--- title: "Jeffrey M. Harrington | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-m-harrington" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Jeffrey M. Harrington Erie County Family Court · Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Erie County Family Court - State: New York - Role: Family Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Democratic Party judge on the Erie County Family Court in New York, elected in November 2024 for a term running through 2035, presiding over family cases in the 8th Judicial District - Judge, Family Court, Erie County, Elected, 2025 to 2034 - Harrington won the general election for Erie County Family Court judge on November 5, 2024, with 28.6% of the vote, defeating Kara Buscaglia (43.8%) and Peter Vasilion (27.4%) - Town Justice, West Seneca Town Court, Elected, 2011 to 2024 ### Education - J.D. — State University of New York at Buffalo Law School — 1998 - B.A. — State University of New York at Buffalo — 1991 ### Additional information - Erie County Bar Association Aid to Indigent Prisoner Society Inc., Criminal Defense and Family Court Attorney, 1999 to 2024 - Position: Judge, Erie County Family Court, Department Part 1, 7th Floor - Was a member of Michalek & Harrington Law in West Seneca ## 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://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=IhMJCJEEqRVqIgHQbu_PLUS_flQ%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=IhMJCJEEqRVqIgHQbu_PLUS_flQ%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=IhMJCJEEqRVqIgHQbu_PLUS_flQ%3D%3D) - [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) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Jeffrey M. Harrington](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=IhMJCJEEqRVqIgHQbu_PLUS_flQ%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-m-harrington", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-m-harrington", "name": "Jeffrey M. Harrington | KnowJudges", "description": "Jeffrey M. Harrington, Erie County Family Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-m-harrington#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-m-harrington#judge", "name": "Jeffrey M. 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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.