--- title: "Felix J. Catena | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/felix-j-catena-14628" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Felix J. Catena New York Supreme Court, Montgomery County · Acting Justice ## Profile - Court: New York Supreme Court, Montgomery County - State: New York - Role: Acting Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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 ## 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/14628/felix-j-catena/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14628/felix-j-catena/) - [New York Supreme Court, Montgomery County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14628/felix-j-catena/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14628/felix-j-catena/) - [Felix J. Catena - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Felix_J._Catena) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/felix-j-catena-14628", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/felix-j-catena-14628", "name": "Felix J. Catena | KnowJudges", "description": "Felix J. Catena, New York Supreme Court, Montgomery County. 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/felix-j-catena-14628#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/felix-j-catena-14628#judge", "name": "Felix J. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-99a7824bb8e009643f842c03) — 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. - [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.