--- title: "Kathleen C. Waterman-Marshall | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kathleen-c-waterman-marshall-15151" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Kathleen C. Waterman-Marshall New York County Supreme Court · Acting Justice ## Profile - Court: New York County Supreme Court - 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, New York Supreme Court, New York County, New York, NY, 2021-present - Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2019-2028 - In December 2021, she joined Supreme Court Justice status in New York County New York State Unified Court System - Judge, New York City Family Court, Kings County, New York City, NY, 2019-2021 - Justice Waterman‐Marshall was elected to the Civil Court of the City of New York in 2018 and appointed as an Acting Family Court Judge in Kings County in January 2019. - After law school, she served as an associate at the Law Offices of Thomas Torto (1999–2002) and Newman Fitch Altheim Myers (2002–2004), then opened her own private practice. - Inspired by the experiences and strength of her older sister, Jeanine, who passed in 1998 from complications due to spina bifida, Justice Waterman-Marshall joined the legal profession to protect the most vulnerable and to advance equality and justice ### Education - Yeshiva University — J.D. (1998) - Adelphi University — B.A. (1992) ### Additional information - adj-prof, Yeshiva University, NY, 2016-present - Justice Waterman‐Marshall is known for her clear, well‐reasoned decisions and patient, even‐handed demeanor. - Born in East Harlem and raised in Manhattan, Justice Waterman‐Marshall is the first in her family to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees. - She holds a B.A. in Liberal Studies (Honors Program) from Adelphi University, earned on scholarship, and a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University. - She has also taught legal writing at Cardozo Law School and founded the Lawyers In Training Program, a free summer course for NYC high school students - Birth place: East Harlem and raised in downtown Manhattan in a family committed to civil and community service ## 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/15151/kathleen-c-waterman-marshall/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15151/kathleen-c-waterman-marshall/) - [New York Supreme Court, New York County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15151/kathleen-c-waterman-marshall/) - [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/15151/kathleen-c-waterman-marshall/) - [Biography of Justice Kathleen Waterman-Marshall | New York Courts](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/new-york-county-supreme-court-civil-term/biography-justice-kathleen-waterman-marshall) - [Kathleen C. Waterman-Marshall (NYC Family Court, Civil ...](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15151/kathleen-c-waterman-marshall) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kathleen-c-waterman-marshall-15151", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kathleen-c-waterman-marshall-15151", "name": "Kathleen C. Waterman-Marshall | KnowJudges", "description": "Kathleen C. Waterman-Marshall, New York County Supreme Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kathleen-c-waterman-marshall-15151#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kathleen-c-waterman-marshall-15151#judge", "name": "Kathleen C. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [New York County Supreme Court, Civil Branch — Rules of the Justices](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-d3c269bb7fe692b08197) — Civil Branch proceedings in New York County Supreme Court only; not criminal proceedings. Preserve source version and check later judge/part instructions. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/courts/1jd/supctmanh/Uniform_Rules.pdf). 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.