Jacqueline E. Sisson at a glance
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Jacqueline E. Sisson
Judge · City Court, Canandaigua
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, City Court, Canandaigua, Elected, 2019 to 2028
- Canandaigua City Court Judge — elected in 2018, took the bench January 2019
- Also a law clerk to Hon
Education
Additional information
- Current court assignment: City Court, Canandaigua
- overseeing supervision of Supreme, County, and City Courts in the Seventh Judicial District.
- Stephen R. Sirkin She practiced law in Monroe and Ontario Counties after law school
- Acting Ontario County Court Judge — full-time, including presiding over the Finger Lakes Treatment Court (drug court, veteran’s court, mental health court)
- Acting Ontario County Family Court Judge — handles all abuse/neglect cases in the county
- First woman to serve as a judge in the City of Canandaigua
- Judge of the Canandaigua City Court in Ontario County, New York, and a full-time Acting Ontario County Court and Acting Ontario County Family Court judge
- Before joining the bench, Judge Sisson held the role of Principal Court Attorney to Supreme Court Justice Craig J. Doran for 19 years
- Member of the Seventh Judicial District Administrative Judge’s Task Force
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms.
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 obtainedPart 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗
Exhibits
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.
1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCEGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
22 NYCRR Part 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
City Court, Canandaigua
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-2722 NYCRR Part 210 — Uniform Civil Rules City Courts Outside City New York
City Court, Canandaigua
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
City Court, Canandaigua
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
City Court, Canandaigua
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 27, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗