--- title: "Kenneth J. Lauri | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kenneth-j-lauri" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Kenneth J. Lauri Suffolk County District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Suffolk County District Court - State: New York - Role: District Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge of the Suffolk County District Court in New York, serving in the 10th Judicial District and currently on the bench since his 2023 re‐election - Judge, Suffolk County District Court, Elected, 2024 to 2030 - Began his career in private practice in real estate law, later serving as Assistant Town Attorney for the Town of Brookhaven from 2012 to 2023 ### Education - St. John's Law School — J.D. (1988) - Binghamton University — B.A. (1985) ### Additional information - He joined the bench by Suffolk County Executive Edward P. Romaine and re‐elected on November 7, 2023, for a term running through 2030. - A 2024 legislative resolution confirmed his appointment to fill a vacancy in the Sixth Judicial District until the end of 2024 - Private Practice, Lawyer, 1989 to 2024 - Kenneth J. Lauri presides over cases in the Suffolk County District Court, specifically assigned to the 2nd District Court in the Town of Babylon. - He was a resident of Port Jefferson, NY, before his judicial appointment ## 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=v5EMevx7J9SwNALp9EE46w%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=v5EMevx7J9SwNALp9EE46w%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=v5EMevx7J9SwNALp9EE46w%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) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Kenneth J. Lauri](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=v5EMevx7J9SwNALp9EE46w%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kenneth-j-lauri", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kenneth-j-lauri", "name": "Kenneth J. Lauri | KnowJudges", "description": "Kenneth J. Lauri, Suffolk County District 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/kenneth-j-lauri#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kenneth-j-lauri#judge", "name": "Kenneth J. 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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.