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# Michael E. Myers

Tioga County: Barton Town Court · Town and Village Justice

## Profile

- Court: Tioga County: Barton Town Court
- State: New York
- Role: Town and Village Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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

### justice court civil procedure

Scope: statewide

New York Part 214 applies statewide to civil actions and proceedings in Town, Village, and City Justice Courts outside New York City; each court establishes and posts its regular sessions, subject to modification by the Chief Administrator.

Evidence excerpt: This Part shall be applicable to all actions and proceedings in the Town, Village and City Justice Courts of the State of New York, outside the City of New York.

[Part 214: Uniform Civil Rules for the Justice Courts](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-214-uniform-civil-rules-justice-courts)
Source checked: 2026-07-27


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/courts/6jd/townvillage/Courts/Tioga.pdf)
- [Official roster](https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/courts/6jd/townvillage/Courts/Tioga.pdf)
- [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/courts/6jd/townvillage/Courts/Tioga.pdf)
- [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)
- [Part 214: Uniform Civil Rules for the Justice Courts](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-214-uniform-civil-rules-justice-courts)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Sir Michael Myers GCMG KC (1873–1950) was the sixth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, serving from 3 May 1929 until 7 August 1946
- Representing New Zealand at the 1945 San Francisco Conference, contributing to the drafting of the United Nations Charter and the Statute of the International Court of Justice
- Appointed Chief Justice in 1929, Myers oversaw a period of procedural reform and court efficiency amid rising caseloads

### Education

- He attended Thorndon School and Wellington College, then earned an LLB from Canterbury College in 1897 before being admitted to the Inner Temple in London

### Additional information

- He also served as Administrator of New Zealand from 1930 to 1941
- He was the first New Zealander of Jewish descent to hold the position and the first New Zealand-born judge to sit on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in 1936
- Began his legal practice in Wellington, appearing in notable criminal and civil cases before being appointed King’s Counsel in 1922
- Born 7 September 1873 in Motueka, New Zealand, to Jewish immigrant parents Judah Myers and Eve Solomon, Myers was the 13th child in his family
- His career is remembered as a milestone in New Zealand’s judicial independence and in the international legal framework he helped shape
- Notable fact: Myers was also known informally as “Mickey Myers” and was married to Estelle Miriam Salom, with two sons



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [22 NYCRR Part 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-5e0f997e8c334d15fbc4) — State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [22 NYCRR Part 214 — Uniform Civil Rules Justice Courts](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-03a70ba9a5052a74b18b) — Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-214-uniform-civil-rules-justice-courts). 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.