--- title: "Charles C. Merrell | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/charles-c-merrell-14942" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Charles C. Merrell Town & Justice Courts, Lewis County · Supervising Judge ## Profile - Court: Town & Justice Courts, Lewis County - State: Texas - Role: Supervising Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Supervising Judge, Town & Justice Courts, Lewis County, NY, 2013-present - 2012–present: Supervising Judge, Lewis and Jefferson County Courts - Justice, New York Supreme Court, Lewis County, NY, 2012-2025 - Justice of the New York Supreme Court, Fifth Judicial District, serving in Lewis County for a 14‐year term elected in 2011 and running through December 31, 2025 - Supervising Judge, New York Town & Justice Courts, Fifth Judicial District (Lewis and Jefferson Counties), NY, 2012-2013 - Additional role: Supervising Judge of Lewis and Jefferson County Courts (appointed 2012) - Judge, Lewis County Criminal Treatment Court, NY, 2004-2012 - Judge, Lewis County Family Treatment Court, NY, 2004-2012 - 2004–2012: Judge, Lewis County Criminal and Family Treatment Courts - Supervising Judge, New York Town and Justice Courts, Fifth Judicial District (Lewis and Onondaga Counties), NY, 2007-2011 - 2007–2011: Supervising Judge, Lewis and Onondaga County Courts - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Lewis County, NY, 2006-2011 - Judge, New York County Court, Lewis County, NY, 2003-2011 - 2003–2011: Judge, Lewis County Court (Multi‐Bench) - Justice, Lowville Justice Court, Lowville, NH, 1999-2003 - held the role of justice for Lowville Town Court (1999–2003) - 1989–2003: Partner, Merrell & Merrell, New York ### Education - Syracuse University School of Law in — J.D. (1984) - Government — St Lawrence University — 1981 - St. Lawrence University in — B.A. (1981) ### Additional information - 8, 2011; term ends Dec. - Partner, Merrell and Merrell, NY, 1989-2003 - Practitioner, Carragher, Fox and Lampert, 1985-1989 - Date of birth: 1959-03-17 - Fourth person in his family to serve as a judge in Lewis County - Birth place: Lowville, NY ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote appearances Scope: statewide In civil district and county court proceedings, the court may permit or require electronic participation after appropriate notice; compelled electronic participation for oral-testimony proceedings requires good cause or party agreement, and a jury trial requires party agreement. Evidence excerpt: Upon appropriate notice by a party or the court, a court may allow or require a participant to appear at a court proceeding by videoconference, teleconference, or other available electronic means, except as otherwise provided in (2). [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### civil recording and broadcasting Scope: statewide Civil district and county trial courts may permit courtroom recording or broadcasting only under Supreme Court guidelines, with the required party and witness consent, or for ceremonial proceedings. Evidence excerpt: A trial court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of proceedings in the courtroom only in the following circumstances: [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14942/charles-c-merrell/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14942/charles-c-merrell/) - [Town & Justice Courts, Lewis County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14942/charles-c-merrell/) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14942/charles-c-merrell/) - [Charles C. Merrell - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Charles_C._Merrell) - [Charles C. Merrell (New York Supreme Court, Lewis County, Lowville Justice Court, Lewis County Court) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14942/charles-c-merrell) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/charles-c-merrell-14942", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/charles-c-merrell-14942", "name": "Charles C. Merrell | KnowJudges", "description": "Charles C. Merrell, Town & Justice Courts, Lewis County. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/charles-c-merrell-14942#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/charles-c-merrell-14942#judge", "name": "Charles C. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0fa5a7f51969f3609de00053) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.