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# Robert S. Rose

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
- State: New York
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, 2000-present
- In June 2017, a portrait of Judge Rose was unveiled at the Broome County Courthouse to mark his retirement
- Distinguished justice of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, serving from 2000 until his retirement in December 2017
- Earlier Judicial Service: He was first elected to the New York Supreme Court, 6th Judicial District in 1988, and in 1998 was appointed administrative judge for that district
- Legal Career: Began in 1974 as a law clerk, then as an assistant district attorney in Broome County, followed by private practice before his judicial appointments
- Practiced law in Reno before being elected Washoe County district attorney in 1970.

### Education



### Additional information

- Retirement: Rose retired in December 2017 after more than three decades on the bench
- Robert S. Rose - Historical Society of the New York Courts Logo Logo MAKING LEGAL HISTORY MATTER Robert S. Rose Robert S. Rose Justice Robert S. Rose was appointed a Justice of the Third Department effective March 2, 2000.
- Appellate Division, Third Department: Rose joined this role in March 2000, serving as one of the first-line appellate judges for criminal and civil cases in New York State
- References: — Robert Rose (New York)
- Binghamton Homepage — Portrait of retiring Judge Rose unveiled in Binghamton
- Rose’s 30-year career spanned trial-level and appellate judicial work, administrative leadership, and community service.
- The painting, created by his son Robby, depicted his “look of judgment” and was displayed alongside portraits of past local judges.

## 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/7927/robert-s-rose/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7927/robert-s-rose/)
- [Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7927/robert-s-rose/)
- [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/7927/robert-s-rose/)
- [Robert S. Rose - Historical Society of the New York Courts](https://history.nycourts.gov/biography/robert-s-rose)
- [The Honorable Robert E. Rose Passes Away at Age 82 | Nevada Appellate Courts](https://nvcourts.gov/supreme/news/the_honorable_robert_e_rose_passes_away_at_age_82)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Practice Rules of the Appellate Division — 22 NYCRR Part 1250](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-f25158f78380e6ddc10f) — Appellate Division matters only; not Appellate Terms or the Court of Appeals. Preserve the applicable department rules. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/AD1/Practice&Procedures/rules.shtml). 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.
