--- title: "Jill Kehn | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jill-kehn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Jill Kehn Rensselaer County Family Court · Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Rensselaer 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 - Judge, Family Court, Rensselaer County, Youth Part, Assigned by Administrative Judge Gerald Connolly, 2023 to 2031 - Judge, Family Court, Rensselaer County, Elected, 2022 to 2031 - Judge, City Court, Troy, Elected, 2015 to 2021 - Before this, she held the role of a Troy City Court judge from 2015 to 2021 - Defied a directive from her administrative judge to route clerk’s office issues through the District Office rather than directly to the chief clerk - Judge Kehn’s conduct was found to undermine respectful and cooperative relationships with court personnel ### Education - Albany Law of Union University — J.D. (1989) - Siena College — B.A. (1984) ### Additional information - Elected to the bench in 2022 for a term running through 2031. - In June 2024, the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct determined that Judge Kehn should be censured for conduct from January to December 2022. - A censure is one of the most serious sanctions the Commission can impose and remains on her record permanently - Judge Kehn presides over family cases in the Rensselaer County Family Court in Troy, NY, including matters such as custody, visitation, child support, juvenile delinquency, and family violence. - The Commission accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts in which Judge Kehn acknowledged wrongdoing and agreed to the censure. ## 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=1_PLUS_uEtUwIa5Jf4ktpKNzQAA%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=1_PLUS_uEtUwIa5Jf4ktpKNzQAA%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=1_PLUS_uEtUwIa5Jf4ktpKNzQAA%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. Jill A. Kehn](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=1_PLUS_uEtUwIa5Jf4ktpKNzQAA%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jill-kehn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jill-kehn", "name": "Jill Kehn | KnowJudges", "description": "Jill Kehn, Rensselaer County Family Court. 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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.