--- title: "Joseph F. Cawley | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-f-cawley-ny-trial-4de3bb91" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Joseph F. Cawley Supreme Court, Broome County, Criminal Term · Judicial Officer ## Profile - Court: Supreme Court, Broome County, Criminal Term - State: New York - Role: Judicial Officer - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Supervising Judge, 6th Judicial District, Supreme Court, Broome County, Criminal Term, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti, 2015 to Present - Supervising Judge, New York County Court, Broome County, NY, 2015-present - In addition to his County Court role, he was appointed in 2013 as an acting justice of the Broome County Supreme Court, later serving as supervising judge of Broome County (2013–2014) and supervising criminal court judge of the 6th Judicial District (2015–present) - Acting Judge, New York Justice Court, 2013-present - Judge, New York County Court, Broome County, NY, 2008-present - Joseph F. Cawley is a judge of the Broome County Court in New York’s 6th Judicial District, elected in 2007 and re‐elected in 2017, with a career in public prosecution, private practice, and judicial leadership - Supervising Judge, New York County Court, Broome County, 2013-2014 - Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from Niagara University - His former law clerk, Peter DeLucia, filed to run for the vacated seat ### Education - St. John’s University School of Law — J.D. (1985) - Saint Johns University — J.D. ### Additional information - Current court assignment: Supreme Court, Broome County, Criminal Term - Long‐time Broome County judicial figure with a background in both prosecution and defense, now retired from the bench after nearly two decades of service - He also presided over the county’s DWI Court ## 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=WHMj62XmB1ENth9Bfr4/CA%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=WHMj62XmB1ENth9Bfr4/CA%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=WHMj62XmB1ENth9Bfr4/CA%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14629/joseph-f-cawley/) - [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) - [New York State Unified Court System judicial profile or roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=WHMj62XmB1ENth9Bfr4/CA%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14629/joseph-f-cawley/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-f-cawley-ny-trial-4de3bb91", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-f-cawley-ny-trial-4de3bb91", "name": "Joseph 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.