--- title: "M. William Boller | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/m-william-boller-ny-trial-fcb3a860" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # M. William Boller Erie County Supreme Court · Judicial Officer ## Profile - Court: Erie County Supreme Court - State: New York - Role: Judicial Officer - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Supervising Judge, New York Justice Court, 2007-present - Supervising Judge: Town & Village Courts, 8th Judicial District since 2007, appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman - Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Erie County, Appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman, 2006 to Present - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Erie County, 2006-present - Acting Justice: Erie County Supreme Court (8th Judicial District) since 2006 - Judge, New York Court of Claims, 2019-2028 - Judge, New York Court of Claims, 2010-2019 - Justice, New York Justice Court, 1984-2006 - Earlier: Elma Town Court Justice (1984–2006) and attorney for the Erie County Department of Social Services (1981–2006) - Long‐time New York State judge serving on the New York State Court of Claims and as Supervising Judge of the Town & Village Courts in the 8th Judicial District ### Education - University of Baltimore — J.D. (1980) - American University — B.A. (1977) ### Additional information - Judge, 2006-2010 - Current court assignment: Supreme Court, Erie County - Boller began his legal career in the Erie County Department of Social Services Office of Counsel, later serving as a town justice in Elma, NY, before his judicial appointments. - He has been active in professional associations including the New York Magistrates Association and the Erie County Bar Association ## 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=cTOIAoG8Pes0IbEjHXb1ww%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=cTOIAoG8Pes0IbEjHXb1ww%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=cTOIAoG8Pes0IbEjHXb1ww%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14588/m-william-boller/) - [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) - [New York State Unified Court System judicial profile or roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=cTOIAoG8Pes0IbEjHXb1ww%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14588/m-william-boller/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/m-william-boller-ny-trial-fcb3a860", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/m-william-boller-ny-trial-fcb3a860", "name": "M. 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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.