Doris Ling-Cohan at a glance
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- Justice
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- Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
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- New York · State
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Doris Ling-Cohan
Justice · Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
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Biography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education record
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures2 sourced items · labeled by scope
SourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
Biography
Professional career
- She then worked as an assistant attorney general for New York State from 1986 to 1991.
- Practitioner, N.Y.C. Department for the Aging, 1993-1994
- att-gen-ass, New York State Attorney General's Office, NY, 1986-1991
- Senior Staff Attorney, Managing Attorney, MFY Legal Services, Bedford Stuyvesant Legal Services, 1979-1986
- prof, CUNY Queens College, New York, NY, ?-present
Judicial service
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 1996-2002
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, New York County, New York, NY, 2003-2016
- Justice, Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, NY, 2014-present
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, New York County, NY, 2017-2030
- Ling-Cohan was elected judge of the New York City Civil Court in 1996.
- She was then elected to the supreme court in 2003.
Education
- New York University · JD, 1979
- CUNY Brooklyn College · Psychology, summa cum laude, 1976
- Brooklyn College (City University of New York) · B.A.
Personal record
New York, NY
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 ↗
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 ↗
Sources
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
View Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York current judicial profile ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · 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 · checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗