Mary Rita Connerton at a glance
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Mary Rita Connerton
Acting Justice · Broome County Supreme Court
Biography
Professional career
- Mary Rita Connerton is a judge of the Broome County Family Court in Binghamton, New York, serving since 2002 and re‐elected in 2011 for a term ending January 1, 2022
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Broome County, NY, 2009-present
- Connerton has been a Broome County Family Court judge since January 2002, following her initial election.
- Judge, Broome County Family Court, NY, 2012-2021
- Supervising Judge, Broome County Family Court, NY, 2009-2021
- Assistant District Attorney, Broome County District Attorney's Office, NY, 1982-1987
- According to, Connerton is listed as an attorney/judge in Binghamton, NY, with her professional background and court affiliation
Education
- Albany Law School — J.D. (1982)
Additional information
- Connerton’s career in the judiciary began with her election to the Family Court in 2002, and she has continued to serve in that role for over two decades.
- Practitioner, Broome County Family Court, NY, 1990-2002
- Practitioner, Grace, Hull & Vitanza, P.C., NY, 1987-1990
- BA — SUNY at Albany — 1979
- SUNY at Binghamton — 1977
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
Broome 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
Broome 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
Broome 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
Broome 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, Broome County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View New York Supreme Court, Broome 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 ↗