E. Loren Williams at a glance
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E. Loren Williams
Supreme Court Justice · Orange County Supreme Court
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Biography
Professional career
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Westchester County, Westchester, NY, 2021-present
- Judge, New York County Court, Orange County, NY, 2015-2020
- Judge, Newburgh City Court, Newburgh, NY, 2014-2020
- Judge, New York County Court, Dutchess County, NY, 2017-2018
- Assistant District Attorney, Orange County District Attorney's Office, Orange County, NY, 2006-2010
- Assigned Counsel, NYS Unified Court System, Supreme Court Appellate Division Third Department, NY, ?-present
- Justice of the New York Supreme Court serving in Orange County since 2
Education
- Union College — J.D. (2004)
Additional information
- Practitioner, Legal Aid Society of Orange County, NY, 2011-2013
- Practitioner, Law Office of E. Loren Williams, 2010-2011
- Counsel to the Majority, New York State Assembly, NY, 2005-2006
- Legal Intern/Associate Counsel, General Electric Company, Corporate Environmental Programs, NY, 2002-2005
- BA — SUNY at Albany — 1997
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 ↗
Statewide
In New York Supreme Court and County Court civil cases, the court may require indexed trial exhibit binders, notebooks, or electronic equivalents for the court, counsel, and witnesses.
The court may direct that on the first day of trial or at such other time as the court may set, counsel shall submit an indexed binder or notebook, or the electronic equivalent, of trial exhibits for the court's use.Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗
Statewide
Civil trial counsel in New York Supreme Court and County Court must confer before trial and attempt to agree on exhibits to be offered without objection, unless the court directs otherwise.
Counsel for the parties shall consult prior to trial and shall in good faith attempt to agree upon the exhibits that will be offered into evidence without objection.Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗
Remote appearances
Statewide
For Commercial Division matters, New York rules encourage Virtual Evidence Courtrooms for managing and presenting trial evidence after authorization by request or court direction.
Virtual Evidence Courtrooms (VECs) may be used to facilitate real-time access to trial exhibits and other relevant documents.Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits ↗
Statewide
For New York criminal proceedings, virtual and hybrid appearances are governed by Part 200 consent, objection, public-access, and calendar-update requirements.
For all hybrid proceedings, all electronic appearances shall be projected in the physical courtroom in which the in-person portion of the proceeding is taking place in such a manner as to provide a reasonable opportunity for members of the public to view and hear the participants appearing electronically.Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction ↗
Published courtroom rules
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (54 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Filing and working copies
E-Filing Rules and Protocol: All parties must familiarize themselves with the statewide E-Filing Rules Uniform Rule § 202.5 and § 202.5-bb - available at www.nycourts.gov/efile and the Orange County E-Filing Protocol. General questions about e-filing should be addressed to the E-Filing Resource Center at (646) 386-3033 or efile@courts.state.ny.us.
Source page 2Courtroom conduct and technology
Specific questions relating to local procedures should be addressed to the Chief Clerk’s Office at (845) 476-3430.
Source page 2Filing and working copies
Electronic Filing: Supreme Court actions in the Hon. E. Loren Williams Part may be filed through the New York State Courts E-Filing system (NYSCEF). All submissions to the Court, including proposed orders, proposed judgments, and letters, must be electronically filed.
Source page 2Communications with chambers
Correspondence: In e-filed cases, all correspondence to the Court shall be e-filed and set forth the name, index number of the case to which it pertains, and indicate that a copy of the correspondence was sent to all other counsel and/or self-represented litigant(s). Correspondence between attorneys and/or self-represented litigants shall not be copied to the Court unless the Court directs otherwise.
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Telephone Calls: Telephone calls shall be limited to situations requiring immediate attention which cannot be addressed by written correspondence. Requests for adjournments WILL NOT be entertained by telephone. Faxes: The fax number for Judge Williams’ matters, other than those which require electronic filing is (845) 476-3447.
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Email: Unless specifically approved or directed by the Court in advance, the Court does not accept legal papers or correspondence of any kind by e-mail.
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Ex Parte Communications: Ex Parte communications with the Court are strictly prohibited, except where an Order to Show Cause is submitted for signature, or upon consent of all parties during settlement negotiations.
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General Civil Preliminary Conferences: The Part Clerk will notify the parties of the date and time of their scheduled Preliminary Conference. At that time, the parties will also receive blank Preliminary Conference Stipulation/Order. If the parties submit a proposed Preliminary Conference Stipulation/Order for the Court’s consideration, and it is So-Ordered by the Court, no appearance is necessary at the scheduled Preliminary Conference. Should the parties fail to submit a proposed Preliminary Conference Stipulation/Order appearance is required on the conference date.
Source page 3Conferences and appearances
Settlement Conferences: In-person settlement conferences in any matter may be conducted where permitted and appropriate. Parties may request assistance from the Court, by submitting a letter via NYSCEF requesting a settlement conference. Counsel must be fully familiar with the matter(s) on which they appear and must be authorized to enter into both substantive and procedural agreements on behalf of their clients.
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Counsel must be on time for all scheduled appearances and must bring sufficient materials to allow meaningful discussion of all unresolved issues. Attorneys appearing “of counsel” to an attorney of record, and parties appearing pro se, are held to the same standards.
Source page 4Communications with chambers
Settlement Letter: Seven (7) days prior to your scheduled settlement conference, each party shall submit to the Court, ex-parte, a brief letter (not exceeding three pages) outlining the relevant facts of the case, the law that supports their claims/defenses, the parties’ present settlement posture, history of settlement discussions, and the authority for the settlement demands based on reported settlements or jury verdicts relevant to the claimed damages. The letters shall be provided to the Principal Law Clerk via email.
Source page 4Adjournments
Adjournment of Conferences: Request for a conference adjournment must be made by writing a letter and e-filing the letter in NYSCEF. The only exception is if the matter is a non-efile/paper case, then the request may be made by emailing the Part Clerk. All letters must be submitted no later than 3:00 p.m. two days prior to the scheduled conference. All requests must set forth: (1) the reason why an adjournment is necessary, (2) whether the opposing party/parties consents or objects to the application, and (3) at least three proposed adjourn dates. A response to the request will be given via NYSCEF. If a response is not given prior to the scheduled conference time, then consider it denied.
Source page 4Communications with chambers
Discovery disputes should be addressed between the parties prior to the Compliance Conference as required by Court Rule 202.7. There shall be no motion(s) regarding discovery without prior permission of the Court. If there is a discovery issue requiring judicial intervention, notify the Court in writing. The correspondence shall set forth the relief sought and the basis for such relief.
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Adjournment Requests of Discovery Deadlines: For any adjournment request of pending discovery deadline, the requesting party shall submit a letter via NYSCEF indicating: (1) whether the adjournment is on consent and, if not, what efforts were made to obtain consent; (2) set forth a reasonable basis for the adjournment; and (3) submit a proposed amended compliance order.
Source page 4Motion practice
Motion Calendar and Appearances: All motions/proceedings brought on by notice of motion or notice of petition shall be made returnable before the Court on Fridays when the Court is in session. There are no appearances on the return date of the motion unless directed by the Court or unless oral argument is requested in writing and granted.
Source page 5Motion practice
All papers submitted in connection with motions shall bear page numbers. Exhibits annexed to all motions are to be separated by external tabs to permit easy identification of the exhibit.
Source page 5Motion practice
Summary Judgment Motions: Summary judgment motions shall be filed with the Court and served upon all other parties no later than one-hundred twenty (120) days after the filing of the Note of Issue. If an application to extend the time to make such a motion has been granted by the Court, the moving party must so state in the motion papers.
Source page 5Trial exhibits and witnesses
Unless otherwise ordered, the parties are required to submit a separate Statement of Material Facts, which shall lay out all relevant and material facts in enumerated form, with the admissible evidence supporting the fact in the record cited. The non-moving party shall file a response to same in numbered paragraphs, which quote the paragraph of the moving party, and cite to all evidence that supports their disputed version or “admit” the moving parties version. This rule must be strictly adhered to.
Source page 5Motion practice
Cases cited in support of or in opposition to the motion must cite to an official state reporter only. All documents needed to reach a decision on the motion shall be attached to the motion papers. It is not sufficient that copies of such documents may be on file with the Orange County Clerk.
Source page 5Motion practice
There shall be no stay of discovery resulting from the filing of a motion made pursuant to CPLR § 3211 or § 3212 unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
Source page 5Motion practice
Motion Conferences: The Court shall determine on a case-by-case basis as to whether a motion conference is necessary. All parties shall receive notice by email of the date and time for such conference.
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Submission of Orders and Judgments: An order or judgment shall be submitted with an affidavit of service and be noticed for settlement on a date which complies with 22
Source page 5Motion practice
NYCRR 202.48. Proposed Judgments/Orders shall be submitted on all unopposed motions. All Orders and Judgments shall be uploaded to NYSCEF system.
Source page 6Adjournments
Adjournment Requests for Motions: Any adjournment request for a pending motion (opposition and/or reply) deadline must be made by filing a letter via NYSCEF (copying all parties) and indicate: (1) whether the adjournment is on consent and, if not, what efforts were made to obtain consent; (2) set forth a reasonable basis for the adjournment;
Source page 6Motion practice
Length of Papers: Unless prior permission is received to exceed the guidelines, all motions must comply with the brief length requirements of Uniform Court Rules § 202.8-
Source page 6Filing and working copies
In order to receive a hearing date on an infant compromise, the following must be filed
Source page 6Discovery
(a) due diligence in the selection of an annuity (b) plaintiff has been provided with disclosures required by Gen. Oblig. Law § 5-1702 (c) plaintiff has been provided with copies of all documents
Source page 8Discovery
(a) acknowledge receipt of all documents and attorney’s affirmation (b) acknowledge receipt of initial disclosures required by Gen. Oblig. Law § 5-1702 (c) acknowledge that attorney fully explained settlement
Source page 8Conferences and appearances
Pretrial Settlement Conference: At the pretrial conference, all counsel must be present and prepared to engage in good faith settlement negotiations. All counsel must be vested with the full authority to negotiate and settle the matter.
Source page 8Communications with chambers
All parties and insurance carriers are to either be present or available by telephone.
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Trial Scheduling: Due to heavy court calendars and the frequency of last-minute settlements, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, all parties must be expected to appear for trial on thirty-days’ notice absent good cause shown. Good cause does not
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Joint Pretrial Order/Stipulation: At or before the pretrial conference, the parties shall submit to the Court a Joint Pretrial Order/Stipulation, which will be reviewed at the pretrial
Source page 9Discovery
v. Any stipulations of law or fact the parties have agreed to in advance of trial; vi. A statement by each party as to the witnesses who will testify at trial, indicating whether the witnesses will testify in-person or by deposition, indicating further whether there is any objection to that testimony; and vii. A list by each party of exhibits to be offered in its case in chief, indicating the exhibits to which no party objects on authenticity grounds and the exhibits to which no party objects on any grounds.
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Trial Notebook: No later than FIFTEEN (15) BUSINESS DAYS prior to the scheduled trial date, counsel shall each provide to other (one copy) and submit to the Court (one
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(3) Pre-trial memorandum addressing any known or anticipated legal issues that must be determined by the Court.
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(4) A list of all potential witnesses for each party. Any witness not included herein, shall not be allowed to testify, without the Court’s approval.
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into evidence at trial by each party with a brief description of each exhibit (There is no need to annex copies of medical records to the trial notebook). All Exhibits contained in the trial notebook shall be pre-marked with exhibit numbers/letters.
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(6) Jury Trial - Preliminary requests to charge. The charges will be drawn from the most recent version of the Pattern Jury Instructions (PJI). Unless counsel seeks a deviation from the pattern charge, or additions to the pattern charge, only the PJI numbers need be submitted.
Source page 10Communications with chambers
Where deviations or additions are requested, the full text of such requests must be submitted in writing together with any supporting authority. An electronic version of PJI variations must be submitted in Microsoft Word format via e-mail to the Principal Law Clerk.
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(8) Jury Trial – Verdict Sheet. The parties shall jointly prepare and submit a verdict sheet to the Court. If agreement cannot be reached as to the same, each party shall prepare and submit a proposed verdict sheet to the Court and other parties. A proposed verdict sheet must be in a final typewritten form sufficient to submit to the jury. The proposed verdict sheet shall also be in Microsoft Word format and be submitted by e-mail to the Principal Law Clerk.
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Charge Conference: Said conference shall be conducted by the Court in a timely fashion prior to the case being sent to the Jury. Any disputes regarding post-evidence charges and verdict sheets will be resolved during the conference.
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Evidence and Exhibits: All exhibits must be marked before the start of trial and the parties prepared to immediately proceed with trial. If any party fails to come to trial with exhibits pre-marked and ready for use, they will not be allowed to offer them into
Source page 10Trial exhibits and witnesses
Trial-worthy Evidence Required: in all trials, particularly non-jury trials/inquests, the parties must be prepared with trial-worthy evidence in admissible form. Any evidence presented that is not trial-worthy will not be accepted by the Court.
Source page 11Motion practice
Motions in limine: All motions in limine must be e-filed or submitted to the Court, with notice, no later than ten (10) business days prior to the scheduled date of the trial or hearing. Except as otherwise directed by the Court, motions in limine shall not exceed ten (10) pages in length. Failure to submit the motions in limine within the requisite time frame will result in the motion not being considered.
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Interpreters; Other Special Accommodations: Counsel shall notify the Court and/or Part Clerk as soon as possible, but not later than the time of the Settlement Conference in the event a translator or interpreter is required at trial. If a party of a witness requires some accommodation, such as an assisted hearing device, counsel shall notify the Court as soon as possible.
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For motor vehicle and most other personal injury cases, the issues of liability and damages are bifurcated for trial, with sufficient time between the end of the liability phase and the commencement of the damages phase to explore settlement options and to schedule necessary witnesses, etc. If there is a compelling reason for the issues to be tried together, counsel must raise that issue with Court as soon as possible, and in no event later than the filing of the Note of Issue and the scheduling of a trial date.
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Post-Trial Submissions: Motions brought by a party after jury trial pursuant to CLR § 4403 or CLR § 4404 must be supported by a copy of the trial transcript.
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Post-Trial Memorandum: If the trial is a non-jury trial, post-trial memorandums shall be required and submitted in a timely fashion as determined by the Court. The above mention brief length limits apply to post-trial memorandums, absent prior Court approval.
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In connection with the parties’ post-trial memorandums following non-jury trials, the parties shall also submit a Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
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Disputes on Proposed Findings of Facts/Conclusions of Law: In all cases following a non-jury trial or settled contested matrimonial actions, the parties shall submit ONE proposed finding of facts and conclusions of law. The parties may NOT submit competing documents unless the parties have reached an impasse, after counsel have spoken on the phone or in-person to each other and were unable to resolve the differences. Any counter-proposed Finding of Fact or Judgment must be accompanied
Source page 11Adjournments
Settled and Discontinued Cases: Counsel shall immediately notify the Court of a settled or discontinued matter. Within thirty (30) days of the initial notification, counsel shall file a fully executed stipulation of discontinuance via NYSCEF.
Source page 12Filing and working copies
Trial Notebook: No later than FIFTEEN (15) BUSINESS DAYS prior to the scheduled inquest date, counsel shall each provide to other (one copy) and submit to the Court (one hardcopy and e-file via NYSCEF) a trial notebook.
Source page 12Filing and working copies
In connection with the parties’ post-trial submissions following an inquest, the parties shall also submit a Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
Source page 12Communications with chambers
☐ Settlement Conference set for at a.m./p.m., attorneys are to appear in person, Courtroom 6. Seven (7) days prior to a scheduled settlement conference, each party shall submit to the Court, ex-parte, a brief letter (not exceeding three pages) outlining the relevant facts of the case, the law that supports their claims/defenses, the parties’ present settlement posture, history of settlement discussions, and the authority for the settlement demands based on reported settlements or jury verdicts relevant to the claimed damages.
Source page 14Shared 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
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New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster
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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
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View Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits
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View Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits ↗Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
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View Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction ↗