--- title: "John F. Richey | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-f-richey-15036" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # John F. Richey Supreme Court, Fourth Judicial District · Acting Justice ## Profile - Court: Supreme Court, Fourth Judicial District - 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, Supreme Court, Fourth Judicial District, NY, 2017-present - Judge, Surrogate's Court, St. Lawrence County, NY, 2015-2024 - Judge of the St. Lawrence County Surrogate’s Court in New York’s 4th Judicial District, elected in 2014 for a term ending December 31, 2024 - Judge Richey announced his retirement on February 17, 2022, after nearly seven years on the Surrogate’s Court bench - Acting Justice of the Supreme Court — Appointed in 2017 by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks - Surrogate Judge, St. Lawrence County — Elected November 4, 2014, unopposed; took office January 2015 - Principle Court Attorney, Surrogate's Court, NY State Unified Court System, 1989-2014 - Justice, New York Town and Village Justice Courts, Village Court of Massena, 1992-2002 ### Education - Syracuse University — J.D. (1985) - Le Moyne College — B.A. (1981) ### Additional information - 1992–2002: Town Judge and Acting Village Judge of Massena, NY - Originally from Massena, NY, and has had a long career in the New York Unified Court System and in local judicial roles - handling foreclosure and matrimonial cases - County and Family Court Judge — Has presided over matters in both St. Lawrence and Franklin Counties - Notable Cases During his tenure, Judge Richey has presided over numerous family matters, including divorce and annulment cases in St. Lawrence County - Instructor at the David Sullivan Police Academy and in Town/Village Judge Training ## 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/15036/john-f-richey/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15036/john-f-richey/) - [Supreme Court, Fourth Judicial District current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15036/john-f-richey/) - [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/15036/john-f-richey/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-f-richey-15036", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-f-richey-15036", "name": "John F. 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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.