--- title: "Cheryl Pollak | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cheryl-pollak-9424" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Cheryl Pollak U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York · Magistrate ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York - State: New York - Role: Magistrate - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Pollak has held the role of a U.S. Magistrate Judge since November 1, 1995, appointed through the merit selection process of the Eastern District of New York - Cheryl L. Pollak is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, appointed in 1995 and serving until 2027 ### Education - University of Chicago Law School in — J.D. (1978) ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, E.D. New York, 1995-present - held the role of Chief Magistrate Judge at one time - Recognized for her long-standing service and leadership in the federal judiciary - She also chaired the Eastern District CJA Panel Committee and served on the Eastern District Advisory Committee on Civil Practice and Rules - She is a member of the American Bar Association and the New York City Bar Association ## 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/9424/cheryl-pollak/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9424/cheryl-pollak/) - [U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9424/cheryl-pollak/) - [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/9424/cheryl-pollak/) - [Notice to the Bar: Appointment of Recall Magistrate Judge Cheryl L. Pollak | District of New Jersey | United States District Court](https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/news/notice-bar-appointment-recall-magistrate-judge-cheryl-l-pollak) - [Cheryl Pollak - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Cheryl_Pollak) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cheryl-pollak-9424", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cheryl-pollak-9424", "name": "Cheryl Pollak | KnowJudges", "description": "Cheryl Pollak, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. 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Civil and criminal sections have distinct scope and district-specific exceptions. Not Bankruptcy Court rules. [Official source](https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/local_rules/2026-01-02%20-%20EDNY%20and%20SDNY%20Joint%20Local%20Rules%20As%20Amended.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.