical, and psychological examinations will be conducted to ensure that candidates are able to perform the duties of this position satisfactorily. The examinations will include a fitness test, medical, and psychological evaluations, and a substance abuse screening.

NYS Court Officer Exam Self Scheduling Process:

As per the NYS Office of Court Administration all examination appointments must be self-scheduled at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled examination time. NYS Unified Court System employees who are regularly scheduled to work weekdays will be required to select among the available dates/times during the weekend of September 13, 2025 and September 14, 2025.Employees who are regularly scheduled to work weekends shall be granted excused leave to take the exam during work hours in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement or Rules of the Chief Judge. If the number of applicants exceeds available seating capacity from 9/10/25 to 10/31/25, contingency testing will be scheduled beginning Saturday, 11/1/25 and during the weeks of 11/3/25, 11/10/25, and 11/17/25.Contingencyexamination dates and impacted applicants will be determined at the discretion of the Office of Court Administration. If the number of applicants exceeds available seating capacity for 9/13/25 and 9/14/25, contingency testing will be scheduled for an alternate weekend. Contingency examination dates and impacted applicants will be determined at the discretion of the Office of Court Administration

NYS Court Office Exam — Salary incentives

New York State Court Officer-Trainees enter the academy at Judicial Grade 16. Effective April 1, 2025, the Judicial Grade 16 starting salary will be $58,100. There will be an additional $4,920 in location pay for those working in NYC, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester & Rockland, and an additional $2,460 in location pay for those working in Orange, Dutchess & Putnam. New York State Court Officer Trainees are eligible for an annual Uniform & Equipment Allowance of $1,660 and an annual Security and Law Enforcement Differential (SLED) of $875.

Upon successful completion of a two-year traineeship, New York State Court Officer-Trainees are promoted to New York State Court Officer at Judicial Grade 19. Effective April 1, 2025, the Judicial Grade 19 starting salary will be $68,593.

New York State Court Officer Employee Benefits:

• Twenty (20) Paid Vacation Days in the 1st year
• Twenty-Seven (27) Paid Vacation Days by 7th year
• Thirteen (13) Paid Holidays
• Pre-Tour Prep Leave Time
• Union Membership
• Regular Work Schedule
• Excellent Health Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement Benefits
• Limited Evening and Weekend Assignments
• Deferred Compensation Option

NYS Court Officer Exam Scope:

You will be given three (3) hours and fifteen (15) minutes to complete the computer-based examination. This examination will consist of multiple-choice questions designed to assess the following:

Remembering Facts and Information These questions assess applicants’ ability to remember the details from an incident. Applicants will be provided with a written description of an incident (story) and will be given five (5) minutes to read and study the story. At the end of the 5-minute period, the story will be removed, and applicants will not have another opportunity to refer back to it. Applicants will not be permitted to make any written notes about the story. There will be a 10-minute delay before applicants are presented with a series of questions about the facts concerning the story.

Reading, Understanding and Interpreting Written Material These questions assess applicants’ ability to understand and interpret written material. The written examination will include two types of questions: Format A — Applicants will be provided with brief reading passages followed by questions regarding the passages. All information required to answer the questions will be provided in the passages. Applicants will not be required to have any special knowledge relating to the content area covered in the passages; and, Format B — Applicants will be provided with short written passages from which words or phrases have been removed. Applicants will be required to select from four alternatives the word or phrase that logically completes the sentence within the passage when inserted for the missing word or phrase.

Applying Facts and Information to Given Situations These questions assess applicants’ ability to use the information provided and apply it to a specific situation defined by a given set of facts. Applicants are presented with a regulation, policy or procedure that a NYS Court Officer may encounter on the job. Applicants must use this information to answer questions about specific situations. All information required to answer the questions is contained in the passages and in the description of the situation.

Clerical Checking These questions assess applicants’ ability to distinguish between sets of names, numbers, letters and/or codes which are almost exactly alike. There are three sets of information which may appear in different fonts. Applicants will be asked to compare the information in the three sets and identify whether the sets differ. Applicants must use the directions provided to determine the correct answer.

Court Record Keeping These questions assess applicants’ ability to read, combine, and manipulate written information organized from several sources. Applicants will be presented with different types of tables which contain names, numbers, codes and other information and must combine and reorganize the information to answer specific questions.

The NYS Court Officer Exam Prep Course is being taught by the instructors at Civil Service Success and will cover this entire scope of the NYS Court Officer Exam from the list above. The course can make the difference between appointment and disappointment. Best of luck to all applicants as the position of NYS Court Officer is a well respected law enforcement position, an integral part of the NYS court system, a great career with unbelievable benefits and a job that is the pillar of the NYS community and to the Justice System as a whole