Alex M. Calabrese at a glance
- Current role
- Acting Justice
- Current assignment
- New York Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Alex M. Calabrese
Acting Justice · New York Supreme Court
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
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Biography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education record
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures2 sourced items · labeled by scope
SourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
Biography
Professional career
- Calabrese began his career in 1979 as a trial attorney for the Legal Aid Society. In 1986, he became a court attorney for Hon. Leslie Crocker Snyder. He worked in that capacity until his judicial appointment in 1997. He also served as an adjunct professor of the NYU Graduate School of Social Work since 2004.
- adj-prof, New York University, 2004-present
- Practitioner, Hon. Leslie Crocker Snyder, 1986-1997
- Practitioner, Legal Aid Society, 1979-1985
Judicial service
- Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, 1997-2006
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, 2000-present
- Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, 2007-2016
- He was appointed to the criminal court in April 1997 and was reappointed in 2007 and 2017.
Education
- University of Notre Dame · BA, 1975
- Fordham University · JD, 1979
- Fordham University School of Law in 1979 · J.D.
- University of Wisconsin at Whitewater · B.A.
- University of Notre Dame in 1975 · A.B.
Personal record
New York City, NY
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms.
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 obtainedPart 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗
Exhibits
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.
1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCEGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗
Sources
New York Supreme Court current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
View New York Supreme Court current judicial profile ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role
Statewide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗