--- title: "Christopher J. McCarthy | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-j-mccarthy" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Christopher J. McCarthy Albany County Court of Claims · Court of Claims Judge ## Profile - Court: Albany County Court of Claims - State: New York - Role: Court of Claims Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge of the New York State Court of Claims in Albany County, appointed in 2006 and reappointed in 2014, with a career in state government and private legal practice before joining the bench - Judge, Court of Claims, Appointed by Governor George E. Pataki, 2006 to 2013 - New York State Insurance Department, Legislative Counsel, 1998 to 2000 - New York State Banking Department, Legislative Counsel, 1995 to 1998 - Brown & Wood, New York, NY, Counsel Associate, 1985 to 1995 - He also practiced law in private counsel at Brown & Wood in New York from 1985 to 1995 ### Education - Columbia University School of Law — J.D. (1985) - Harvard University, magna cum laude — B.A. (1982) ### Additional information - Re-appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, 2014 to 2022 - Appointed by former Governor George Pataki in 2006 and reappointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2014. - New York State Governor, Senior Assistant Counsel, 2000 to 2006 - Began his legal career in 1985 in private practice, then moved into state legislative and advisory roles before his judicial appointment - Albany County Court of Claims, a statewide court handling claims against the State of New York. - Seasoned New York State court judge with over two decades of service, combining legal expertise in both private and public sectors before his role on the Court of Claims ## 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 ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide The New York Court of Claims publishes courtroom evidence-presentation technology, including document/photo/object/video presentation and laptop connections in specified courtrooms. Evidence excerpt: With minimal effort, attorneys can present documents, color photos, objects, videos, and use electronic presentations to bring details to the court. [Court of Claims Courtroom Technology](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/court-claims/courtroom-technology) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### 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=FsS3DGnx2S6w9U9JVwpkug%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=FsS3DGnx2S6w9U9JVwpkug%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=FsS3DGnx2S6w9U9JVwpkug%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) - [Court of Claims Courtroom Technology](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/court-claims/courtroom-technology) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Christopher J. McCarthy](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=FsS3DGnx2S6w9U9JVwpkug%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-j-mccarthy", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-j-mccarthy", "name": "Christopher J. McCarthy | KnowJudges", "description": "Christopher J. McCarthy, Albany County Court of Claims. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-j-mccarthy#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-j-mccarthy#judge", "name": "Christopher J. 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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.