NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH)

About NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH)

The NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings is a New York City government agency. The city describes it as its central, independent administrative law court, operating outside the state court system. Its adjudication work is organized into three divisions. The Trials Division hears matters referred by city agencies, boards and commissions, such as civil service discipline, City Human Rights Law complaints and contract disputes. The Hearings Division decides summonses issued by more than 25 city enforcement agencies, and the Special Education Hearings Division resolves due process complaints about services for students with disabilities.

Beyond adjudication, the agency houses the Center for Creative Conflict Resolution, which offers mediation and restorative justice support to city agencies and the public. Its Judicial Institute provides training and research resources for administrative law judges and hearing officers. An OATH Help Center assists people who represent themselves. Most hearings are held by telephone, with in-person appearances available on request. The agency has offices in each borough, and its Hearings Division clerk's office is listed at 66 John Street in Manhattan.

Practice areas

Areas of work that NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.

Organization profile based on its official website and public sources (reviewed October 29, 2026). Attorney list from the New York State Unified Court System registration data. Not affiliated with NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH).

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