--- title: "Roger D. McDonough | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/roger-d-mcdonough" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Roger D. McDonough Albany County Court of Claims · Court of Claims Judge ## Profile - Court: Albany 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 - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Albany County, NY, 2006-present - His term as an appointed justice began in 2018 and is set to continue through 2027 - As of 2025, Judge McDonough has over 20 years of judicial experience, presiding over a wide range of cases in Albany County, including matrimonial, commercial, and special proceedings. - Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2009-2018 - Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2006-2009 - Acting justice for the Albany County Supreme Court in the Third Judicial District of New York and is also a judge of the New York Court of Claims - He has also held the role of an acting justice of the Greene County Supreme Court ### Education - University of Maryland-Baltimore — J.D. (1992) - Bachelor’s degree from Washington and Lee University in 1984 and later completed his J.D. at the University of Maryland School of Law in 1992. - Washington and Lee University — B.A. (1984) ### Additional information - In September 2024, a defendant in an attempted murder case publicly criticized him during sentencing, alleging bias, which Judge McDonough denied. - Initially appointed to both positions in 2006 by former Governor George Pataki and has been reappointed in 2009 and 2018, reflecting his continued service in the New York judicial system. - Judge McDonough has presided over high-profile cases, including criminal matters. - Long-serving and experienced jurist in New York State, with appointments to both the Albany County Supreme Court and the Court of Claims. - His legal career includes extensive experience in both civil and commercial matters, which has informed his judicial work in the Supreme Court and Court of Claims - He has handled notable cases such as State of New York v. ## 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=16/vM9uyQLxIhKI1qC2Iaw%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=16/vM9uyQLxIhKI1qC2Iaw%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=16/vM9uyQLxIhKI1qC2Iaw%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14925/roger-d-mcdonough/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14925/roger-d-mcdonough/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/roger-d-mcdonough", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/roger-d-mcdonough", "name": "Roger D. 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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.