Susan M. Kushner at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- 2 current judicial positions
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Susan M. Kushner
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Adult and Juvenile Treatment Courts, Albany County, NY, 2020-present
- Lead Judge, Albany County Child Welfare Improvement Project, New York, NY, 2019-present
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Albany County, NY, 2019-present
- Judge, Albany County Family Court, NY, 2014-2023
- Prior to her judicial election in 2013, Kushner worked as an attorney, practicing exclusively in the Albany County Family Court.
- Assistant County Attorney, County of Albany, NY, ?-present
Education
- Albany Law School in — J.D. (1985)
- BA — University at Buffalo — 1982
Additional information
- Elected to the bench on November 5, 2013 for a term that expires in 2023.
- Before her time in child protection she was an attorney at Ainsworth, Sullivan, Tracy, Knauf, Warner & Ruslander.
- Alternative Public Defender, County of Albany Family Court, NY, ?-present
- Practitioner, County of Albany Child Protective Services, NY, ?-present
- Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Albany, Albany, NY, ?-present
- Practitioner, Ainsworth, Sullivan, Tracy, Knauf, Warner & Ruslander, ?-present
- Practitioner, State of New York Department of Transportation, NY, ?-present
- Practitioner, Sneeringer, Monaghan, Provost & Redgrave, ?-present
- Legislative Intern, Summer Staffer, New York State Senate, Western New York Delegation, ?-present
- She also worked in the Child Protection Unit of the Albany County Department of Social Services.
- Pilot program allowing CASA volunteers in custody matters She also serves on the NYS Family Court Judge’s Association board and is a member of multiple bar associations
- Birth place: NY
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Adult and Juvenile Treatment Courts, Albany County
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Adult and Juvenile Treatment Courts, Albany County
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Adult and Juvenile Treatment Courts, Albany County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source 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 · Source 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 · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗