Raymond L. Rodriguez at a glance
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- Administrative Judge, Richmond County, and Settlement Conference Part
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
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Raymond L. Rodriguez
Administrative Judge, Richmond County, and Settlement Conference Part · Richmond County Supreme Court, Civil Term
Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile.
Biography
Professional career
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2020-present
- Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings, New york, NY, 2020-2029
- Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings, New York, NY, 2018-2019
- Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, New York City, NY, 2015-2017
- Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings, New York, NY, 2013-2017
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County, New York City, NY, 2013-2013
- He was first appointed to the bench in 2013 as the first Latino judge in Staten Island, initially serving on the Civil Court, and a year later joined the Criminal Court (Branch.vote),.
- Arbitrator, Civil Court of the City of New York, Richmond County, New York City, NY, 2003-2005
- Assistant District Attorney, Richmond County District Attorney's Office, New York, NY, 1998-2004
- Began his legal career in the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office in the 1990s and later worked as a solo practitioner,.
- Additionally, he has held the role of an Acting Justice for the State Supreme Court
Education
- cum laude — Widener University-Main Campus — 1998
- magna cum laude — Saint Johns University — 1995
Additional information
- Appointed Staten Island’s top administrative judge in late 2024
- Practitioner, Law Office of Raymond L. Rodriguez, PLLC, 2004-2012
- adj-prof, New York Law School, New York, NY, 2006-2011
- overseeing both criminal and civil supreme courts in the borough, and is recognized for his efforts to modernize court operations and reduce case backlogs through technology and improved jury processes (amNY Law),.
- As a New York City Criminal Court judge for over a decade, he has presided over misdemeanors, minor criminal offenses, bail proceedings, and sentencing in certain cases (Branch.vote),.
- Rodriguez is a founding member of the Staten Island Hispanic Bar Association and actively engages with local schools to educate students about the court system (Branch.vote),.
- As administrative judge, he has implemented reforms such as a new jury selection process to reduce trial backlogs and has plans to expand courthouse space and integrate technology to improve court efficiency (amNY Law),.
Raymond L. Rodriguez Part Rules & Procedures
Exhibits
Judge Specific
For the Richmond Settlement Conference Part, counsel must bring hard copies of liability and damages materials, including photographs, reports, medical records, expert materials, and diagnostic tests.
Each attorney attending the settlement conference must bring hard copies of all documents relevant to the issues of liability including, but not limited to photographs of the defect; damage to motor vehicles; police report; MV 104; expert witness report and synopsis of depositions as well as all documents relevant to the issue of damages.Richmond Supreme Court Settlement Conference Part Rules ↗
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 ↗
Filing requirements
Judge Specific
The confidential settlement worksheet must be emailed at least five days before the conference.
The completed work sheet shall be e-mailed to Court Attorney Referee Annette Scarano and Principal Court Attorney Andrew Poznanski at least five (5) days BEFORE the scheduled conference date.Richmond Supreme Court Settlement Conference Part Rules ↗
Personal Injury Trial Structure
Courtwide
Richmond County bifurcates personal-injury trials, except medical-malpractice matters or cases otherwise ordered by the court, and ordinarily uses the same jury for liability and damages.
All personal injury matters except medical malpractice and any matter otherwise ordered by the Court, shall be bifurcated. The same jury will sit for the liability and damages portion of the case, if possible.Richmond County Supreme Court Jury Selection Part Rules ↗
Jury Selection Method
Courtwide
Richmond County requires White's method during jury selection.
White’s method shall be employed by all parties during jury selection.Richmond County Supreme Court Jury Selection Part Rules ↗
Trial Readiness And Assignment
Courtwide
After discovery certification and the pretrial process, Richmond County may send a case to immediate jury selection and trial if settlement negotiations are not conducted expeditiously in good faith.
The court has the discretion to send the case for immediate jury selection and trial; and will do so if settlement negotiations are not expeditiously conducted in good faith.Thirteenth Judicial District Uniform Civil Term Rules ↗
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (15 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Adjournments
Please do not communicate with chambers by any means concerning motions, adjournments, calendar calls and scheduling. All requests regarding these matters are to be directed to the Part Clerks at [email protected] . Requests for adjournment of a calendared motion must be made upon consent of all parties by written stipulation e-filed and e-mailed 48 hours in advance and state the reason for the request and whether a previous adjournment has been requested. If all parties do not consent, and there exists a valid reason for adjournment, a request may be e-filed and e-mailed with all parties included setting forth the reason for the request and the objection to same. No phone calls will be accepted. The stipulation must be e-filed and e-mailed to the Part Clerk at [email protected] .
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Adjournments of a motion by stipulation received less than 48 hours in advance may be rejected. Adjournments should not be considered granted until the parties receive confirmation that they have been granted. Adjournments are only granted after express approval from the court.
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No ex parte communications will be entertained under any circumstances. It is not necessary to copy the Court on letters and documents exchanged between counsel. Such communications will not be reviewed. Do not contact the Part Clerk for status updates or to ask whether a decision has been issued if the motion was decided within 30 days. All decisions and orders are scanned and available online via nycourts.gov or NYSCEF.
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If you have a question about an appearance please check E-courts at WebCivil Supreme (state.ny.us) or NYSCEF NYSCEF Home (state.ny.us) before contacting the court/part. Appearances by attorneys and litigants for general proceedings regarding conferences, and motions will take place remotely via the Microsoft Teams link provided above, unless an in-person appearance is directed by the judge.
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All motions involving RFP shall be made returnable on a Wednesday and shall be heard on Wednesdays at 9:30 AM. If a motion is filed on a matter that has a future scheduled conference date, said conference will be adjourned or advanced to match the motion date.
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st time Settlement Conferences are scheduled on the first Tuesday of every month and will be held virtually unless otherwise specified by the Court. Links for the respective parts are listed above. Settlement conferences are conducted virtually by Court Attorney-Referees.
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At the conference, parties must be prepared to discuss the status of the cases and have full settlement authority. Requests for adjournments and scheduling of a calendared FCP conference must be made in accordance with the adjournment request procedures stated above.
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Motion papers, answering affidavits and reply affidavits must be served on adversaries as per
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Section 2214. No documents filed less than 48 hours in advance of the motion date will be considered by this court. All motion papers must be filed in a PDF format. Pursuant to CPLR 3408(n) and Uniform Rule 202.12-a(c)(7), no motions concerning the underlying residential foreclosure action may be filed with the RJI or while an action is pending in the FCP. Motions filed in violation of this rule will be rejected or denied without prejudice while the action is pending in the FCP.
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All filed motions shall have, annexed to them, a proposed order deciding the motion submitted for the court’s consideration. The Court may direct the prevailing party to submit a new proposed order by uploading the same to the e-filing system if the annexed proposed order does not adequately reflect the Court’s ruling within seven days of the ruling on the motion on notice to all other parties.
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All Orders must comply with CPLR requirements. Regarding any requests for changes, corrections, amendments of prior orders, movant must file an amended order directly with the Richmond Supreme Clerks’ Office via NYSCEF.
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Any Orders to Show Cause seeking temporary relief must comply with the Uniform Civil Rules for Supreme and County Courts section 202.7(f); [u]pon application for an order to show cause or motion for a preliminary injunction seeking a temporary restraining order, the application shall contain, in addition to other information requested by this section, an affirmation demonstrating there will be significant prejudice to the party seeking the restraining order by the giving of notice. In the absence of a showing of significant prejudice, the affirmation must demonstrate that a good faith effort has been made to notify the party against whom the temporary restraining order is sought of the time and place that the application will be made in a manner sufficient to permit the party an opportunity to appear in response to the application. This subdivision shall not be applicable to orders to show cause or motions in special proceedings brought under Article 7 of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law.
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Marked Pleadings. Prior to trial, counsel shall furnish marked pleadings pursuant to CPLR §4012. Exhibits. Counsel shall pre-mark all exhibits in the order which they intend to introduce them at trial. Plaintiffs will number their exhibits and Defendants will letter their exhibits. On the day of trial, the exhibits and the list will be given to the Court reporter who will officially mark them before trial.
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Witnesses. Prior to trial, counsel shall provide to the Court, a list of potential witnesses. Motions in Limine. Any motions in limine shall be made as soon as possible by oral application to the Judge, and shall be accompanied by a succinct written brief.
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Depositions. A copy of depositions intended to be used at trial shall be furnished to the Court at the commencement of trial. Proposed Jury Charges and Verdict Sheets. All proposed jury charges and proposed verdict sheets shall be submitted to the Court at the pre-trial conference.
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22 NYCRR Part 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
Richmond County Supreme Court
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-2722 NYCRR Part 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court
Richmond County Supreme Court
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Richmond County Supreme 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
Richmond County Supreme 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 28, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 28, 2026
View New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Richmond County Supreme Court assignment, Settlement Conference Part
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View Richmond County Supreme Court assignment, Settlement Conference Part ↗Richmond County Supreme Court Jury Selection Part Rules
Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 28, 2026
View Richmond County Supreme Court Jury Selection Part Rules ↗Thirteenth Judicial District Uniform Civil Term Rules
Courtwide source · PDF · Source checked July 28, 2026
View Thirteenth Judicial District Uniform Civil Term Rules ↗Richmond Supreme Court Settlement Conference Part Rules
Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked July 28, 2026
View Richmond Supreme Court Settlement Conference Part Rules ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
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 ↗Service record and verification
- Richmond County Supreme Court · Administrative Judge, Richmond County, and Settlement Conference Part · Current · present
- Richmond County Supreme Court · Supreme Court Justice · Current · present
- Richmond County Supreme Court · Administrative Judge, Richmond County, and Settlement Conference Part · Historical or current service unconfirmed
- Richmond County Supreme Court · Supreme Court Justice · Historical or current service unconfirmed · 2020