--- title: "Bernice D. Siegal | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bernice-d-siegal-ny-trial-cc352921" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Bernice D. Siegal Queens County Supreme Court, Civil Term · Justice ## Profile - Court: Queens County Supreme Court, Civil Term - 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, (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. ## 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=GhH63_PLUS_lO//XVEJb49MPDAg%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=GhH63_PLUS_lO//XVEJb49MPDAg%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=GhH63_PLUS_lO//XVEJb49MPDAg%3D%3D) - [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=GhH63_PLUS_lO//XVEJb49MPDAg%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bernice-d-siegal-ny-trial-cc352921", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bernice-d-siegal-ny-trial-cc352921", "name": "Bernice D. 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[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.