John Cherundolo at a glance
- Current role
- Acting Justice
- Current assignment
- New York Supreme Court, Onondaga County
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Active
John Cherundolo
Acting Justice · New York Supreme Court, Onondaga County
Biography
Professional career
- Judge on the Court of Claims and the Onondaga County Supreme Court from 2006 to 2014
- Judge, New York Court of Claims, 2006-2014
- Before joining the judiciary, Cherundolo was a founding partner of Cherundolo, Bottar, and Leone, P.C., litigating medical malpractice, product liability, workplace accidents, and transportation-related cases After retiring from the bench, he founded Cherundolo Law Firm PLLC in 2013, continuing his focus on tort-based litigation
- John C. Cherundolo was an Acting Justice of the Onondaga County Supreme Court in New York’s Fifth Judicial District and a judge of the New York State Court of Claims, serving from 2006 until his retirement in 2013
- Appointments: In 2006, Governor George Pataki appointed Cherundolo to the New York State Court of Claims, and the same year Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman appointed him to the Onondaga County Supreme Court
- Partner, Cherundolo, Bottar & Leone, P.C., NY, ?-present
- Notable role: As Acting Supreme Court Justice, he presided over complex civil cases in the Fifth Judicial District
Education
- Temple University — LL.M. (2011)
- Syracuse University — J.D., 1973; public administration studies, 1972
Additional information
- Service: He served in both roles until 2013, when he retired from the bench
- Prior to becoming a judge, Cherundolo practiced law as a partner of the firm Cherundolo, Bottar & Leone, P.C.
- After leaving the courts, he formed the Cherundolo Law Firm, PLLC.
- B.A.
- Cherundolo is recognized for securing some of the largest verdicts in Upstate New York, including multi-million-dollar settlements in medical malpractice, product liability, and catastrophic injury cases
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
Onondaga County Supreme Court
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-2722 NYCRR Part 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court
Onondaga County Supreme Court
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
Onondaga County Supreme Court
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
Onondaga County Supreme Court
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 June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York Supreme Court, Onondaga County current judicial profile
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View New York Supreme Court, Onondaga County current judicial profile ↗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 ↗