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Bernice D. Siegal
Justice · Queens County Supreme Court, Civil Term
Biography
Professional career
- Justice, (Certificated), Supreme Court, (Certificated), Queens County, Civil Term, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2021 to 2025
- Justice of the Queens County Supreme Court (Civil Term) in New York’s Eleventh Judicial District, serving from 2002 until her retirement in 2020
- 2002–2011: Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York (Queens County), later appointed Supervising Judge in 2007 and 2008
Education
Additional information
- Current court assignment: Supreme Court, Queens County, Civil Term
- Specialization: Known for her work in guardianship and conservatorship cases, she presided over roughly 1,600 such matters, many spanning years
- She was also active in professional organizations, including the New York City Board of Civil Court Judges, National Association of Women Judges, and Queens Women’s Bar Association
- Following her retirement, over 80 Queens attorneys urged court leaders to retain her, praising her as “one of the best Guardianship Judges in New York” and highlighting her dedication to vulnerable populations.
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 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court
Queens County Supreme Court, Civil Term
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, Civil Term
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, Civil Term
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 July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 27, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster ↗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 ↗