--- title: "Mark M. Meddaugh | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mark-m-meddaugh-14937" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Mark M. Meddaugh New York Supreme Court, Sullivan County · Acting Justice ## Profile - Court: New York Supreme Court, Sullivan County - State: New York - Role: Acting Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Sullivan County, NY, 1997-present - Distinguished judge in New York’s Sullivan County courts, serving in multiple judicial roles until his retirement in 2023, and is recognized for his contributions to juvenile justice and child welfare - Judge, Sullivan County Family Court, NY, 2013-2022 - Judge, Sullivan County Family Court, NY, 2003-2012 - Acting Justice – Appointed in 1997 as Acting Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, 3rd Judicial District (Sullivan County), a role he held until retirement - Family Court Judge – Elected in 1993 to the Sullivan County Family Court, serving for nearly 30 years ### Education - Villanova University — J.D. (1979) ### Additional information - Retirement – Retired in January 2023 after concluding his term in 2022 - In 2021, Meddaugh received the Howard A. Levine Award for Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare from the New York State Bar Association for his career-long service in juvenile justice and child welfare - Hearing Examiner, Sullivan County Family Court, NY, 1985-1992 - Practitioner, Private Practice, NY, 1980-1985 - BA — SUNY at Albany — 1975 - Meddaugh was active in local organizations, including the Rock Hill Fire Department, Sullivan County Volunteer Firefighters Association, and Sullivan Renaissance. - He is a member of Rock Hill United Methodist Church ## 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/14937/mark-m-meddaugh/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14937/mark-m-meddaugh/) - [New York Supreme Court, Sullivan County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14937/mark-m-meddaugh/) - [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/14937/mark-m-meddaugh/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mark-m-meddaugh-14937", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mark-m-meddaugh-14937", "name": "Mark 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.