--- title: "Susan Marie Cacace | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/susan-marie-cacace-14609" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Susan Marie Cacace Westchester County Supreme Court · Acting Justice ## Profile - Court: Westchester County Supreme Court - State: New York - Role: Acting Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Westchester County, 2008-present - In January 2025, Cacace was elected District Attorney of Westchester County, succeeding Mimi Rocah - Judge, New York County Court, Westchester County, NY, 2015-2025 - Judge, New York County Court, Westchester County, NY, 2005-2015 - She then served as a partner of the law firm Dibbini & Cacace, Attorneys at Law from 2003 until she joined the Westchester County Court in 2005 - Began as an Assistant District Attorney in Westchester County from 1989 to 2003 - Bench for nearly 19 years, presiding over significant felony cases, leading the county’s sex crimes court for almost 14 years, and becoming the longest-serving presiding judge of the Sex Offense part in Westchester County history ### Education - J.D. — Pace University in 1986 and 1989, respectively - magna cum laude — Pace University-New York — 1986 ### Additional information - Born April 16, 1964 in Yonkers, New York, Cacace obtained a B.A. in English from Pace University in 1986 and a J.D. from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law (then Pace Law School) in 1989 - handling felony trials and leading the county’s first dedicated animal cruelty unit. - American jurist and politician, best known for her long tenure as a Westchester County Court judge and her current role as District Attorney of Westchester County, New York - Cacace’s career spans over 30 years in law, combining prosecutorial, judicial, and community leadership roles. ## 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/14609/susan-marie-cacace/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14609/susan-marie-cacace/) - [New York Supreme Court, Westchester County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14609/susan-marie-cacace/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14609/susan-marie-cacace/) - [Susan Marie Cacace - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Susan_Marie_Cacace) - [Susan Marie Cacace (Westchester County Court, New York Supreme Court, Westchester County) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14609/susan-marie-cacace) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/susan-marie-cacace-14609", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/susan-marie-cacace-14609", "name": "Susan Marie Cacace | KnowJudges", "description": "Susan Marie Cacace, Westchester County Supreme Court. 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[Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-200-uniform-rules-courts-exercising-criminal-jurisdiction). Collected 2026-10-27. - [22 NYCRR Part 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-bf1c7eb9020e52eed65d) — Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court). 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.