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Brooklyn / Kings County
Downtown Brooklyn / Civic Center Legal Community
A local starting place for the courts, public help, legal-service organizations, lawyers, firms, and legal activity around Downtown Brooklyn’s civic and courthouse corridor.
This community centers on Adams, Jay, Livingston, Court, Remsen, and Schermerhorn Streets. It is a Smarter Justice organizing area—not an official neighborhood, court, government, bar-association, office, jurisdiction, or service-area boundary.
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Nearby courts
Official court locations
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Kings County Supreme Court — Civil Term
360 Adams StreetBrooklyn, NY 11201Official court page
Kings County Family Court
330 Jay StreetBrooklyn, NY 11201Official court page
Kings County Supreme Court — Criminal Term
320 Jay StreetBrooklyn, NY 11201Official court page
Kings County Criminal Court
120 Schermerhorn StreetBrooklyn, NY 11201Official location page
Public help nearby
Court help and independent legal-service organizations
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Supreme Court Civil Help Center
Procedural information for people without a lawyer.
360 Adams Street, Room 123Official court sourcePublic Access Law Library
The court lists a public access law library in Room 349.
360 Adams Street, Room 349Official court sourceThe Legal Aid Society
Brooklyn Neighborhood Office and civil legal-service information.
111 Livingston StreetOrganization sourceBrooklyn Legal Services
Free civil legal-help information for eligible Brooklyn residents.
105 Court StreetOrganization sourceBrooklyn Defender Services
Public contact and program information.
177 Livingston StreetOrganization sourceAccess Justice Brooklyn
Pro bono civil legal-service and volunteer-program information.
Brooklyn, New YorkOrganization sourceImportant: Smarter Justice does not determine eligibility or availability for these services. Contact the responsible organization and avoid sending confidential matter details until it tells you how information will be handled.
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Search all public profilesWhere the idea began
Born in front of the Downtown Brooklyn courthouses.
Founder Roger’s Justice Truck idea began here while he moved in and out of the courthouse area and operated Rock and Hammer Tax Services, its mobile tax-truck offices, and the office at 26 Court Street. That direct street-level experience is why this first legal community begins with Downtown Brooklyn rather than a generic national directory page.
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