Alex M. Calabrese at a glance
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- Acting Justice
- Current assignment
- New York Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
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Alex M. Calabrese
Acting Justice · New York Supreme Court
Biography
Professional career
- He also served as an adjunct professor of the NYU Graduate School of Social Work since 2004
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, 2000-present
- Distinguished judge of the Criminal Court of the City of New York (Kings County) and the presiding judge of the Red Hook Community Justice Center in Brooklyn, retiring on October 26, 2022
- Celebrated at a retirement ceremony in 2022 by colleagues, elected officials, and community members, recognized for his compassionate, innovative leadership in justice reform
- Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, 2007-2016
- Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, 1997-2006
- Special Assignments: held the role of acting justice of the New York State Supreme Court starting in 2000, concurrently with his role as presiding judge at the Red Hook Community Justice Center, which he led for 22 years
- In 1986, he became a court attorney for Hon. Leslie Crocker Snyder
Education
- Fordham University School of Law in — J.D. (1979)
- University of Notre Dame — B.A. (1975)
- B.A. — University of Wisconsin at Whitewater
Additional information
- adj-prof, New York University, 2004-present
- Mayor Eric Adams declared October 26, 2022 “The Honorable Judge Calabrese Day”
- Appointed to the criminal court in April 1997 and was reappointed in 2007 and 2017.
- Worked in that capacity until his judicial appointment in 1997.
- Practitioner, Hon. Leslie Crocker Snyder, 1986-1997
- Practitioner, Legal Aid Society, 1979-1985
- Began his career in 1979 as a trial attorney for the Legal Aid Society.
- Recognition: His work inspired similar projects nationwide and internationally
- The Center for Court Innovations created an educational scholarship in his honor
- Birth place: 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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
22 NYCRR Part 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
New York Supreme Court
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-2722 NYCRR Part 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court
New York Supreme Court
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
New York Supreme Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
New York Supreme Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York Supreme Court current judicial profile
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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 · Source 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
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View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗