--- title: "Terry J. Wilhelm | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/terry-j-wilhelm-ny-trial-f741afb4" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Terry J. Wilhelm Supreme Court, Greene County · Judge ## Profile - Court: Supreme Court, Greene County - State: New York - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - David Costanzo was sworn in as Greene County Court Judge on January 1, 2024, succeeding Wilhelm - Judge, New York County Court, Greene County, NY, 2014-2023 - Judge of the Greene County Court Multi‐Bench in New York’s 3rd Judicial District, serving from January 2014 until his mandatory retirement on December 31, 2023 - Judge, County Court, Greene County (Multi-Bench: County, Surrogate's, Family), Elected, 2014 to 2023 - District Attorney, Greene County District Attorney, NY, 2000-2013 - Assistant District Attorney, Greene County Assistant District Attorney, NY, 1982-1999 - Partner, Brown, Kelleher, Zwickel & Wilhelm LLP (1982–1999), specializing in personal injury, civil, matrimonial, and family law - Village Justice, Catskill Village Court (1980–1981) ### Education - Albany Law School — J.D. (1980) - The College of Saint Rose — B.A. (1977) ### Additional information - His term ran for ten years, expiring December 31, 2023, in accordance with New York’s mandatory judicial retirement age of 70. - Elected to the Greene County Court Multi‐Bench on November 5, 2013, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Hon. - Practitioner, Brown, Kelleher, Zwickel & Wilhelm, L.L.P., 1982-1999 - Current court assignment: Supreme Court, Greene County - Wilhelm was a member of the New York State Bar Association and held the role of past president of the Greene County Bar Association. - He was a registered Republican ## 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://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=2ZZZEBp82xVKIgcQSUX_PLUS_Gg%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=2ZZZEBp82xVKIgcQSUX_PLUS_Gg%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=2ZZZEBp82xVKIgcQSUX_PLUS_Gg%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15161/terry-j-wilhelm/) - [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) - [New York State Unified Court System judicial profile or roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=2ZZZEBp82xVKIgcQSUX_PLUS_Gg%3D%3D) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15161/terry-j-wilhelm/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/terry-j-wilhelm-ny-trial-f741afb4", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/terry-j-wilhelm-ny-trial-f741afb4", "name": "Terry J. 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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.