--- title: "Sherri L. Eisenpress | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sherri-l-eisenpress-ny-trial-fc27fdac" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Sherri L. Eisenpress Supreme Court, Orange County · Justice ## Profile - Court: Supreme Court, Orange County - State: New York - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Rockland County, New York, NY, 2014-present - Justice, Supreme Court, Rockland County, Elected, 2023 to 2032 - Former New York Supreme Court Justice who resigned from the bench in January 2026 after agreeing to retire in April 2026 following formal misconduct charges, without admitting wrongdoing - 2016–2025: Presided over at least 41 cases involving the law firm of her principal law clerk’s spouse, without disclosure or safeguards - Before that, she held the role of a Rockland County Family Court judge (2012–2022) and as an acting Supreme Court justice (2014–2022). - Judge, Rockland County Family Court, NY, 2012-2021 - Partner, Reiss Eisenpress & Sheppe LLP, 1997-2011 - Law Clerk, District Court, D. Connecticut, 1990-1991 - The resignation letter stated she was mindful of “expanding access to justice and strengthening public trust” Rockland County Business Journal ### Education - New York Law School — J.D. (1989) - in political science and philosophy — New York University — B.A. (1984) ### Additional information - 2019–2024: Presided over at least 55 cases involving attorneys with whom she had close personal/social relationships, without disclosure or recusal - Elected in 2022 to the New York Supreme Court, Ninth Judicial District (Rockland County). - adj-prof, New York Law School, NY, 1993-2008 - Practitioner, Reiss Eisenpress & Sheppe LLP, NY, 1993-1997 - Practitioner, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, 1991-1993 - Practitioner, Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon, 1989-1990 - Current court assignment: Supreme Court, Orange County - She previously practiced law in New York and Connecticut, with experience in complex commercial, intellectual property, and product liability litigation. ## 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=Na9LR9f/HCFynXU/j_PLUS_kALw%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=Na9LR9f/HCFynXU/j_PLUS_kALw%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=Na9LR9f/HCFynXU/j_PLUS_kALw%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14704/sherri-l-eisenpress/) - [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=Na9LR9f/HCFynXU/j_PLUS_kALw%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14704/sherri-l-eisenpress/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sherri-l-eisenpress-ny-trial-fc27fdac", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sherri-l-eisenpress-ny-trial-fc27fdac", "name": "Sherri L. 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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.