--- title: "Michael F. McGuire | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michael-f-mcguire-14930" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Michael F. McGuire 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, 2013-present - Acting Judge, New York Family Court, 2011-present - He was appointed Sullivan County Attorney in February 2020 by a 6–1 vote of the county legislature - He later held the role of acting justice in the Sullivan County Supreme Court (2013–2020) - Judge, New York County Court, Sullivan County, NY, 2011-2020 - Judge in Sullivan County, New York, serving on the County and Surrogate’s Courts, acting in the Family Court, and acting as a Supreme Court justice from 2010 until his removal in 2020 - He then worked as a private practice lawyer from 2004 until his election to the County Court in 2010 - Assistant District Attorney, Sullivan County District Attorney's Office, NY, 2001-2004 - Began his legal career in 2001 as an Assistant Sullivan County District Attorney ### Education - Pace University-New York — J.D. (2001) - Pace University School of Law — J.D. (2001) - Manhattan College — B.A. (1981) ### Additional information - On May 14, 2020, McGuire withdrew his appeal and resigned from the bench, citing family medical issues and personal considerations. - Elected to the Sullivan County Court Multi‐Bench on November 2, 2010. - 2010 election McGuire ran unopposed for the seat of Burton Ledina who was required to retire from the court at the end of 2010 due to reaching the mandatory age of retirement. - Practitioner, Private Practice, 2004-2010 - Before his judicial role, he held a position as an assistant district attorney in Sullivan County (1981–2004) and then practiced law privately, also serving as counsel for the New York State Troopers Police Benevolent Association and Families of Iraqi War Veterans. - His appointment drew both support and opposition, with public comments at legislative meetings and letters of protest ## 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/14930/michael-f-mcguire/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14930/michael-f-mcguire/) - [New York Supreme Court, Sullivan County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14930/michael-f-mcguire/) - [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/14930/michael-f-mcguire/) - [Michael McGuire (New York) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_McGuire_(New_York)) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michael-f-mcguire-14930", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michael-f-mcguire-14930", "name": "Michael F. 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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.