--- title: "Saul Stein | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/saul-stein" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Saul Stein Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Term · Supreme Court Justice, Kings County Civil Term, IAS Part 17 and Default Judgment Motion Part ## Profile - Court: Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Term - State: New York - Role: Supreme Court Justice, Kings County Civil Term, IAS Part 17 and Default Judgment Motion Part - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Justice, Supreme Court, Kings County, Civil Term, Elected, 2024 to 2037 - Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York Elected 2021 to 2030 - Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York Civil Court of the City of New York - Kings County Elected 2022 to 2024 - Judge, Criminal Court Criminal Court of the City of New York - NY County Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks 2021 to 2022 - Before his election to the Supreme Court, Stein held the role of a judge on the Civil Court of the City of New York in Kings County, beginning in 2020. - NYS Unified Court System Court Attorney to the Hon. David B. Cohen 2009 to 2020 - Recognized for his involvement in both civil and criminal court assignments and has a strong background in legal practice and court administration ### Education - Baruch College- Zicklin School of Business — M.S. (2011) - B.S. in Finance from Providence College in 2001, a J.D. from Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2005, and an M.S.T. in Taxation from Baruch College in 2011. ### Additional information - During this period, he was also designated to the Criminal Court of New York County until returning to the Civil Court in 2022. - He was admitted to practice law in New Jersey (2005) and New York (2006) and is registered as a Democrat - Judge Stein has presided over a variety of civil and commercial cases, including Itria Ventures LLC v. - Prior to his judicial career, he worked for nine years as a senior court attorney to Hon. - Judge Saul Stein presides over civil cases in the Supreme Court of Kings County, part of New York’s 2nd Judicial District, which encompasses Brooklyn. - He has held assignments in the Deferred Judgment Motion Part of the Civil Term and conducts in-person hearings, including motions and inquests, in Courtroom 424 at 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn. - A native of Montreal, Quebec, Stein was inducted into the Supreme Court at an event held at Yeshiva University’s Benjamin Cardozo School of Law Moot Court Room, attended by family, community leaders, and colleagues. ## 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 ### paper exhibit tabs Scope: courtwide Filed motions, orders, and other papers in Kings County Civil Term must use protruding exhibit tabs, subject to the stated exceptions. Evidence excerpt: Motions, orders, and other filed papers shall be indexed with protruding tabs. [Kings County Civil Term Uniform Rules, Papers and Motions](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/kings-county-supreme-court-civil-term/uniform-rules-papers-motions) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### motion appearance and oral argument Scope: courtwide Kings County Civil Term motions require appearances and oral argument unless controlling part rules provide otherwise. Evidence excerpt: All motions require appearances and oral argument. [Kings County Civil Term Uniform Rules, Papers and Motions](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/kings-county-supreme-court-civil-term/uniform-rules-papers-motions) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### motion video exhibits Scope: courtwide Video exhibits submitted in the centralized Kings County discovery parts must be delivered on a USB drive with a notice of Hard Copy Exhibit Filing before the return date. Evidence excerpt: Any video exhibits submitted to the court must be on a USB drive accompanied by the notice of Hard Copy Exhibit Filing prior to the return date. [Kings County Civil Term Discovery Part Rules](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/kings-county-supreme-court-civil-term/discovery-part-rules) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### remote deposition Scope: courtwide A video-conference deposition in a Kings County Civil Term case requires an order from the presiding judge. Evidence excerpt: To conduct a video conference for a deposition, an order from the judge presiding over your case is required. [Kings County Civil Term Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/kings-county-supreme-court-civil-term/frequently-asked-questions) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### remote trial testimony Scope: courtwide Video-conference trial testimony requires advance approval from the trial judge. Evidence excerpt: To conduct a video conference for a trial testimony, approval must first be obtained from the trial judge. [Kings County Civil Term Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/kings-county-supreme-court-civil-term/frequently-asked-questions) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### powerpoint and innovative presentations Scope: courtwide Kings County Summary Jury Trials permit innovative jury presentations, including medical records, reports, and PowerPoint. Evidence excerpt: Innovative method of case presentation to the jury, including direct submission to jury of medical records, reports, power point presentations, etc. [Kings County Summary Jury Trial Rules](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/kings-county-supreme-court-civil-term/summary-jury-trial-rules) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### premarked exhibits Scope: courtwide Summary Jury Trial exhibits and other physical evidence must be premarked and exchanged before trial or may be excluded. Evidence excerpt: All evidence, trial notebook and exhibits must be exchanged in advance of trial or be excluded [Kings County Summary Jury Trial Rules](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/kings-county-supreme-court-civil-term/summary-jury-trial-rules) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### video testimony Scope: courtwide Live or prerecorded video testimony is permitted in a Kings County Summary Jury Trial. Evidence excerpt: Video live/pre-recorded testimony permitted [Kings County Summary Jury Trial Rules](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/kings-county-supreme-court-civil-term/summary-jury-trial-rules) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### 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 ### trial exhibit books Scope: statewide In New York Supreme Court and County Court civil cases, the court may require indexed trial exhibit binders, notebooks, or electronic equivalents for the court, counsel, and witnesses. Evidence excerpt: The court may direct that on the first day of trial or at such other time as the court may set, counsel shall submit an indexed binder or notebook, or the electronic equivalent, of trial exhibits for the court's use. [Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### exhibit marking Scope: statewide Civil trial counsel in New York Supreme Court and County Court must confer before trial and attempt to agree on exhibits to be offered without objection, unless the court directs otherwise. Evidence excerpt: Counsel for the parties shall consult prior to trial and shall in good faith attempt to agree upon the exhibits that will be offered into evidence without objection. [Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### virtual evidence courtroom Scope: statewide For Commercial Division matters, New York rules encourage Virtual Evidence Courtrooms for managing and presenting trial evidence after authorization by request or court direction. Evidence excerpt: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms (VECs) may be used to facilitate real-time access to trial exhibits and other relevant documents. [Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### electronic appearances Scope: statewide For New York criminal proceedings, virtual and hybrid appearances are governed by Part 200 consent, objection, public-access, and calendar-update requirements. Evidence excerpt: For all hybrid proceedings, all electronic appearances shall be projected in the physical courtroom in which the in-person portion of the proceeding is taking place in such a manner as to provide a reasonable opportunity for members of the public to view and hear the participants appearing electronically. [Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/2nd-judicial-district/kings-county-supreme-court-civil-term/judges-part-rules) - [Official roster](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/2nd-judicial-district/kings-county-supreme-court-civil-term/judges-part-rules) - [Kings County Supreme Court Civil Term assignment, IAS Part 17 and Default Judgment Motion Part](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/2nd-judicial-district/kings-county-supreme-court-civil-term/judges-part-rules) - [Kings County Civil Term Uniform Rules, Papers and Motions](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/kings-county-supreme-court-civil-term/uniform-rules-papers-motions) - [Kings County Civil Term Discovery Part Rules](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/kings-county-supreme-court-civil-term/discovery-part-rules) - [Kings County Civil Term Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/kings-county-supreme-court-civil-term/frequently-asked-questions) - [Kings County Summary Jury Trial Rules](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/kings-county-supreme-court-civil-term/summary-jury-trial-rules) - [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) - [Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court) - [Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court) - [Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction) - [Judicial Directory: Hon. Saul Stein](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=ozRv2Sy3PZqhlnx0aAfIYg%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/saul-stein", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/saul-stein", "name": "Saul Stein | KnowJudges", "description": "Saul Stein, Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Term. 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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.