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Barry Kron
Acting Justice · Queens County Supreme Court
Biography
Professional career
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Queens County, New York, NY, 2007-present
- Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Queens, New York, NY, 2007-2016
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Queens County, New York, NY, 1997-2006
- 1997: Appointed Acting Supreme Court Justice by Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman
- Interim Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 1988-1991
- 1988: Interim judge, Civil Court of the City of New York (appointed by Mayor Ed Koch)
- Law Secretary to Judge William C. Thompson, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York, NY, 1982-1985
- Law Secretary to Judge Frank O'Connor, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, NY, 1976-1981
- Position: Acting Justice, Criminal Term, 11th Judicial District
- Acting Justice of the Queens County Supreme Court, Criminal Term, Eleventh Judicial District of New York, with a long career in New York’s appellate and trial courts
Education
- Columbia University in the City of New York — J.D. (1975)
- CUNY Lehman College — B.A. (1972)
Additional information
- Chief Law Assistant, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York, NY, 1985-1988
- Practitioner, Fine,Tofel,Saxl, Berelson and Barandes, 1981-1982
- Confidential Law Assistant, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1976-1981
- Kron’s career spans over four decades in New York’s judicial system, moving from appellate support roles to trial court service
- He also had a brief stint in private practice before returning to the Appellate Division
- His appointments have been made by multiple New York mayors and the Chief Administrative Judge
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
Queens County 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
Queens County 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
Queens County 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
Queens County 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, Queens County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View New York Supreme Court, Queens County 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
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗