--- title: "Joseph A. McCormack | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-a-mccormack" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Joseph A. McCormack Bronx County Supreme Court · Supreme Court Justice ## Profile - Court: Bronx County Supreme Court - State: New York - Role: Supreme Court Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointed to the Supreme Court by Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2018 for a term ending in 2027 and has also held the role of an acting justice in the Criminal Term of the Bronx County Supreme Court since 2021, designated by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks - Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Bronx County, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2021 to Present - Before his current role, McCormack held the role of an interim judge on the Civil Court of the City of New York in Kings County in 2017, followed by his designation to the Criminal Court of the City of New York in Kings County. - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, Appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, 2018 to 2027 - Interim Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County, Appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, 2017 to 2017 - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings County, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2017 to 2017 - Bronx District Attorney's Office, Chief of Vehicular Crimes Prosecution, 1986 to 2017 - Registered with the New York State Unified Court System under registration number 2142271, with his office located at 215 E 161st St, Bronx, NY 10451, and remains in good standing as an attorney - He also contributed to legal education as a faculty supervisor at the Orangetown Youth Court and as a prosecutor trainer for the New York State Traffic Safety Resource, in addition to teaching in the Prosecution Clinic at St. John’s University School of Law ### Education - St Johns University, School of Law — J.D. (1986) - B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany in 1983 and a J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law in 1986. ### Additional information - New York State Traffic Safety Resource, Prosecutor, 2007 to 2017 - Orangetown Youth Court, Faculty Supervisor, 1999 to 2017 - He was admitted to practice law in New York in 1987. - Joseph A. McCormack’s career spans decades of prosecutorial work, judicial service in both civil and criminal courts, and contributions to legal education. - Judge Joseph A. McCormack currently presides in the Supreme Court of Bronx County, having served on the bench for over 10 years. - His judicial career reflects a progression from civil to criminal law, culminating in his current Supreme Court position - Prior to joining the bench, he had a 31-year career as a prosecutor in the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office, including serving as chief of Vehicular Crime Prosecution. ## 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 ### trial exhibit books Scope: statewide In New York Supreme Court and County Court civil cases, the court may require indexed trial exhibit binders, notebooks, or electronic equivalents for the court, counsel, and witnesses. Evidence excerpt: The court may direct that on the first day of trial or at such other time as the court may set, counsel shall submit an indexed binder or notebook, or the electronic equivalent, of trial exhibits for the court's use. [Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### exhibit marking Scope: statewide Civil trial counsel in New York Supreme Court and County Court must confer before trial and attempt to agree on exhibits to be offered without objection, unless the court directs otherwise. Evidence excerpt: Counsel for the parties shall consult prior to trial and shall in good faith attempt to agree upon the exhibits that will be offered into evidence without objection. [Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### virtual evidence courtroom Scope: statewide For Commercial Division matters, New York rules encourage Virtual Evidence Courtrooms for managing and presenting trial evidence after authorization by request or court direction. Evidence excerpt: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms (VECs) may be used to facilitate real-time access to trial exhibits and other relevant documents. [Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### electronic appearances Scope: statewide For New York criminal proceedings, virtual and hybrid appearances are governed by Part 200 consent, objection, public-access, and calendar-update requirements. Evidence excerpt: For all hybrid proceedings, all electronic appearances shall be projected in the physical courtroom in which the in-person portion of the proceeding is taking place in such a manner as to provide a reasonable opportunity for members of the public to view and hear the participants appearing electronically. [Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=pLNxnFERCpWl/z0NvlzipQ%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=pLNxnFERCpWl/z0NvlzipQ%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=pLNxnFERCpWl/z0NvlzipQ%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) - [Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court) - [Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court) - [Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Joseph A. McCormack](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=pLNxnFERCpWl/z0NvlzipQ%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-a-mccormack", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-a-mccormack", "name": "Joseph A. McCormack | KnowJudges", "description": "Joseph A. McCormack, Bronx County Supreme 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/joseph-a-mccormack#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-a-mccormack#judge", "name": "Joseph A. 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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.