--- title: "Elizabeth M. Walsh | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/elizabeth-m-walsh" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Elizabeth M. Walsh Rensselaer County Family Court · Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Rensselaer County Family Court - State: New York - Role: Family Court 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 in the Rensselaer County Family Court in New York, serving since 2010 and most recently elected for a term from 2020 to 2029 - Judge, Family Court, Rensselaer County, Elected, 2010 to 2019 - Private Practice concentrating in family and matrimonial law, 1991 to 2009 - Law firm roles — Partner at Pechenik, Walsh, Maier and Curro, PC (1998–1999), then at Walsh & Maier (1999–2005) - The complaint, investigated by the Office of Court Administration’s Inspector General, alleged Walsh and Judge Jill Kehn conspired with staff to harass another employee ### Education - CUNY Law School — J.D. ### Additional information - Reelected, 2020 to 2029 - Judge Walsh presides over family cases in the Rensselaer County Family Court, having served on the bench for 17 years as of 2026. - Rensselaer County Family Court, Lawyer for Children, 1992 to 2009 - Experienced New York family court judge with a long legal career in private practice before joining the judiciary. ## 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://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=WgzNUOxzNAjujWzf5LinlQ%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=WgzNUOxzNAjujWzf5LinlQ%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=WgzNUOxzNAjujWzf5LinlQ%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) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Elizabeth M. Walsh](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=WgzNUOxzNAjujWzf5LinlQ%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/elizabeth-m-walsh", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/elizabeth-m-walsh", "name": "Elizabeth M. Walsh | KnowJudges", "description": "Elizabeth M. Walsh, Rensselaer County Family Court. 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/elizabeth-m-walsh#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/elizabeth-m-walsh#judge", "name": "Elizabeth M. 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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.