Carol S. Klein at a glance
- Current role
- Acting Justice
- Current assignment
- 3 current judicial positions
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Carol S. Klein
Acting Justice · New York Supreme Court, Orange County
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Orange County Juvenile Drug Court, NY, 2008-present
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Orange County, NY, 2002-present
- She has also been a judge of the Orange County Treatment Court since 2001 and an acting justice of the Supreme Court since 2002
- Judge, Orange County Treatment Court, NY, 2001-present
- Long‐time judge of the Orange County Family Court in New York’s Ninth Judicial District, serving from 2000 until her retirement at the end of 2025
- Judge, New York Family Court, NY, 2011-2020
- Judge, New York Family Court, 2001-2010
- Justice, New York Justice Court, 1988-2000
- She also served as a Mediator for a Mediation Pilot Program from 1997 to 2000 and as a Chester Town Court Justice from 1988 to 2000
- Earlier in her career, she held the role of Chester Town Court Justice (1988–2000), law guardian with the Family Court (1989–2000), and mediator in the Mediation Pilot Program (1997–2000)
Education
- Widener University-Main Campus — J.D. (1980)
- Widener University School of Law in — J.D. (1980)
- Case Western Reserve University in — B.A. (1976)
Additional information
- Retired in December 2025 at age 70, as required by New York state law.
- Worked in that capacity until 2000.
- Appointed to the Orange County Family Court and the Orange County Juvenile Drug Court in 2000.
- First appointed to the Family Court in 2000 and was elected to a full term soon after.
- Law Guardian, New York Family Court, NY, 1989-2000
- In 1989, she became a law guardian with the Family Court.
- Date of birth: 1955-02-20
- Began her career as a self-employed private practice lawyer and an Assistant County Attorney for the Orange County Family Court.
- Practitioner, New York Family Court, ?-present
- Birth place: Chester, PA
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 ↗
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 ↗
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
Orange 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
Orange 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
Orange 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
Orange 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, Orange County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View New York Supreme Court, Orange 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 ↗