Arlene A. Gordon Oliver at a glance
- Current role
- Family Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Active
- Term and retention
- Current term ends 2027
Arlene A. Gordon Oliver
Family Court Judge · Westchester County Family Court
Biography
Professional career
- Justice of the Greenburgh Justice Court
Education
- Fordham University School of Law the biographical record — J.D. (1992)
- B.B.A. – Baruch College, City University of New York, 1986 the biographical record
Additional information
- and serves a term through 2027
- November 7, 2017
- in Westchester County, appointed in 2008
- attorney in private practice
- Arlene Gordon-Oliver & Associates
- As a Family Court judge, she presides over family law matters in Westchester County, among them custody, support, and other domestic cases
- in New York’s 9th Judicial District, which covers Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester counties
- Chapter 7 trustee
- in the Office of the United States Trustee for the Southern District of New York
- New York State Bar Association - Westchester County Bar Association - Westchester Black Bar Association - New York State Magistrates Association - National Bar Association the biographical record
- Judicial Friends of the State of New York
- In addition to her judicial and legal work, she has held leadership roles in professional associations, among them serving as
- Assistant Treasurer
- Chairperson of the Bankruptcy Committee
- She is registered as a Democrat
- 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, White Plains, NY 10601
- Official court information
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
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (39 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Conferences and appearances
Parties and counsel should make every effort to be on time and prepared. Counsel is required to speak to their clients or make diligent efforts to speak with their respective clients prior to the Court appearance. For assigned counsel and attorney for the child(ren) (“AFC”), if no contact information is provided at the time of assignment, please contact the Clerk’s Office by email at Virtual WestchesterFamilyCourtWhitePlains@nycourts.gov and CC the Part
Source page 1Communications with chambers
Communication with the Court shall be made in writing. Such correspondence must be copied to all counsel, including the Attorney for the Child, and any pro se litigants. Any
Source page 1Communications with chambers
correspondence sent to the Court shall include a family unit number, an e-mail address, telephone number, and street address of the sender (unless there is a court order of confidentiality as to the sender). Please do not copy the court on correspondences unless it is necessary to advise the court of an emergency or Court intervention is required.
Source page 2Communications with chambers
Please note that NO communication or correspondences should be directly sent to the Judge.
Source page 2Communications with chambers
Any and all ex parte communication to the Court will be returned to the sender and/or disseminated to all parties and their respective counsel, if any.
Source page 2Conferences and appearances
There will be NO virtual appearances unless specifically directed by the Court.
Source page 2Conferences and appearances
When appearing virtually, litigants are reminded to have a private, quiet area for the appearance in which no other individual, including any children, are within ear shot of the proceeding. Counsel and parties are to be familiar with the mute option and are to remain on mute unless they are speaking, in order to avoid any unnecessary background noise.
Source page 2Remote appearances
Participants must be appropriately attired. There should be NO eating; drinking; driving; walking; smoking; etc. during the course of the virtual proceedings.
Source page 2Courtroom conduct and technology
Counsel and parties are reminded that recording, broadcasting, or streaming of Family Court proceedings is prohibited pursuant to the Rules of the Chief Judge 29.1
Source page 2Adjournments
All adjournments must be approved by the Court even when the parties and counsel have consented to the adjournment. Any request for an adjournment should be made in writing and submitted by email to Court Attorney Monique Hardy at mhardy@nycourts.gov and
Source page 2Adjournments
Requests should be made at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the scheduled date and must include the reason the adjournment has been requested, supporting proof, and whether the other interested parties, including the Attorney for the Child, consent or object.
Source page 3Adjournments
Adjournment requests made upon consent of all parties and counsel must include at least three (3) future dates that are acceptable to all. These three (3) dates must fall within the four-week period immediately following the scheduled appearance date. If an adjournment request is granted, the requesting party must notify all interested parties, including the Attorney for the Child and any pro se litigants, of the adjourned date and send confirming notification of the new date. Only in an emergency will the Court grant an adjournment made less than forty-eight (48) hours before the scheduled date.
Source page 3Adjournments
Petitioners will not be granted an adjournment for Preliminary Proceedings unless extraordinary circumstances exist. Respondents requesting an adjournment of a Preliminary Proceeding must acknowledge service and waive any defects in service and follow the above procedure for scheduling a court appearance, which will then be placed on the court calendar for a conference. All temporary orders will be extended through the next court date.
Source page 3Adjournments
Please note that if a written request for an adjournment or confirmation of the adjournment is sent to chambers by email, the original correspondence is NOT required to follow by mail.
Source page 3Adjournments
. Engagement of Counsel: Adjournment requests due to attorney engagement in another court must be made pursuant to 22 NYCRR §125.1. Adjournment requests are not automatic and will be evaluated by Judge Gordon-Oliver on a case by case basis. Notice to the Court must be made as soon as a conflict is discovered.
Source page 3Adjournments
Each adjournment request based on engagement of counsel shall be proved by affidavit or
Source page 3Conferences and appearances
All AFCs are expected to give a status to the Court on their client at every appearance, therefore AFCs are further expected to speak to or see their respective clients prior to each court appearance. As to AFCs, in the event of an excusable absence, you may submit your client’s status/position in writing to the court. In addition, the AFC is required to find coverage and provide the covering AFC with future available dates. Failure to abide by this paragraph may result in the matter being reassigned.
Source page 4Filing and working copies
All fillings for the Court’s signature/consideration shall be filed with the Clerk's Office in accordance with the protocols indicated on the Court’s main website at www.nycourts.gov.
Source page 4Conferences and appearances
If an attorney is directed to prepare an order, it shall be circulated to all attorneys and reviewed by the parties prior to presentation to the court. If necessary, upon the court’s approval, notice of settlement shall be set at a maximum of two weeks, unless otherwise agreed upon or waived by the parties, counsel or the Court. Proof of waiver of notice of settlement by counsel is to be submitted with the proposed order.
Source page 4Conferences and appearances
If there is opposition to the proposed order, the objecting attorney or party shall negotiate in good faith to resolve the language/provision being objected to. If the attorneys are not able to resolve the objection, the objecting attorney shall submit a proposed counter order with cover letter specifically delineating the conflicting clause(s) prior to the settlement date, unless otherwise directed by the Court.
Source page 4Communications with chambers
Where the Court issues a bench decision and a party would like a written decision and order, the party shall submit a proposed order to the Court, with Notice of Settlement, and a transcript of the proceedings at which the bench decision was rendered. Written decisions will be sent to counsel via the secure e-mailing portal.
Source page 4Communications with chambers
appearance sought (i-e., in person, telephone or video). All proposed orders must include the incarcerated party’s date of birth and inmate number. Counsel is responsible for transmitting the Order to Produce to the appropriate correctional facility.
Source page 5Communications with chambers
Orders to Show Cause, Motions, Response/Opposition, Reply must be filed with the Clerk's Office with a courtesy copy sent to Chambers via email at 9jd-chambersAGO@nycourts.gov.
Source page 5Motion practice
All motions and orders to show cause must be in conformance with all statutory requirements, including but not limited to CPLR § 2214.
Source page 5Motion practice
Any order to show cause requesting interim relief must comply with 22 NYCRR § 202.7.
Source page 5Motion practice
All motions shall be returnable on the matter’s next scheduled appearance date and time, unless directed otherwise by the Court. If a matter does not have a future appearance date, same should be noted in the Notice of Motion. The Court, in its discretion, may schedule an appearance on the motion and, if it does so, will notify the parties of the appearance date and time. Decisions on motions may be rendered from the bench or done in writing.
Source page 5Communications with chambers
Subpoenas: Subpoenas should be properly captioned (i.e. duces tecum and/or ad testificandum) and filed with the Clerk’s Office with a courtesy copy sent to Chambers via email at 9jd-chambersAGO@nycourts.gov, with proof of notice to all attorneys, agencies, and pro se parties of the return date. Counsel are referred to CPLR §§ 2306 and 2307 for guidance as to subpoenas directed to municipal entities such as libraries, municipal corporations and their departments and bureaus. The Court’s issuance of a subpoena to such entities does not constitute a ruling as to the admissibility of the subpoenaed records.
Source page 5Trial exhibits and witnesses
Counsel shall review subpoenaed documents before the date of trial. Trial time will not be allotted for counsel to review such documents.
Source page 5Remote appearances
Questions regarding notices of assignment should be directed to the Clerk’s Office via email at Virtual WestchesterFamilyCourt WhitePlains@nycourts.gov.
Source page 5Motion practice
Any change or withdrawal of an attorney requires the filing of a motion/order to show cause and shall comport with the CPLR and other applicable requirements. Counsel seeking the change or withdrawal as attorney of record, must continue full representation until her/his application has been granted by the court.
Source page 5Communications with chambers
If a party requires the services of a non-Spanish speaking interpreter, counsel should notify the Part Clerk Sharon Conrad at sconrad@nycourts.gov and copy Court Attorney Monique Hardy at mhardy@nycourts.gov, at least two (2) weeks in advance so the appropriate arrangements can be made to have the interpreter present on the required date. Attorneys may submit an order for an interpreter to assist them in communicating with their clients outside of court. Said proposed order should be filed with the Clerk’s Office, CC’ing Court Attorney Monique Hardy at mhardy@nycourts.gov.
Source page 6Conferences and appearances
When a matter is scheduled for trial, parties should appear ready to proceed with the trial at the scheduled time. Trial time may NOT be used for settlement discussions. Any settlement discussions should take place and be completed outside of court time. Accordingly, DO NOT appear at the time a trial is scheduled to begin and expect to proceed with settlement discussions. If petitioner’s counsel or a pro se petitioner is not ready to proceed on the date of trial, the matter might be dismissed.
Source page 6Motion practice
A. Motions In Limine: Counsel shall advise the court in writing of any issues that they are aware of in advance of trial which may require a ruling by the court during trial.
Source page 6Trial exhibits and witnesses
B. Exhibits: Before trial begins, counsel shall provide the court and other counsel or pro se litigants with a list of exhibits. Counsel shall pre-mark all exhibits before trial. With respect to any court documents of which counsel is requesting that judicial notice be taken, counsel shall provide a separate list of those documents to the court and other counsel or pro se litigants. Those documents shall be numbered as "Court Exhibits."
Source page 6Trial exhibits and witnesses
evaluator and to the report being admitted into evidence at trial which will be subject to cross-examination. If the parties cannot agree, they shall each submit the name and CV of the evaluator they propose, and the Court will choose the evaluator from those suggested.
Source page 7Trial exhibits and witnesses
The evaluation shall be admitted as a Court Exhibit (upon consent) subject to cross- examination, without the necessity of further foundation testimony or evidence. Either party (at his or her expense) may call the evaluator as a witness for purpose of cross-examination regarding the report.
Source page 7Discovery
Parties with retained counsel shall pay 100% of the private pay cost for his/her evaluation and 50% of the evaluation for any child(ren) (subject to reallocation) UNLESS otherwise directed by the Court after receipt and consideration of a duly executed financial disclosure affidavit (FDA) supported by documentation of income, expenses and debt.
Source page 7Discovery
the litigants but may be provided to counsel upon their filing of a Non-Disclosure Affirmation. Litigants are permitted to review reports under the supervision of their attorneys but may not make any reproductions of the report in full or part. Pro-se litigants may review reports upon court approval in the Clerk's Office.
Source page 7Conferences and appearances
Counsel shall notify the Court immediately if a case is settled. The Court will not entertain any stipulations without an appearance by all parties and counsel. The Court requires that the stipulation is submitted prior to the appearance. Stipulations of Settlement must contain complete voir dire language and all parties and counsel, including the Attorney for the Child, must sign the Stipulation indicating approval as to form and content. The Court will schedule a brief hearing for the purpose of making a record of settlement and to voir dire the parties as to the agreed upon Stipulation. All parties must appear for this hearing.
Source page 8Shared court rules
22 NYCRR Part 205 — Uniform Rules Family Court
Westchester County Family Court
Family Court proceedings
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Westchester County Family 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
Westchester County Family 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
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Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster
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View New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
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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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