First Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Norman St. George administered the oath of office to 250 Court Officer recruits, the largest-ever graduating class, during a ceremony Sept. 27, 2023, in Brooklyn. Chief Administrative Judge Zayas addressed the newly minted officers, which included two brothers, two sisters and two cousins.

The New York court system on Wednesday celebrated its largest-ever graduating class of more than 250 court officers, who have been training over 17 weeks this summer at a facility in Brooklyn. The newly minted officers will report to work Monday, joining the state's corps of more than 4,000 court officers and 2,000 non-uniformed peace officers. The recruits have trained on the curriculum required by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, which includes instruction on the use of firearms, physical force, proper use of X-ray and magnetometer devices and the administration of CPR and first aid. First Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Norman St. George administered the oath of office in a Wednesday morning ceremony in Brooklyn at the Christian Cultural Center, which was followed by remarks by Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas. Also in attendance were Deputy Chief Administrative Judge of New York City courts Deborah Kaplan, Office of Court Administration Chief of Public Safety Michael Magliano and Court Officer Academy Chief Joseph Baccellieri Jr. The new officers come from a diverse professional background, including police officers, emergency medical technicians, corrections officers, TSA agents, paralegals, personal trainers, photographers, carpenters, electricians, and a butcher. Academy officials attribute the record-breaking size of the class to the fact that the academy moved in 2018 from its site in Manhattan to a newer, larger facility in the Prospect Heights section of Brooklyn. They will be deployed to courts in the five boroughs as well as Long Island, Westchester and the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and Rockland.