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Kim Dollard
Acting Justice · Richmond County Supreme Court
Biography
Professional career
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Richmond County, 2010-present
- Retired New York State Supreme Court Justice, serving on the Richmond County Supreme Court in the Thirteenth Judicial District since 2010, and previously on the Richmond County Civil Court since 2007
- Appointed Acting Justice of the Richmond County Supreme Court in 2010 by then-Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau, after having held the role of a judge in the Richmond County Civil Court since her 2007 election.
- Justice Dollard died on January 30, 2025, at age 75, from a sudden cardiac event while vacationing in the Dominican Republic
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2007-2016
- Principal law clerk to Judge Aliotta from 2002–2006
- Law Clerk, New York Supreme Court, 2002-2006
- Early career as a court attorney for Richmond County (1994) and senior court attorney for Civil Court Judge Thomas P. Aliotta (1996–2001)
Education
- Brooklyn Law School — J.D. (1993)
- Le Moyne College — B.A. (1971)
Additional information
- She was a registered Democrat and had been re‐elected in 2016
- Practitioner, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 1996-2001
- Practitioner, Richmond County Law Department, NY, 1994-1995
- First‐generation working mother, raising two sons while working for the Social Security Administration before pursuing law school.
- She presided over a variety of cases, including insurance disputes, special proceedings, and probate matters
- Dollard grew up on Todt Hill, attended St. Joseph Hill Academy, and was a standout academic and cheer team captain.
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 ↗