--- title: "Evan S. Tanenbaum | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/evan-s-tanenbaum" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Evan S. Tanenbaum Suffolk County Family Court · Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Suffolk 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, District Court, Suffolk County, Appointed, 2024 to Present - Andrew Crecca, District Administrative Judge for Suffolk County (2017–present) - Suffolk County judge serving on the Family Court bench, appointed in 2024 and elected for a term through 2030, with a background in law practice, public service, and judicial clerkship - NYS Unified Court Sysytem, Principal Law Clerk, Hon. Andrew Crecca District Administrative Judge and IDV Part, 2017 to 2024 - Arbitrator, Suffolk County District Court Small/Claims, 1998-2017 - Legal Practice: Partner at Berler & Tanenbaum (2003–2017); earlier roles included assistant town attorney for the Town of Islip (2006–2012) and associate at Kelley, Drye & Warren (1990–1992) - Attorney's Office, 1994-1997 ### Education - Lehigh University — B.A. (1996) - Syracuse College of Law — J.D. (1990) ### Additional information - Tanenbaum is one of three candidates cross-endorsed by Republican and Conservative parties for the 2026 Suffolk County Family Court Judge election, with the ballot set for Nov. - Berler and Tanenbaum, PC, 2003-2017 - Suffolk Co. - Community Involvement: Active with Habitat for Humanity and the New York State Office of Court Administration’s Access to Justice Committee ## 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=UwsBVqKM_PLUS_/k3Bm2gQNflDA%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=UwsBVqKM_PLUS_/k3Bm2gQNflDA%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=UwsBVqKM_PLUS_/k3Bm2gQNflDA%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. Evan S. Tanenbaum](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=UwsBVqKM_PLUS_/k3Bm2gQNflDA%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/evan-s-tanenbaum", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/evan-s-tanenbaum", "name": "Evan S. Tanenbaum | KnowJudges", "description": "Evan S. Tanenbaum, Suffolk 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/evan-s-tanenbaum#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/evan-s-tanenbaum#judge", "name": "Evan S. 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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.