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Margaret T. Walsh
Justice · Albany County Supreme Court
Biography
Professional career
- Justice, Supreme Court, Albany County, Elected, 2018 to Present
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Albany County, Albany, NY, 2019-2032
- New York State Supreme Court, Albany County — Appointed as justice in 2019, serving until the end of 2032
- Albany County Family Court Judge — Elected in 2004 and served for 14 years, re‐elected in 2014 for a term ending December 31, 2024
- Judge, NEW YORK FAMILY COURT, ALBANY COUNTY, 2014-2018
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Albany County, Albany, NY, 2009-2018
- Acting Justice, Albany County Supreme Court — Served in the Domestic Violence division from 2009 to 2018
- Judge, New York Family Court, Albany County, NY, 2004-2014
- Assistant County Defender, Albany County, NY, 2002-2004
- Practitioner, Attorney-at-Law, NY, 1993-2004
- Commissioner of the Department of Assessment and Taxation, City of Albany, Albany, NY, 1997-2000
- Albany County Law Guardian and Assigned Counsel Panel, ?-present
Education
- Brooklyn Law School — J.D. (1991)
- Manhattan College — B.A. (1986)
Additional information
- Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Albany, Albany, NY, 1996-2000
- Current court assignment: Supreme Court, Albany County
- Margaret T. Walsh (Ret.) is a former justice of the Albany County Supreme Court in New York’s 3rd Judicial District and a retired Albany County Family Court judge
- Judge Walsh’s career spans family court, domestic violence divisions, and the Albany County Supreme Court, with a strong record in judicial ethics, child welfare reform, and community‐court partnerships
- Albany County Juvenile Justice Steering Committee
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
Albany 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
Albany 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
Albany 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
Albany 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 July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗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 ↗