--- title: "Ramon E. Rivera | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ramon-e-rivera" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Ramon E. Rivera Monroe County Court of Claims · Court of Claims Judge ## Profile - Court: Monroe County Court of Claims - State: New York - Role: Court of Claims Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, New York State Court of Claims, Appointed by Governor, Andrew Cuomo, 2021 to 2023 - Mackenzie Hughes LLP, Partner, 2001 to 2021 - In addition to his legal practice, Judge Rivera has held the role of an adjunct professor at Syracuse University College of Law, teaching courses on immigration law and related topics from 1999 to 2012 - He was a partner at Mackenzie Hughes LLP, where he worked in the Business Law Department and chaired the Labor and Employment/Immigration Law Practice Group. ### Education - Syracuse University College of Law in — J.D. (1994) - University of California, Davis in — B.S. (1991) ### Additional information - Nominated by Governor Kathy Hochul on May 25, 2021, confirmed by the New York State Senate on June 8, 2021, and has been serving on the bench since then. - He has also been involved in professional committees, including the Appellate 4th Department, 5th Judicial District Character and Fitness Committee and the Attorney Grievance Committee, where he served as chair from 2018 to 2021 - He was admitted to practice law in New York State in 1995 and is registered with the Office of Court Administration of the New York State Unified Court System - Judge Ramon E. Rivera combines extensive legal experience with judicial service - focusing on civil claims against the state. - His legal practice included advising clients on complex business, labor, and immigration matters - New York State Court of Claims in Syracuse, New York, where he presides over civil litigation seeking damages against the State of New York or state-related entities such as the New York State Thruway Authority, the City University of New York, and the New York State Power Authority. - Before his judicial appointment, Judge Rivera had an extensive legal career spanning over 26 years. - He also served on the firm’s Executive Committee - overseeing strategic planning, attorney compensation, and business development initiatives. ## 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 ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide The New York Court of Claims publishes courtroom evidence-presentation technology, including document/photo/object/video presentation and laptop connections in specified courtrooms. Evidence excerpt: With minimal effort, attorneys can present documents, color photos, objects, videos, and use electronic presentations to bring details to the court. [Court of Claims Courtroom Technology](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/court-claims/courtroom-technology) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### 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=_PLUS_WPnNpX_PLUS_Rj9yxdLHkFZz1Q%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=_PLUS_WPnNpX_PLUS_Rj9yxdLHkFZz1Q%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=_PLUS_WPnNpX_PLUS_Rj9yxdLHkFZz1Q%3D%3D) - [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) - [Court of Claims Courtroom Technology](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/court-claims/courtroom-technology) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Ramon E. Rivera](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=_PLUS_WPnNpX_PLUS_Rj9yxdLHkFZz1Q%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ramon-e-rivera", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ramon-e-rivera", "name": "Ramon E. Rivera | KnowJudges", "description": "Ramon E. Rivera, Monroe County Court of Claims. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ramon-e-rivera#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ramon-e-rivera#judge", "name": "Ramon E. 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[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.