--- title: "J. Scott Odorisi | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-scott-odorisi" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # J. Scott Odorisi Monroe County Court of Claims · Court of Claims Judge ## Profile - Court: Monroe County Court of Claims - State: New York - Role: Court of Claims Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - New York State judge currently serving on the New York State Court of Claims for Monroe County, appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul on June 7, 2023, for a term through 2033 - He previously held the role of a justice of the New York State Supreme Court, 7th Judicial District from 2012 to 2026, and before that held judicial roles in Rochester City Court and East Rochester Town Court - Acting Judge, Rochester City Court, Rochester, NY, 2003-2012 - Partner, The Odorisi Law Firm, 1999-2012 - Judge, Town Court, East Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1997-2012 - Earlier judicial service: Acting Judge, Rochester City Court (2003–2012) East Rochester Town Justice (1997–2012) — youngest elected judge in New York State at the time New York State Unified Court System - Partner, The Odorisi Law Firm, 1994-1996 ### Education - DePaul University — LL.M. (1994) - The John Marshall Law School — J.D. (1993) - Siena College — B.A. (1990) ### Additional information - Commercial Division, Civil and Criminal), NY, 2013-2026 - Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye Award (2019) - A veteran of the U.S. Army, Odorisi completed studies at the U.S. Airborne School at Fort Benning and completed the Ford Ironman competition in Lake Placid (2011) - Practitioner, Harris, Beach, LLP, NY, 1997-1999 - Practitioner, Osborn, Reed & Tobin LLP, 1996-1997 - He handled civil and criminal matters, with a specialization in healthcare cases - New York State Magistrates Association - He has also served on boards for the Eastside YMCA, St. Jerome’s Church, and Rochester Rehabilitation Center - Odorisi has also held the role of Supervising Judge for Rochester Teen Court, co-chair of the 7th Judicial District Internship Committee, and participated in judicial education programs such as the Economic Institute for Judges in Washington, D.C ## 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 ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide The New York Court of Claims publishes courtroom evidence-presentation technology, including document/photo/object/video presentation and laptop connections in specified courtrooms. Evidence excerpt: With minimal effort, attorneys can present documents, color photos, objects, videos, and use electronic presentations to bring details to the court. [Court of Claims Courtroom Technology](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/court-claims/courtroom-technology) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### 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://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=_PLUS_a02oIz4/dGoca2sirLzkQ%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=_PLUS_a02oIz4/dGoca2sirLzkQ%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=_PLUS_a02oIz4/dGoca2sirLzkQ%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14988/j-scott-odorisi/) - [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) - [Court of Claims Courtroom Technology](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/court-claims/courtroom-technology) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14988/j-scott-odorisi/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-scott-odorisi", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-scott-odorisi", "name": "J. 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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.