--- title: "Charles M. Troia | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/charles-m-troia" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-23" --- # Charles M. Troia Richmond County Supreme Court, Civil Term · Acting Supreme Court Justice, IAS Part 1 and Mental Hygiene Part ## Profile - Court: Richmond County Supreme Court, Civil Term - State: New York - Role: Acting Supreme Court Justice, IAS Part 1 and Mental Hygiene Part - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-23 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Richmond County, New York, NY, 2013-present - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, Richmond County, New York City, NY, 2012-2021 - Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2012-2021 - 2010–2021: Judge, New York City Criminal Court, Richmond County, appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg - 2013: Designated to Richmond County Supreme Court by Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, Richmond County, New York City, NY, 2011-2011 - Interim Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, NY, 2011-2011 - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, Richmond County, New York City, NY, 2010-2010 - Principal Court Attorney, New York Supreme Court, NY, ?-present - Active trial judge in New York, currently serving as an Acting Justice of the Richmond County Supreme Court in the 13th Judicial District and as a judge in the New York Court of Claims ### Education - Saint Johns University — J.D. (1989) - Saint Johns University — B.A. (1986) ### Additional information - Practitioner, Private Practice, NY, ?-present - Practitioner, NYC Law Department, Torts Division, New York City, NY, ?-present ## 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 ### pre marked exhibits Scope: judge specific Justice Troia requires counsel to pre-mark trial exhibits in intended order and provide the exhibits and list to the court reporter before trial. Evidence excerpt: Counsel shall pre-mark all exhibits in the order which they intend to introduce them at trial. Plaintiffs will number their exhibits and Defendants will letter their exhibits. [Justice Charles M. Troia Part Rules](https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/courts/13jd/rules/Troia/CHARLES%20M%20TROIA%20Part%20Rules.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### trial witness and jury materials Scope: judge specific Justice Troia requires witness lists before trial, deposition copies at trial, and proposed jury charges and verdict sheets before opening statements. Evidence excerpt: All proposed jury charges and proposed verdict sheets shall be submitted to the Court prior to opening statements. [Justice Charles M. Troia Part Rules](https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/courts/13jd/rules/Troia/CHARLES%20M%20TROIA%20Part%20Rules.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### personal injury trial structure Scope: courtwide Richmond County bifurcates personal-injury trials, except medical-malpractice matters or cases otherwise ordered by the court, and ordinarily uses the same jury for liability and damages. Evidence excerpt: All personal injury matters except medical malpractice and any matter otherwise ordered by the Court, shall be bifurcated. The same jury will sit for the liability and damages portion of the case, if possible. [Richmond County Supreme Court Jury Selection Part Rules](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/13th-judicial-district/richmond-county-supreme-court/richmond-county-supreme-court-judges-and-part-rules) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### jury selection method Scope: courtwide Richmond County requires White's method during jury selection. Evidence excerpt: White’s method shall be employed by all parties during jury selection. [Richmond County Supreme Court Jury Selection Part Rules](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/13th-judicial-district/richmond-county-supreme-court/richmond-county-supreme-court-judges-and-part-rules) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### trial readiness and assignment Scope: courtwide After discovery certification and the pretrial process, Richmond County may send a case to immediate jury selection and trial if settlement negotiations are not conducted expeditiously in good faith. Evidence excerpt: The court has the discretion to send the case for immediate jury selection and trial; and will do so if settlement negotiations are not expeditiously conducted in good faith. [Thirteenth Judicial District Uniform Civil Term Rules](https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/courts/13jd/rules/13jd-rules.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### 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://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/courts/13jd/rules/Troia/CHARLES%20M%20TROIA%20Part%20Rules.pdf) - [Official roster](https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/courts/13jd/rules/Troia/CHARLES%20M%20TROIA%20Part%20Rules.pdf) - [New York Courts Guardianship Advisory Committee members](https://www.nycourts.gov/guardianship-advisory-committee/committee-members) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/courts/13jd/rules/Troia/CHARLES%20M%20TROIA%20Part%20Rules.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15120/charles-m-troia/) - [Richmond County Supreme Court assignment, IAS Part 1 and Mental Hygiene Part](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/13th-judicial-district/richmond-county-supreme-court/richmond-county-supreme-court-judges-and-part-rules) - [Richmond County Supreme Court Jury Selection Part Rules](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/13th-judicial-district/richmond-county-supreme-court/richmond-county-supreme-court-judges-and-part-rules) - [Thirteenth Judicial District Uniform Civil Term Rules](https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/courts/13jd/rules/13jd-rules.pdf) - [Justice Charles M. Troia Part Rules](https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/courts/13jd/rules/Troia/CHARLES%20M%20TROIA%20Part%20Rules.pdf) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15120/charles-m-troia/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/charles-m-troia", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/charles-m-troia", "name": "Charles M. Troia | KnowJudges", "description": "Charles M. Troia, Richmond County Supreme Court, Civil Term. 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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.