--- title: "Leslie E. Stein | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/leslie-e-stein-5260" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-22" --- # Leslie E. Stein New York Court of Appeals · Judge ## Profile - Court: New York Court of Appeals - State: New York - Role: Judge - Service status: former - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, New York Court of Appeals, 2015-present - Retired Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, serving from February 9, 2015, until her retirement on June 4, 2021 - 2015–2021: Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals, appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo and confirmed by the New York State Senate - 2008–2015: Associate Justice, New York State Appellate Division, Third Department - Administrative Judge of the Rensselaer County Integrated Domestic Violence Part (2006–2008) - 2002–2008: Justice, New York State Supreme Court, Third Judicial District - 1997–2002: Albany City Court Judge and Acting Albany County Family Court Judge - Since retiring, Stein has been an adjunct professor at Albany Law School and Director of the Government Law Center at the school ### Education ### Additional information - Stein was a past co-chair of the NYS Unified Court System Family Violence Task Force, a founding member of the New York State Judicial Institute on Professionalism in the Law, and chaired the Third Judicial District Gender Fairness Committee (2001–2005). - She obtained a B.A. with Phi Beta Kappa honors from Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and a J.D. Magna Cum Laude from Albany Law School in 1981, ranking second in her class - Born 1956. - Elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - After law school, Stein clerked for judges in Schenectady County Family Court and then practiced matrimonial and family law for nearly 14 years at the Albany firm McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams, P.C., rising to partner. - She has served on multiple bar association boards, including the New York State Association of City Court Judges and the New York Association of Women Judges New York State Unified Court System ## 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/5260/leslie-e-stein/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5260/leslie-e-stein/) - [New York Court of Appeals current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5260/leslie-e-stein/) - [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/5260/leslie-e-stein/) - [Leslie Stein - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Leslie_Stein) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/leslie-e-stein-5260", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/leslie-e-stein-5260", "name": "Leslie E. 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