--- title: "Sally E. Unger | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sally-e-unger-ny-trial-7d1a8426" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Sally E. Unger Queens County Supreme Court, Civil Term · Judicial Officer ## Profile - Court: Queens County Supreme Court, Civil Term - State: New York - Role: Judicial Officer - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Sally E. Unger left her judicial office in 2023 and was no longer serving as a judge as of 2024 - Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Queens County, Civil Term, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2016 to 2024 - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Queens County, New York, NY, 2016-2024 - Acting Justice (2016–2024): Appointed by Justice Lawrence K. Marks to serve as Acting Justice of the New York Supreme Court, Queens County - Judge of the New York City Civil Court, Queens County (2nd Municipal Court District) from 2014 to 2023, and later held the role of Acting Justice of the New York Supreme Court, Queens County, until 2024 - Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, Queens County, New York City, NY, 2014-2023 - Civil Court Judge (2014–2023): Elected in the November 5, 2013 general election without opposition to serve as a judge in the Queens County 2nd Municipal Court District of the New York City Civil Court - Partner, Kossoff & Unger, 1995-2013 ### Education - University of Richmond — J.D. (1981) - BA — Bard College at Simon's Rock — 1977 ### Additional information - Notable Case: In December 2023, she presided over Lee v. - Managing Member, Farmview Estates, LLC, 2006-2012 - In-House Counsel, Algin Management Company, 1994-1995 - Current court assignment: Supreme Court, Queens County, Civil Term ## 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://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=zcy_PLUS_cXx_PLUS__PLUS_oeWuQ60GDynxg%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=zcy_PLUS_cXx_PLUS__PLUS_oeWuQ60GDynxg%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=zcy_PLUS_cXx_PLUS__PLUS_oeWuQ60GDynxg%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15123/sally-e-unger/) - [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) - [New York State Unified Court System judicial profile or roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=zcy_PLUS_cXx_PLUS__PLUS_oeWuQ60GDynxg%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15123/sally-e-unger/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sally-e-unger-ny-trial-7d1a8426", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sally-e-unger-ny-trial-7d1a8426", "name": "Sally E. 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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.