Martin D. Auffredou at a glance
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Martin D. Auffredou
Supreme Court Justice · Warren County Supreme Court
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Biography
Professional career
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Warren County, NY, 2016-present
- Justice of the Warren County Supreme Court in New York’s 4th Judicial District, elected in 2015 and serving on the bench for over a decade
- Law Clerk, Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 1988-1989
- He has also held the role of a justice in Fulton County
Education
- Western New England University — J.D. (1988)
- BA — SUNY College at Oswego — 1983
Additional information
- Practitioner, Warren County, NY, 2011-2015
- Practitioner, Bartlett, Pontiff, Stewart & Rhodes, P.C., 1989-2011
- Judge Auffredou presides over the Supreme Court of Warren County, NY, which handles civil matters of higher value, divorce, separation, annulment, and certain felony prosecutions.
- Assigned to the 4th Judicial District, which includes Warren, Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, St. Lawrence, and Washington counties.
- Auffredou has been active in the Fulton County Bar Association, Saratoga County Bar Association, Washington County Bar Association, and Adirondack Women’s Bar Association, and has served on the board of Tri-County United Way
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 ↗
Statewide
In New York Supreme Court and County Court civil cases, the court may require indexed trial exhibit binders, notebooks, or electronic equivalents for the court, counsel, and witnesses.
The court may direct that on the first day of trial or at such other time as the court may set, counsel shall submit an indexed binder or notebook, or the electronic equivalent, of trial exhibits for the court's use.Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗
Statewide
Civil trial counsel in New York Supreme Court and County Court must confer before trial and attempt to agree on exhibits to be offered without objection, unless the court directs otherwise.
Counsel for the parties shall consult prior to trial and shall in good faith attempt to agree upon the exhibits that will be offered into evidence without objection.Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗
Remote appearances
Statewide
For Commercial Division matters, New York rules encourage Virtual Evidence Courtrooms for managing and presenting trial evidence after authorization by request or court direction.
Virtual Evidence Courtrooms (VECs) may be used to facilitate real-time access to trial exhibits and other relevant documents.Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits ↗
Statewide
For New York criminal proceedings, virtual and hybrid appearances are governed by Part 200 consent, objection, public-access, and calendar-update requirements.
For all hybrid proceedings, all electronic appearances shall be projected in the physical courtroom in which the in-person portion of the proceeding is taking place in such a manner as to provide a reasonable opportunity for members of the public to view and hear the participants appearing electronically.Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction ↗
Published courtroom rules
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (46 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Communications with chambers
All counsel should be copied on correspondence sent to the Court.1
Source page 1Conferences and appearances
Requests for conferences should be made, in writing, providing the reason for the conference and proposed dates convenient to all counsel.
Source page 1Adjournments
Adjournment requests shall be made to the Court, in writing, before the scheduled date of the conference.
Source page 2Adjournments
Counsel requesting the adjournment should confer with all opposing counsel prior to making the request and specifically indicate if the request is on consent. The requesting counsel should also provide proposed dates and times convenient to all counsel.
Source page 2Communications with chambers
Preliminary conferences in civil cases (other than matrimonial actions) are scheduled pursuant to the Uniform Rules of Trial Courts (22 NYCRR) ' 202.12 (a) and (b). Counsel should submit a brief summary of the case no later than 48 hours (exclusive of weekends and holidays) prior to the scheduled conference. The summary may be emailed to chambersmauffredou@nycourts.gov.
Source page 2Communications with chambers
An Order of Reference and Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Schedule and Schedule for Completion of Disclosure form (available at: http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/4jd/motion- terms-rules.shtml) may be completed and returned to chambers to be "so ordered" by the Court. Provided that the completed form and case summaries are received prior to the scheduled preliminary conference, the conference will be cancelled. However, if the signed order of reference and case summaries are not timely received, appearances will be required.
Source page 2Communications with chambers
Counsel should submit a brief summary of the case prior to the scheduled conference. The summary should include the parties= contentions, the status of any settlement negotiations and any anticipated evidentiary or other issues. The summary may be emailed to chambersmauffredou@nycourts.gov.
Source page 2Communications with chambers
Counsel should contact their client(s), witnesses and experts prior to the conference to determine their availability for trial. Pursuant to Uniform Rules of Trial Courts (22 NYCRR) ' 202.26(e), counsel attending the conference must be fully familiar with the case and have authority to enter into binding stipulations, and the parties, their representatives and/or representative(s) of insurance carrier(s) may also be required to attend, in person or by telephone.
Source page 3Conferences and appearances
All counsel shall confer prior to the date of the conference to discuss settlement and the resolution of any trial issues.
Source page 3Adjournments
Except in foreclosure actions, all motions shall be made returnable on a designated Special Term date. Motions made returnable on other dates will automatically be adjourned by the Court to the next Special Term date.
Source page 3Motion practice
The Notice of Motion must clearly state either AOral Argument Requested@ or AOn Submission Only.@ If the Notice of Motion does not contain such language, the Court will decide the motion on submission only.
Source page 3Motion practice
In foreclosure actions, motions may be made returnable any weekday and will be decided upon written submissions only, unless the Court specifically directs otherwise. Counsel shall submit a self-addressed, postage pre-paid envelope sufficient in size for the return of the original Order and/or Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and the supporting papers.
Source page 3Communications with chambers
Original motion papers should be filed with the appropriate County Clerk, accompanied by the requisite filing fee, if applicable. The Clerk will then forward the original to Chambers with proof of service. Courtesy copies do not need to be submitted to Chambers.
Source page 3Communications with chambers
Original opposition and reply papers should be sent directly to Chambers, with proof of service.
Source page 3Communications with chambers
date of a motion, nor is motion practice by correspondence permitted. Any counsel or self- represented party who receives such materials submitted in violation of this rule shall not respond in kind.
Source page 4Adjournments
Papers should be timely served on all counsel in accordance with CPLR 2214 (b). In the event that papers are not served in a timely manner, the Court reserves the right to adjourn the return date of the motion.
Source page 4Motion practice
No discovery motion may be filed unless counsel personally confer to resolve the discovery issue in accordance with the Uniform Rules of Trial Courts (22 NYCRR) '202.7 and, further, the motion papers demonstrate compliance with that section.
Source page 4Motion practice
Prior to making a discovery motion, the parties shall also contact the Court=s Principal Law Clerk, Gordon W. Eddy, Esq., in writing, to schedule a conference in an attempt to resolve the dispute. Each party shall provide Mr. Eddy with a short letter outlining its position relative to the discovery dispute prior to the conference.
Source page 4Communications with chambers
Please contact Chambers directly to schedule emergency matters requiring signing of an Order to Show Cause and provide an email address for counsel. All applications for temporary injunctive relief, including TRO requests, must comply with Uniform Rules for Trial Courts (22 NYCRR) ' 202.7 (f).
Source page 4Adjournments
Adjournment requests shall be made to the Court, in writing, before the scheduled return date of the motion.
Source page 4Adjournments
Counsel requesting the adjournment should confer with opposing counsel prior to making the request and specifically indicate whether the request is on consent. An adjournment on consent, to the next Special Term date, may be granted by the Law Clerk or Secretary, but must be confirmed by letter submitted via email or regular mail.
Source page 4Motion practice
A proposed Order may accompany motion papers. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, a
Source page 4Conferences and appearances
proposed Order based upon an oral or written decision of the Court must be provided to all other counsel and/or parties for approval of its form and content before submitting it to the Court and proof of such service must accompany the proposed Order. Orders will not be signed without proof that all counsel and/or parties have had an opportunity to review the same. In the absence of approval as to form and content, the notice of settlement procedure provided in the Uniform Rules for Trial Courts (22 NYCRR) ' 202.48(c) should be used.
Source page 5Communications with chambers
An Order/decision should be rendered by the Court within sixty (60) days after a motion is marked fully submitted. If you do not receive an Order/decision within that time frame, please contact Chambers.
Source page 5Filing and working copies
Except in foreclosure actions, the Court will file original Orders, with the moving papers, in the County Clerk=s office unless the action was initiated through New York State Courts Electronic Filing. In this case, the Court will upload the Order to the New York State Courts Electronic Filing. Counsel will be responsible to obtain the date of entry and/or time and date stamped copies of entered Orders for service with Notice of Entry.
Source page 5Trial exhibits and witnesses
Any proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and Judgment of Divorce must comply with Uniform Rules of Trial Courts (22 NYCRR) ' 202.50, including 22 NYCRR ' 202.50 (b) (3).
Source page 5Motion practice
In actions not governed by a scheduling order, follow the general procedures applicable to the filing of a motion. If the case is governed by a scheduling order, that order will specify any motions which were requested at the time of the preliminary conference and provide a return date. If a party wishes to file a motion after the scheduling order is issued, permission of the Court must be obtained.
Source page 6Trial exhibits and witnesses
All written applications must comply with Uniform Rules of Trial Courts (22 NYCRR) ' 202.16-b.
Source page 6Filing and working copies
Unless otherwise directed by the Court, Statements of Proposed Disposition shall be filed in accordance with Uniform Rules of Trial Courts (22 NYCRR) '202.16 (h) (3).
Source page 6Conferences and appearances
If a case is resolved by written stipulation of the parties, the case will not be removed from the calendar until the Court receives a signed copy of the stipulation.
Source page 6Trial exhibits and witnesses
Review of uncontested matrimonial actions and signing of Judgments in such actions will be expedited if all of the necessary documents (A211 papers@) have been submitted and conform, at least in substance, to the official forms. (See Uniform Rules of Trial Courts (22 NYCRR) '' 202.21 (i) (2) and 202.50 (b) (2) and (3) and (c))
Source page 6Filing and working copies
Any parties involved in cases available for e-filing must familiarize themselves with the statewide E-Filing Rules available online at www.nycourts.gov/efile. General questions about E-Filing should be addressed to the E-Filing Resource Center at (646) 386-3033 or efile@nycourts.gov.
Source page 6Communications with chambers
In those cases available for e-filing, all submissions to the Court, including proposed Orders, proposed Judgments and correspondence must be electronically filed. Chambers does not require Aworking@ copies of documents which have been electronically filed.
Source page 6Trial exhibits and witnesses
1. No case shall be scheduled for trial unless a Note of Issue has been filed.
Source page 7Motion practice
3. Plaintiff(s) shall provide expert disclosure no later than 60 days before trial. Defendant(s) shall provide expert disclosure no later than 30 days before trial. Any motion to preclude or limit an expert=s testimony should be made as soon as practicable.
Source page 7Motion practice
5. All motions in limine shall be in writing and shall be timely served on all counsel and filed with the Court not less than ten (10) days prior to trial.
Source page 7Trial exhibits and witnesses
6. Not less than three (3) business days before trial, counsel must provide the Court with the following: marked pleadings; a list of applicable PJI sections and any other requested jury charges; each party=s contentions; and a proposed jury verdict sheet.
Source page 7Communications with chambers
Counsel shall cooperate to prepare an agreed-upon verdict sheet. If that is not possible, then the parties shall submit separate proposed verdict sheets following the suggested forms in the PJI (see NY PJI 2:275, SV-1; NY PJI 2:301, SV-I). Each question shall be on a separate page. All verdict sheets shall be submitted in writing and Word format, via e-mail to chambersmauffredou@nycourts.gov.
Source page 7Trial exhibits and witnesses
7. Jury selection shall follow one of the authorized methods contained within the Uniform Rules for Trial Courts (22 NYCRR) ' 202.33 (f), as the parties may agree. The Court may preside over a portion of, or the entire, jury selection process. Time limits on counsel may be imposed.
Source page 7Trial exhibits and witnesses
8. Exhibits should be pre-marked by the Court Reporter. Counsel shall also confer prior to trial to determine if the admission of any exhibits into evidence can be stipulated and advise the Court prior to trial. Upon the admission of an exhibit at trial, the proponent of the exhibit shall provide a complete copy to the Court.
Source page 7Trial exhibits and witnesses
9. Counsel shall stand to object during the trial and briefly state the ground(s) for objection.
Source page 7Filing and working copies
10. Experts who testify at trial shall bring their entire file and all documents considered in arriving at their opinion(s) with them to Court. Failure to do so may result in an expert=s testimony being limited or stricken.
Source page 8Trial exhibits and witnesses
11. The Court must be alerted as to any anticipated requests for a jury instruction relative to missing witnesses or evidence.
Source page 8Motion practice
14. Motions pursuant to CPLR Article 50-B should be submitted in motion form on notice to all parties.
Source page 8Communications with chambers
Unless otherwise directed by the Court, in non-jury cases, each party shall submit post-trial proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. Citations within the proposed findings will be to the record. The proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be submitted in writing and in Word format, via e-mail to chambersmauffredou@nycourts.gov. Memoranda of law may also be requested.
Source page 8Adjournments
If a case has been settled or otherwise disposed, counsel shall promptly advise the Court, in writing, and ensure that a Stipulation of Discontinuance is promptly filed, prior to the next scheduled appearance before the Court. A copy of the filed Stipulation of Discontinuance shall be provided to Chambers.
Source page 8Shared court rules
22 NYCRR Part 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
Warren 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
Warren 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
Warren 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
Warren 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
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View Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits
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View Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits ↗Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
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