Judge Tracey A. Bannister: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

8th Judicial District - Erie County Supreme Court, Department Part 31 - Eighth Floor

Biography

The Hon. Tracey A. Bannister is a Justice of the Erie County Supreme Court in the Eighth Judicial District of New York. She was elected to the Supreme Court in 2009. While on the Supreme Court, Justice Bannister was appointed to supervise civil matters for the Eighth Judicial District in 2017. Her duties as supervising judge include overseeing the judicial administration of civil matters for the Supreme and County Courts in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties. Justice Bannister previously served as an Acting Village Justice of the Kenmore Village Court in Erie County from 2006 to 2008. She was appointed to the Village Court by the Village Board.


She is registered as a Democrat.


Justice Bannister received her B.A. from Rutgers University in 1981. She went on to earn her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in 1984.


Prior to her appointment to the Village Court, Bannister had served as a confidential law clerk for the Hon. Jerome C. Gorski from 1989 to 2006. Justice Gorski first served as a Justice with the New York Supreme Court for the 8th Judicial District from 1989 until 2001 when he was then appointed to the Appellate Division, Fourth Department. During her tenure as a law clerk, Bannister assisted Justice Gorski in drafting decisions as well as settling Supreme Court cases involving civil, criminal matrimonial, commercial, and real property matters. During Justice Gorski’s tenure in the Appellate Division, Bannister assisted him in analyzing cases that came before the panels in which he was a member.


Before becoming a principal law clerk, Bannister had worked as a trial attorney in private practice.


Her memberships have included serving as a past-president of the Women Lawyers of Western New York, an officer of the Western New York Trial Lawyers, and the director for the Bar Association of Erie County. She also served as co-chair of the Board of Management of the YMCA’s Camp Weona and was named their Volunteer of the Year in 2007.

Recent Cases by Hon. Tracey A. Bannister

On May 2, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Tracey Bannister presiding.

Filed

May 02, 2024

Status

Judgment of Divorce,Annulment,Separation

Judge

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Court

Supreme

County

Erie County, NY

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

Case Last Refreshed

May 04, 2024

On October 2, 2019 a special proceedings - other (infant settlement) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Tracey A Bannister presiding.

4 Files
Filed

Oct 02, 2019

Status

Settlement

Judge

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Court

Erie County Supreme Court

County

Erie County, NY

Category

Special Proceedings - Other (Infant Settlement)

Case Last Refreshed

Nov 12, 2019

On September 30, 2019 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Bannister, Hon. Tracey A. presiding.

Filed

Sep 30, 2019

Status

Closed

Court

Erie County

County

Erie County, NY

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Name Change

Case Last Refreshed

Nov 08, 2021

On September 17, 2019 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Bannister, Hon. Tracey A. presiding.

Filed

Sep 17, 2019

Status

Closed

Court

Erie County

County

Erie County, NY

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Name Change

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 29, 2021

On September 17, 2019 a commercial division case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Tracey A Bannister presiding.

2 Files
Filed

Sep 17, 2019

Status

Settlement

Judge

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Court

Erie County Supreme Court

County

Erie County, NY

Category

Commercial Division

Practice Area

Commercial

Matter Type

General Commercial

Case Last Refreshed

Oct 15, 2019

On August 27, 2019 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Tracey A. Bannister presiding.

Filed

Aug 27, 2019

Status

Other

Judge

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Court

Erie County

County

Erie County, NY

On August 27, 2019 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Bannister, Hon. Tracey A. presiding.

Filed

Aug 27, 2019

Status

Closed

Court

Erie County

County

Erie County, NY

Case Last Refreshed

Oct 03, 2021

On August 23, 2019 a torts - other (dog bite) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Tracey A Bannister presiding.

4 Files
Filed

Aug 23, 2019

Status

Settlement

Judge

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Court

Erie County Supreme Court

County

Erie County, NY

Category

Torts - Other (Dog Bite)

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 25, 2019

On August 22, 2019 a special proceedings - other (nycrr 1200 rule 1.15(g)) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Tracey A Bannister presiding.

4 Files
Filed

Aug 22, 2019

Status

Closed

Judge

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Court

Erie County Supreme Court

County

Erie County, NY

Category

Special Proceedings - Other (NYCRR 1200 Rule 1.15(G))

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 25, 2019

On August 21, 2019 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Bannister, Hon. Tracey A. presiding.

Filed

Aug 21, 2019

Status

Closed

Court

Erie County

County

Erie County, NY

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Name Change

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 19, 2021

On August 19, 2019 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Tracey A Bannister presiding.

9 Files
Filed

Aug 19, 2019

Status

Closed

Judge

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Court

Erie County

County

Erie County, NY

Practice Area

Creditor

Matter Type

Consumer Debt

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 18, 2021

On August 9, 2019 a real property - other (partition) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Tracey A Bannister presiding.

4 Files
Filed

Aug 09, 2019

Status

Closed

Judge

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Court

Erie County Supreme Court

County

Erie County, NY

Category

Real Property - Other (Partition)

Practice Area

Property

Matter Type

General Property

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 25, 2019

On August 6, 2019 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Tracey A. Bannister presiding.

Filed

Aug 06, 2019

Status

Other

Judge

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Court

Erie County

County

Erie County, NY

On August 5, 2019 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Bannister, Hon. Tracey A. presiding.

Filed

Aug 05, 2019

Status

Closed

Court

Erie County

County

Erie County, NY

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Name Change

Case Last Refreshed

Nov 12, 2021

On August 1, 2019 an other matters - consumer credit (non-card) transaction case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Tracey A Bannister presiding.

5 Files
Filed

Aug 01, 2019

Status

Default Judgment

Judge

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Court

Erie County Supreme Court

County

Erie County, NY

Category

Other Matters - Consumer Credit (Non-Card) Transaction

Practice Area

Creditor

Matter Type

Consumer Debt

Case Last Refreshed

Oct 21, 2019

On July 9, 2019 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Bannister, Hon. Tracey A. presiding.

Filed

Jul 09, 2019

Status

Closed

Court

Erie County

County

Erie County, NY

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Name Change

Case Last Refreshed

Nov 08, 2021

On July 9, 2019 a special proceedings - other (order to show cause) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Tracey A Bannister presiding.

4 Files
Filed

Jul 09, 2019

Status

Closed

Judge

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Court

Erie County Supreme Court

County

Erie County, NY

Category

Special Proceedings - Other (ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE)

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 03, 2019

On July 2, 2019 an other matters - name change case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Tracey A Bannister presiding.

Filed

Jul 02, 2019

Status

Closed

Judge

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Court

Erie County Supreme Court

County

Erie County, NY

Category

Other Matters - Name Change

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Name Change

Case Last Refreshed

Apr 25, 2022

On June 24, 2019 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Bannister, Hon. Tracey A. presiding.

Filed

Jun 24, 2019

Status

Closed

Court

Erie County

County

Erie County, NY

Practice Area

Administrative

Matter Type

Agency Action

Case Last Refreshed

Nov 15, 2021

On June 18, 2019 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Tracey A Bannister presiding.

Filed

Jun 18, 2019

Status

Closed

Judge

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Court

Erie County

County

Erie County, NY

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Name Change

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 26, 2021

On June 14, 2019 a special proceedings - cplr article 75 case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Tracey A Bannister presiding.

5 Files
Filed

Jun 14, 2019

Status

Closed

Judge

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Court

Erie County Supreme Court

County

Erie County, NY

Category

Special Proceedings - CPLR Article 75

Practice Area

Arbitration

Matter Type

General Arbitration

Case Last Refreshed

Jul 28, 2019

On June 11, 2019 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Tracey A. Bannister presiding.

Filed

Jun 11, 2019

Status

Other

Judge

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Court

Erie County

County

Erie County, NY

Case Last Refreshed

Oct 20, 2021

On June 11, 2019 a commercial - contract case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Tracey A Bannister presiding.

5 Files
Filed

Jun 11, 2019

Status

Judgment (Other)

Judge

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Court

Erie County Supreme Court

County

Erie County, NY

Category

Commercial - Contract

Practice Area

Commercial

Matter Type

Breach of Contract

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 11, 2019

On June 11, 2019 an other matters - consumer credit (non-card) transaction case was filed in the jurisdiction of Erie County. Judge Tracey A Bannister presiding.

7 Files
Filed

Jun 11, 2019

Status

Default Judgment

Judge

Hon. Tracey A Bannister Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Tracey A Bannister

Court

Erie County Supreme Court

County

Erie County, NY

Category

Other Matters - Consumer Credit (Non-Card) Transaction

Practice Area

Creditor

Matter Type

Consumer Debt

Case Last Refreshed

Oct 14, 2023

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