Lester B. Adler at a glance
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- Justice
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- New York Supreme Court, Bronx County
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Lester B. Adler
Justice · New York Supreme Court, Bronx County
Biography
Professional career
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, 2019-present
- Retired justice of the Bronx County Supreme Court in New York’s 12th Judicial District, serving from 2017 until his retirement in 2020
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, 2005-2018
- Westchester County Supreme Court – Elected in 2005; previously held the role of Acting Justice for the 9th Judicial District in 2001
- Administrative Law Judge, New York Supreme Court, Westchester County, 2001-2004
- Adler's judicial career began in 2001, when he became a judge of the Westchester County Court
- Westchester County Court – Elected in 2001; also held the role of Acting Supreme Court Justice that year
- Criminal Defense Litigator – Partner at Adler, Cohen & Timko, 1978–2001
- Began his career in 1973 as an Assistant District Attorney in the Homicide Bureau
- He also became an Acting Supreme Court Justice that year
Education
- Brooklyn Law School in — J.D. (1973)
- George Washington University in — B.A. (1969)
Additional information
- Then elected to the Westchester County Supreme Court, taking office in 2005.
- Worked there until 2001 and was a Greenburgh Councilman and Deputy Supervisor from 1983 to 2000.
- He then joined the law firm of Adler, Cohen & Timko in 1978 as a criminal defense litigator.
- Adler was active in the Westchester County Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, and the Screening Committee of Criminal Counsel, and held the role of Chairman of the Criminal Justice Section
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
Bronx 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
Bronx 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
Bronx 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
Bronx 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, Bronx County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View New York Supreme Court, Bronx 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 ↗