Lenora B. Foote-Beavers at a glance
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Lenora B. Foote-Beavers
Judicial Officer · Erie County Family Court
Biography
Professional career
- Foote‐Beavers has been Judge of the Buffalo City Court since December 12, 2019, serving a term through December 31, 2029
- Acting Family Court Judge, Family Court, Erie County, Appointed, 2021 to Present
- In addition, she has held the role of acting Erie County Family Court Judge since September 2021
- In March 2025, she announced she was leaving her City Court judgeship to become Chief Health Equity Officer for Evergreen Health, while continuing to teach at Erie Community College and Canisius University
Education
- Foote‐Beavers earned her Juris Doctor from the University at Buffalo School of Law and a Bachelor’s in Political Science with Pre‐Law from Canisius University, where she was a Martin Luther King Jr.
Additional information
- Current court assignment: Family Court, Erie County
- handling custody, visitation, and family offense cases.
- She also holds certificates in Family Law (UB) and Diversity & Inclusion (Cornell)
- She subsequently became a support magistrate in Family Court, then acting judge, before her current elected role
- Foote‐Beavers is active in diversity and inclusion initiatives, serving on the Diversity Committee for the Western New York Women’s Bar Association and the Eighth Judicial District.
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 205 — Uniform Rules Family Court
Erie County Family Court
Family Court proceedings
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Erie County Family Court
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Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Erie County Family 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 July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 27, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
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View New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster ↗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 ↗