Richard D. Northrup Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Acting Justice
- Current assignment
- New York Supreme Court, Delaware County
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
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Richard D. Northrup Jr.
Acting Justice · New York Supreme Court, Delaware County
Biography
Professional career
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Delaware County, NY, 2018-present
- Judge, County, Family and Surrogate's Court, Delaware County, NY, 2016-2025
- Delaware County, New York judge who served on the County Court bench for nearly six years before stepping down in October 2021 to retire after more than 30 years of public service
- Supreme Court Justice: In 2018, he was appointed Acting Justice of the Delaware County Supreme Court, a role he held for the remainder of his judicial career
- County Court Judge: Elected in 2016 to the Delaware County Court, he served for almost six years
- District Attorney, Delaware County, NY, 1996-2015
- He spent the later years of his career as Delaware County District Attorney from 1996 to 2015
- His professional background remains documented in New York State’s court and attorney registration records
Education
- Albany Law School — J.D. (1983)
- BA — SUNY College at Brockport — 1978
Additional information
- Lawyer & Prosecutor: Northrup was admitted to the New York State bar in 1984 after graduating from Albany Law School.
- Northrup’s career spanned over three decades in public service, including leadership in the District Attorney’s Office and judicial roles at both the county court and supreme court levels.
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 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
New York Supreme Court, Delaware County
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
New York Supreme Court, Delaware County
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
New York Supreme Court, Delaware County
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
New York Supreme Court, Delaware County
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 June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York Supreme Court, Delaware County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View New York Supreme Court, Delaware County current judicial profile ↗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 ↗