--- title: "Barry R. Ostrager | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/barry-r-ostrager-ny-trial-1e741bb0" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Barry R. Ostrager Supreme Court, New York County, Commercial Division · Justice ## Profile - Court: Supreme Court, New York County, Commercial Division - State: New York - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Justice, (Certificated), Supreme Court, New York County, Commercial Division, Appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, 2017 to Present - Justice, New York Supreme Court, New York County, New York, NY, 2017-present - Retired New York State Supreme Court Justice who served on the Commercial Division for over eight years, retiring on December 31, 2023 - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, New York County, New York, NY, 2015-2017 - Judge, New York Court of Claims, New York, NY, 2015-2017 - Joined the New York County Supreme Court by Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2015, initially as an acting justice, and formally in 2017 - Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 1973-2015 ### Education - New York University — J.D. - CUNY City College — M.A. - CUNY City College — B.A. ### Additional information - Current court assignment: Supreme Court, New York County, Commercial Division - He also argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in Epstein v. - During his tenure, he presided over dozens of bench and jury trials and resolved over 1,500 commercial cases by trial, motion, or settlement. - His work spanned complex commercial, insurance, reinsurance, securities, antitrust, and international arbitration matters - Before joining the bench, Ostrager was a litigation partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where he led the firm’s 300+ attorney litigation department and served on its management committee. ## 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=nL4iKdUhP9mkzweosK3dyg%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=nL4iKdUhP9mkzweosK3dyg%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=nL4iKdUhP9mkzweosK3dyg%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14992/barry-r-ostrager/) - [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) - [New York State Unified Court System judicial profile or roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=nL4iKdUhP9mkzweosK3dyg%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14992/barry-r-ostrager/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/barry-r-ostrager-ny-trial-1e741bb0", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/barry-r-ostrager-ny-trial-1e741bb0", "name": "Barry R. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [New York County Supreme Court, Civil Branch — Rules of the Justices](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-d3c269bb7fe692b08197) — Civil Branch proceedings in New York County Supreme Court only; not criminal proceedings. Preserve source version and check later judge/part instructions. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/courts/1jd/supctmanh/Uniform_Rules.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-99a7824bb8e009643f842c03) — 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. - [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.