Susan M. Kushner at a glance
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- 2 current judicial positions
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Susan M. Kushner
Judge · Adult and Juvenile Treatment Courts, Albany County
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
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Biography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education record
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures4 sourced items · labeled by scope
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Biography
Professional career
- Prior to her judicial election in 2013, Kushner worked as an attorney, practicing exclusively in the Albany County Family Court. She also worked in the Child Protection Unit of the Albany County Department of Social Services. Before her time in child protection she was an attorney at Ainsworth, Sullivan, Tracy, Knauf, Warner & Ruslander.
- Lead Judge, Albany County Child Welfare Improvement Project, New York, NY, 2019-present
- Legislative Intern, Summer Staffer, New York State Senate, Western New York Delegation, ?-present
- Practitioner, Sneeringer, Monaghan, Provost & Redgrave, ?-present
- Practitioner, State of New York Department of Transportation, NY, ?-present
- Practitioner, Ainsworth, Sullivan, Tracy, Knauf, Warner & Ruslander, ?-present
- Assistant County Attorney, County of Albany, NY, ?-present
- Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Albany, Albany, NY, ?-present
- Practitioner, County of Albany Child Protective Services, NY, ?-present
- Alternative Public Defender, County of Albany Family Court, NY, ?-present
Judicial service
- Judge, Albany County Family Court, NY, 2014-2023
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Albany County, NY, 2019-present
- Judge, Adult and Juvenile Treatment Courts, Albany County, NY, 2020-present
- She was elected to the bench on November 5, 2013 for a term that expires in 2023.
Education
- University at Buffalo · BA, 1982
- Albany Law School · JD, 1985
- Albany Law School in 1985 · J.D.
Personal record
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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 ↗
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 ↗
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
Adult and Juvenile Treatment Courts, Albany County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
View Adult and Juvenile Treatment Courts, Albany County 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 ↗