--- title: "Gerald William Connolly | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gerald-william-connolly-14657" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Gerald William Connolly New York Supreme Court · Justice ## Profile - Court: New York Supreme Court - State: New York - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - He has also held the role of Administrative Judge for the 3rd Judicial District since 2020 - Justice, New York Supreme Court, NY, 2006-present - Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2014-2023 - 2020–2022: Acting Justice, Albany County Supreme Court; designated Administrative Judge for the 3rd Judicial District in 2020 - 2006–2020: Judge, New York Court of Claims, appointed by Governor George Pataki in 2006 and reappointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2014 - Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2006-2014 - Acting Justice of the New York Supreme Court, 3rd Judicial District, serving in Albany County ### Education - Fordham University — J.D. ### Additional information - overseeing trial court operations in the district - Prior to judicial service, Connolly was Senior Assistant Counsel to Governor Pataki, Deputy Inspector General for the New York State Office of the Inspector General, and Assistant Attorney General in the Litigation Bureau - Appointed by the New York State Unified Court System and currently presides over cases in the Albany County Supreme Court, which covers Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster counties. - Connolly is recognized for his administrative leadership, case management expertise, and experience in both trial and appellate matters. ## 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/14657/gerald-william-connolly/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14657/gerald-william-connolly/) - [New York Supreme Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14657/gerald-william-connolly/) - [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/14657/gerald-william-connolly/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gerald-william-connolly-14657", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gerald-william-connolly-14657", "name": "Gerald William Connolly | KnowJudges", "description": "Gerald William Connolly, New York Supreme Court. 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[Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction). Collected 2026-10-27. - [22 NYCRR Part 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-bf1c7eb9020e52eed65d) — Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court). 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.