--- title: "Henry F. Zwack | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/henry-f-zwack-15172" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Henry F. Zwack New York Supreme Court, Rensselaer County · Acting Justice ## Profile - Court: New York Supreme Court, Rensselaer 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, Rensselaer County, Troy, NY, 2006-present - Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2014-2023 - Judge, New York State Court of Claims — appointed by Governor George Pataki in 2006 and reappointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2014, with a term through 2023 - Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2006-2014 - Then appointed a judge of the New York Court of Claims and an acting justice of the Rensselaer County Supreme Court in 2006 - Acting Supreme Court Justice, Rensselaer County — appointed in 2006 by Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman after his initial appointment to the Court of Claims - Executive Deputy Commissioner, NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, NY, 2003-2006 - Executive Deputy Commissioner and Acting Commissioner for the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) (2003–2006) - Acting Justice of the New York Supreme Court, Rensselaer County (3rd Judicial District) and a Judge of the New York State Court of Claims ### Education - Albany Law School — J.D. - Siena College — B.A. - Siena University ### Additional information - Rensselaer County executive from 1995 to 2001. - County Executive, Renesselaer County, NY, 1995-2001 - Date of birth: 1952-12-05 - Birth place: The Bronx, New York City, 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/15172/henry-f-zwack/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15172/henry-f-zwack/) - [New York Supreme Court, Rensselaer County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15172/henry-f-zwack/) - [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/15172/henry-f-zwack/) - [Henry Zwack - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Henry_Zwack) - [Wikidata: Henry F. Zwack](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16152052) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/henry-f-zwack-15172", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/henry-f-zwack-15172", "name": "Henry F. Zwack | KnowJudges", "description": "Henry F. Zwack, New York Supreme Court, Rensselaer County. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-09", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/henry-f-zwack-15172#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/henry-f-zwack-15172#judge", "name": "Henry F. 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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.