--- title: "Acea M. Mosey | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/acea-m-mosey" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Acea M. Mosey Erie County Surrogate's Court · Surrogate ## Profile - Court: Erie County Surrogate's Court - State: New York - Role: Surrogate - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Surrogate's Court, Erie County, Elected, 2018 to 2027 - Mosey Associates, LLP, Founding Partner, 2015 to 2017 - Mosey Persico, LLP, Founding Partner, 2005 to 2015 - Erie County Water Authority, Commissioner, 2000 to 2006 ### Education - Thomas Cooley Law School — J.D. (1994) - Canisius College — B.S. (1992) ### Additional information - Judge Acea Marie Mosey was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1995 after graduating from Thomas M. Cooley Law School and has been registered with the Office of Court Administration since then, maintaining her active status as an attorney in Buffalo, New York. - County Public, Public Administrator, 2005 to 2017 - Sole Practitioner, Attorney, 1997 to 2005 - As a surrogate judge, Mosey oversees cases involving deceased individuals’ estates, including disputes over wills and estate distribution. - Bench of the Erie County Surrogate's Court for over nine years - handling probate cases, including wills, estate administration, and adoptions. - She also attended Amherst Central High School and Canisius College before law school - She was recognized for her dedication, professionalism, and preparedness to succeed the retiring Judge Barbara Howe - Before her election, Mosey received endorsements from major political parties in Erie County, including Republican, Conservative, and Democratic committees, reflecting broad support for her candidacy. ## 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 ### recording and photography Scope: statewide New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms. Evidence excerpt: Taking photographs, films or videotapes, or audiotaping, broadcasting or telecasting, in a courthouse including any courtroom, office or hallway thereof, at any time or on any occasion, whether or not the court is in session, is forbidden, unless permission of the Chief Administrator of the Courts or a designee of the Chief Administrator is first obtained [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### evidence presentation control Scope: statewide The official Guide to New York Evidence identifies court control over presentation of evidence as a statewide evidence topic; counsel should expect the assigned judge to control the mode and order of proof. Evidence excerpt: 1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE [Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role](https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=jaVRXT0tSIgA_PLUS_xBRpub/xg%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=jaVRXT0tSIgA_PLUS_xBRpub/xg%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=jaVRXT0tSIgA_PLUS_xBRpub/xg%3D%3D) - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true) - [Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role](https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Acea M. Mosey](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=jaVRXT0tSIgA_PLUS_xBRpub/xg%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/acea-m-mosey", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/acea-m-mosey", "name": "Acea M. Mosey | KnowJudges", "description": "Acea M. Mosey, Erie County Surrogate's Court. 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/acea-m-mosey#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/acea-m-mosey#judge", "name": "Acea M. 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[Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-34fe480ab82f22fa3c31d257) — 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://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true). Collected 2026-07-26.