--- title: "Howard A. Zeller | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/howard-a-zeller-7974" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Howard A. Zeller Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · Judge ## Profile - Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York - State: New York - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1954-present - Howard Alfred Zeller (1912–2002) was a distinguished New York State Supreme Court Justice and Appellate Division Justice, serving in multiple judicial roles for over four decades - After reaching age 70 in 1982, Zeller was twice certified to continue serving as a Supreme Court Justice for two-year terms. - He held the role of Madison County District Attorney (1945–1948, re-elected 1948) and held local judicial roles such as police justice and justice of the peace - Began as an associate to Stanley Bliss in Oneida County, later becoming partner in Covill, Nemeti & Zeller ### Education ### Additional information - He returned to the trial bench, was re-elected in 1963 and 1977, and held the role of district administrative judge from 1964 to 1982 Historical Society of the New York Courts - In 1954, Governor Dewey appointed him to the New York Appellate Division, a position he held until 1957, when he left for health reasons. - In 1949, he was elected to the New York Supreme Court, Sixth Judicial District. - Date of birth: 1912-02-26 - His career reflected a blend of public service, legal scholarship, and community involvement ## 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/7974/howard-a-zeller/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7974/howard-a-zeller/) - [Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7974/howard-a-zeller/) - [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/7974/howard-a-zeller/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/howard-a-zeller-7974", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/howard-a-zeller-7974", "name": "Howard A. 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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.