Karen B. Rothenberg at a glance
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Karen B. Rothenberg
Judge · Richmond County Supreme Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, New York Supreme Court, Richmond County, New York, NY, 2007-present
- 2007–Present: Judge in the Integrated Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Part of the Richmond County Supreme Court
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2007-2020
- 2007–2020: Elected Justice of the New York Supreme Court, 2nd Judicial District (Kings County)
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 1998-2007
- 1998–2007: Elected Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York in Kings County
- Supervising Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, 2001-2006
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2001-2006
- 2001–2006: Acting Justice of the Kings County Supreme Court and Supervising Judge of the Civil Court of Kings County
- Deputy Supervising Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2000-2001
- 2000–2001: Deputy Supervising Judge of the Civil Court of Kings County (appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman)
- Practiced law in private practice from 1982 to 1997, initially at Gerber & Garson, P.C
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, CUNY New York City College of Technology, New York, NY, 1988-1990
- Judge Rothenberg’s career spans over two decades in New York’s judicial system, beginning in the Civil Court of Kings County, moving to the Supreme Court bench, and serving in specialized domestic and matrimonial divisions, with a strong background in private practice and judicial administration
- Retired justice of the New York Supreme Court, 2nd Judicial District (Kings County), and a former judge in the Integrated Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Part of the Richmond County Supreme Court
- She also taught as an adjunct professor at the New York City Technical College and at the Judicial Institute
Education
- Brooklyn Law School — J.D. (1981)
Additional information
- Practitioner, Private Practice, New York, NY, 1984-1997
- Arbitrator, New York Arbitration Committee, NY, 1982-1985
- Practitioner, Gerber & Garson, PC, NY, 1982-1984
- BA — SUNY at Albany — 1974
- She has been active in judicial and professional organizations, including the Supreme Court Board of Judges, National Association of Women Judges, Supreme Court Gender Fairness Committee, Brooklyn Bar Association, and Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association.
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
Richmond 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
Richmond 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
Richmond 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
Richmond 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, Richmond County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View New York Supreme Court, Richmond 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 ↗