--- title: "Maxwell Wiley | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maxwell-wiley-ny-trial-ed7113db" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Maxwell Wiley New York County Supreme Court · Judicial Officer ## Profile - Court: New York 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 - Acting Justice, Supreme Court, New York County, Designated by Chief Adminstrative Judge, 2004 to Present - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, New York County, New York, NY, 2004-present - Acting justice for the New York County Supreme Court, Criminal Term, in the 1st Judicial District of New York, a position he has held since 2004 after being designated by Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman. - Judge, New York Court of Claims, 2019-2027 - Also a judge of the New York Court of Claims, initially appointed in 2003 by Governor George Pataki and subsequently reappointed by Governors David Paterson in 2009 and Andrew Cuomo in 2019 - Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2009-2018 - Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2003-2009 ### Education - Wiley earned his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School and was admitted to practice law in Wisconsin in 1986 and New York in 1987 - University of Wisconsin–Madison — J.D. ### Additional information - He ruled that Manafort had already been tried for the same offenses, including mortgage fraud, preventing a second prosecution In 2024, Wiley presided over the high-profile case of Daniel Penny, a former U.S. Marine sergeant charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for fatally strangling Jordan Neely on a New York City subway. - Wiley gained national attention in 2019 when he dismissed fraud charges against Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for Donald Trump, citing New York’s double jeopardy law. - Current court assignment: Supreme Court, New York County - Wiley’s career reflects bipartisan appointments: initially appointed by Republican Governor Pataki and later reappointed by Democratic Governors Paterson and Cuomo. - His judicial work spans both criminal and civil matters, and he has been recognized for decisions that interpret complex legal principles, such as double jeopardy and evidentiary rules. ## 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=A0GcW96Vrw_PLUS_q0Gcbr1MCFQ%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=A0GcW96Vrw_PLUS_q0Gcbr1MCFQ%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=A0GcW96Vrw_PLUS_q0Gcbr1MCFQ%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15160/maxwell-wiley/) - [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=A0GcW96Vrw_PLUS_q0Gcbr1MCFQ%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15160/maxwell-wiley/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maxwell-wiley-ny-trial-ed7113db", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maxwell-wiley-ny-trial-ed7113db", "name": "Maxwell Wiley | KnowJudges", "description": "Maxwell Wiley, New York County Supreme Court. 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[Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction). Collected 2026-10-27. - [22 NYCRR Part 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-bf1c7eb9020e52eed65d) — Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court). Collected 2026-10-27. - [New York County Supreme Court, Civil Branch — Rules of the Justices](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-d3c269bb7fe692b08197) — Civil Branch proceedings in New York County Supreme Court only; not criminal proceedings. Preserve source version and check later judge/part instructions. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/courts/1jd/supctmanh/Uniform_Rules.pdf). 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.