Nilda Morales Horowitz at a glance
- Current role
- Family Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Active
- Term and retention
- Current term ends 2029
Nilda Morales Horowitz
Family Court Judge · Westchester County Family Court
Biography
Professional career
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Westchester County, 2001-present
- Westchester County Family Court Judge – Jan 2000 to present
- Nilda M. Morales-Horowitz is a long‐time judge in the New York State Unified Court System, serving as a Westchester County Family Court Judge in the NYS 9th Judicial District since 2000
- Judge, New York Family Court, NY, 2011-2020
- Judge, New York Family Court, NY, 2001-2010
- Administrative Law Judge, State of New York Worker's Compensation Board, NY, 1993-1995
- Administrative Law Judge – New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, Jan 1993–Dec 1995
- For authoritative updates, you can consult the New York State Unified Court System’s 9th Judicial District judge listings or her professional
Education
- JD from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (1980–1982) and a Bachelor’s degree from Manhattan College (1976–1980)
- International Studies — Manhattan College
Additional information
- Practitioner, New York Family Court, NY, 1998-2000
- Hearing Examiner, New York Family Court, NY, 1996-1998
- Morales‐Horowitz has been assigned to the Westchester County Family Court in White Plains, New York, for over two decades.
- While her official and professional profiles present her as an experienced judicial officer, there are public petitions and complaints alleging misconduct in certain family cases.
- She is listed in the Latino Judges Association directory, which profiles judges of color in the U.S. legal system
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 205 — Uniform Rules Family Court
Westchester County Family Court
Family Court proceedings
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Westchester County Family 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
Westchester County Family 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 July 26, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster
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View New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
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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 ↗