Sylvia Ash at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Sylvia Ash
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, 2011-present
- On April 20, 2022, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan sentenced Ash to 15 months in prison, a $80,000 fine, and two years’ supervised release
- Sylvia G. Ash was a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, Kings County (Brooklyn), serving from 2011 until her resignation in 2022, after being convicted in federal court of obstructing a major fraud investigation
- In October 2019, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York filed a complaint alleging Ash obstructed a federal investigation into fraud at the Municipal Credit Union (MCU), where she was chair of the board.
Education
- Howard University School of Law — J.D. (1984)
- Stony Brook University — B.A. (1978)
Additional information
- Began as a judicial law clerk in New Jersey, then worked 20 years at the District Council 37 Law Department before becoming a judge in 2005, later elected to the Kings County Supreme Court in 2011
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 ↗
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
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Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
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
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Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York current judicial profile
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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
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View Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗