Felix J. Catena at a glance
- Current role
- Acting Justice
- Current assignment
- New York Supreme Court, Montgomery County
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Felix J. Catena
Acting Justice · New York Supreme Court, Montgomery County
Biography
Professional career
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Montgomery County, NY, 2003-present
- 2019 – Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks as Administrative Judge for the Fourth Judicial District, succeeding Hon
- Judge, New York County Court, Montgomery County, NY, 2010-2019
- Judge, New York County Court, Montgomery County, NY, 2000-2009
- 2003 – Appointed Acting Justice of the Montgomery County Supreme Court by former Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman
- Judge, New York County Court, Montgomery County, NY, 1999-1999
- 1999 – Appointed to the Montgomery County Court by then-Governor George Pataki; also held the role of acting Surrogate and Family Court judge
- Judge, Amsterdam City Court, Amsterdam, NY, 1995-1999
- Assistant District Attorney, Montgomery County, NY, 1990-1992
- Clerk/Associate, Caputo, Aulisi & Skoda, 1985-1986
Education
- California Western School of Law in — J.D. (1985)
- American University in — B.A. (1979)
Additional information
- Practitioner, City of Amsterdam, NY, 1992-1994
- Practitioner, U.S. Department of Labor, 1987-1989
- Practitioner, Private Practice, 1986-1989
- Date of birth: 1957-03-03
- The County Judge for Montgomery County, New York, and the Administrative Judge for the Fourth Judicial District, which covers eleven counties including Montgomery, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, and Schenectady
- Judge Catena has been instrumental in creating problem-solving courts in the Fourth Judicial District, including an opioid intervention court and a mental health court, and held the role of presiding judge for both the Drug Treatment Court and Mental Health Treatment Court in Montgomery County.
- He has also served on the New York State Advisory Committee on Evidence and the Criminal Jury Instruction Committee
- Birth place: Amsterdam, 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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
22 NYCRR Part 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
Montgomery 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
Montgomery 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
Montgomery 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
Montgomery 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
Identity source checked June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York Supreme Court, Montgomery County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View New York Supreme Court, Montgomery County current judicial profile ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source 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 · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗