--- title: "James T. Rooney | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/james-t-rooney-15049" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # James T. Rooney New York Supreme Court, Putnam County · Acting Justice ## Profile - Court: New York Supreme Court, Putnam 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 - Judge, New York Supreme Court, Putnam County, NY, 2009-present - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Putnam County, NY, 2003-present - Acting justice of the Putnam County Supreme Court in New York’s 9th Judicial District, with a long career in public service and judicial roles since 2001 - Judge, New York County Court, Putnam County, NY, 2011-2020 - Presiding Judge, Family Treatment Court, 2004-2012 - Judge, New York County Court, Putnam County, NY, 2001-2010 - Acting Justice, Putnam County Supreme Court (9th Judicial District, New York) — appointed in 2003 - Multi‐bench judge in Putnam County’s Family, County, and Surrogate’s Courts from 2001 - Chief Assistant District Attorney, Putnam County Office of the District Attorney, NY, 1980-2000 - Assistant District Attorney, Putnam County Office of the District Attorney, NY, 1979-1980 ### Education - Saint Johns University — J.D. (1975) - cum laude — Manhattan College — 1972 ### Additional information - Practitioner, Ryder, Costello and Miller, Carmel, NY, 1978-1980 - Practitioner, Putnam County Legal Aid Society, NY, 1976-1979 - Rooney’s legal career began in 1976 with the Putnam County Legal Aid Society - focusing on family court cases - Rooney’s tenure spans over two decades in judicial and prosecutorial roles, with a focus on family law, domestic violence, and community court services ## 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/15049/james-t-rooney/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15049/james-t-rooney/) - [New York Supreme Court, Putnam County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15049/james-t-rooney/) - [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/15049/james-t-rooney/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/james-t-rooney-15049", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/james-t-rooney-15049", "name": "James T. 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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.