--- title: "Richard C. Kloch Sr. | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/richard-c-kloch-sr-14843" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Richard C. Kloch Sr. Niagara County Supreme Court · Acting Justice ## Profile - Court: Niagara County Supreme Court - 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, Niagara County, NY, 2001-present - 2001–present: Judge, New York State Court of Claims - Richard C. Kloch, Sr. is an Acting Justice of the Niagara County Supreme Court in New York’s Eighth Judicial District, and has also held the role of a judge on the New York State Court of Claims since 2001 - Court of Claims Judge: Appointed in 2001 by Governor George Pataki; reappointed in 2005 by Pataki and in 2014 by Governor Andrew Cuomo - Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2005-2013 - Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2001-2004 - Judge, North Tonawanda City Court, NY, 1986-2001 - Earlier Role: Elected in 1986 to serve as a judge for the Tonawanda City Court, a position he held until his 2001 appointment to the Court of Claims - 1986–2001: Tonawanda City Court judge; also held the role of city attorney for North Tonawanda (1978–1985) and as assistant county attorney in Niagara County (1998–2001) - Current Position: Acting Justice, Niagara County Supreme Court, Eighth Judicial District, New York - Before entering public service, Kloch served as associate counsel with the New York State Office of Drug Abuse Services, then as a partner in the law firm Kinzly and Koch. ### Education - J.D. — State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo in 1973 and 1976, respectively - BA — University at Buffalo — 1973 ### Additional information - adj-prof, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 2003-present - Judge, NY, 2014-2022 - Practitioner, Niagara County, NY, 1998-2001 - Date of birth: 1951-05-08 - Registered Attorney: Richard C. Kloch, Sr., 59 Whiting St., North Tonawanda, NY 14120 - He also served in various community roles, including commissioner of the U.S. Selective Service and director of the North Tonawanda Housing Development Corporation - Birth place: North Tonawanda, NY ## 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/14843/richard-c-kloch-sr/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14843/richard-c-kloch-sr/) - [New York Supreme Court, Niagara County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14843/richard-c-kloch-sr/) - [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/14843/richard-c-kloch-sr/) - [Richard C. Kloch, Sr. - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_C._Kloch,_Sr.) - [Richard C. Kloch Sr. (New York Supreme Court, Niagara County, New York State Court of Claims) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14843/richard-c-kloch-sr) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/richard-c-kloch-sr-14843", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/richard-c-kloch-sr-14843", "name": "Richard C. Kloch Sr. | KnowJudges", "description": "Richard C. Kloch Sr., Niagara County Supreme Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/richard-c-kloch-sr-14843#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/richard-c-kloch-sr-14843#judge", "name": "Richard C. 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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.