Tanya R. Kennedy at a glance
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- Judicial Officer
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Tanya R. Kennedy
Judicial Officer · Supreme Court, New York County, Civil Term
Judicial assignments
- New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First DepartmentJusticeSource checked October 15, 2026. Roster source
These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.
Biography
Professional career
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, New York County, New York, NY, 2015-2029
- Associate Justice of the New York Appellate Division, First Department, appointed in July 2020, and in January 2025 became a Constitutional Justice, making her the fifth-most-senior justice in the department
- Supervising Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2014-2015
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2006-2015
- Before joining the judiciary, Kennedy worked in the New York City Law Department as Assistant Corporation Counsel (1992–1999) and Deputy Assistant Chief (1997–1999), and held the role of Principal Law Clerk to Justice Barry Cozier
- Practitioner, Office of the Corporation Counsel, New York City Law Department, New York, NY, ?-present
- Law Clerk, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, ?-present
- Law Clerk, New York Supreme Court, New York County, New York, NY, ?-present
- Justice Kennedy is a former Adjunct Professor at Fordham University School of Law, teaching juvenile justice and legal skills seminars for over a decade
Education
- Diversity & Inclusion — Cornell University — 2021
- Yeshiva University — J.D. (1992)
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus — B.A. (1989)
Additional information
- Kennedy has received multiple awards, including the 2024 Professor William Hamilton Leadership Award (University of Florida E-Discovery Conference), MBBA Jurist of the Year (2023), and the NYSBA John E. Higgins Diversity Trailblazer Award (2021)
- Appointed by former Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in July 2020
- Appellate Division, First Judicial Department of the New York State Unified Court System, where she presides over oral arguments in her capacity as a Constitutional Justice.
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
22 NYCRR Part 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
New York County Supreme Court
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-2722 NYCRR Part 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court
New York County Supreme Court
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27New York County Supreme Court, Civil Branch — Rules of the Justices
New York County Supreme Court
Civil Branch proceedings in New York County Supreme Court only; not criminal proceedings. Preserve source version and check later judge/part instructions.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Practice Rules of the Appellate Division — 22 NYCRR Part 1250
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department
Appellate Division matters only; not Appellate Terms or the Court of Appeals. Preserve the applicable department rules.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
New York County Supreme Court; New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department
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
New York County Supreme Court; New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department
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 July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗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 ↗