--- title: "Jill Konviser | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jill-konviser-14848" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Jill Konviser New York Supreme Court, Kings County · Acting Justice ## Profile - Court: New York Supreme Court, Kings 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 - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2018-present - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2009-2017 - New York Supreme Court, Criminal Term, 1st Judicial District (New York County) — held the role of an acting justice from 2009, initially appointed in 2009 and reappointed in 2015 - Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2006-2015 - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2005-2009 - Judge, New York Court of Claims, New York, NY, 2005-2006 - Senior Assistant Counsel to the Governor, Office of the Governor, George Pataki, NY, 1997-2002 - Deputy Inspector General and General Counsel, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Inspector General's Office, NY, 1997-1997 - Assistant District Attorney, New York County District Attorney's Office, New York, NY, 1990-1995 - ITAP Instructor and former Adjunct Professor at Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, ?-present - Former Associate Professor, Fordham University, ?-present ### Education - Yeshiva University — J.D. (1990) ### Additional information - Inspector General, New York State, NY, 2002-2005 - Consultant, KPMG, Forensic and Investigative Services Practice, 1995-1997 - Earlier, she was also an acting supreme court justice for Kings County before moving to New York County - Jill H. Konviser is a former New York State judge best known for her service on the New York Supreme Court and the New York Court of Claims - Her career reflects a blend of public service, legal oversight, and judicial service in New York’s state court system - She has been associated with both Kings County and New York County Supreme Courts, and was appointed by multiple New York governors, including George Pataki - with honors — SUNY at Binghamton ## 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/14848/jill-konviser/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14848/jill-konviser/) - [New York Supreme Court, Kings County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14848/jill-konviser/) - [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/14848/jill-konviser/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jill-konviser-14848", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jill-konviser-14848", "name": "Jill Konviser | KnowJudges", "description": "Jill Konviser, New York Supreme Court, Kings County. 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[Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction). Collected 2026-10-27. - [22 NYCRR Part 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-bf1c7eb9020e52eed65d) — Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court). 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.