NYS Court Officer Exam and Prep

NYS Court Officer Exam and Prep Course: Court Officer Exam application period 3/12/25 to 6/11/25, exam starts 9/10/25. NYS Court Officer Exam Prep Course held in late summer 2025. Details below

NYS Court Officer Job and Examination

Starting Salary $63,020 to over $90,000

Plus Amazing Benefits: Participation in the New York State Health Insurance Plan and the New York State Employee’s Retirement System. In addition, full-time employees earn 20 paid vacation days and 13 paid holidays.

Our Prep Course: “For the past 45 years our classes have helped many candidates score high marks on civil service exams! It would be foolish to not sign up for our course and fully prepare for this very competitive exam which comes out only once every 4 to 6 years!” Sign up today and take the first step to your dream career. The course is live in person and online.

Note: You must apply on your own for this exam with the NYS Office of Court Administration during the filing period and separately for the classes

Age:

In order to take the exam to become a NYS Court Officer Officer Exam you must be at least 18 yrs. old . You will not be appointed to the job however; until you are 21 years of age. There is no maximum age for this exam.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent.

Our NYS Court Officer Exam Classes

Register for
our 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. We
will provide our 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.

The class will cover each section of the NYS Court Officer Exam including 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.

Our classes will also give you information on the entire hiring process including the background investigation, physical ability test, psychological evaluation and oral interview. Make sure you read through any FAQs and meet the minimum requirements to become a NYS Court Officer.

Tuition

$479.00 in total for our in person plus online preparatory course. Payable with a non-refundable deposit of $199.00 upon registration. The remaining balance of $280.00 is to be paid on the first day of class.

Locations

We will have classes available in Suffolk County, Nassau County, Queens and Brooklyn.

If you’re looking to become a court officer in New York City, Westchester, Nassau or Suffolk Counties sign up for our prep classes for the civil service exam. We provide professional training and preparation for police exams and the NYS Court Officer exam at affordable rates.

About The NYS Court Officer Exam

Filing for this NYS Court Officer Exam
is only for candidates who want to work in DOWNSTATE NEW YORK

Please note that the NYS COURT OFFICER-TRAINEE EXAMINATION
45-843 will be held ONLY at exam sites convenient to Downstate New York,
which include New York City, Long Island, and the following counties: Dutchess,
Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester. There will be no test locations in
Upstate New York.

Exam Dates & Information

Examination Dates	Wednesday, September 10, 2025, to Friday, October 31, 2025
Filing Period	The filing period will begin at 10 A.M. on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, and will end on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. NOTE: It is your responsibility to check your e-mail for filing confirmation(s), scheduling information, related correspondence, and to provide timely notice of any change to your e-mail information.
Exam Announcement	Exam Announcement for NYS Court Officer-Trainee 45-843 Applicants should read the examination announcement carefully, including the minimum qualifications to compete, before applying.

Scope of NYS Court Officer Exam

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 to it.

Applicants will not be allowed 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 about the passages.

All information needed 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 needed 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.

Residency

Must be a resident of New York State.

License

You must possess a valid New York State drivers license at the time of appointment to the job (not needed to take the written exam).

Citizenship

You must be a US Citizen at the time of appointment to the job (not needed to take the written exam).

Salary

Starting Salary $ 48,201 goes up annually until

Maximum Salary $ 79,086

Benefits

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