Sandra L. Townes at a glance
- Current role
- Former Judge
- Current assignment
- District Court, E.D. New York
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
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Sandra L. Townes
Former Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
Available research
Biography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education record
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures2 sourced items · labeled by scope
SourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
Biography
Professional career
- She was employed at the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office for ten years, as an assistant district attorney (1977-1983), senior assistant district attorney (1983-1986), and chief assistant district attorney (1986-1987).
- Associate justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, 2001-2004
- Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fifth Judicial District, 2000-2004
- Adjunct professor, Onondaga Community College, 1992-2001
- Judge, Syracuse New York City Court, 1988-1999
- Adjunct professor, Syracuse University College of Law, 1987-1995
- chief assistant district attorney, 1986-1987
- senior assistant district attorney, 1983-1986
- Assistant district attorney, Onondaga County, NY, 1977-1987
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, E.D. New York, 2004
Education
- Johnson C. Smith University
- Onondaga Community College
- Syracuse University College of Law
Personal record
Born 1944 · Spartanburg, SC
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 ↗
Sources
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
View U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York current judicial profile ↗Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · 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 · checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗