--- title: "Thomas A. Farber | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-a-farber-14713" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Thomas A. Farber New York County Supreme Court · Acting Justice ## Profile - Court: New York 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, New York County, New York, NY, 2003-present - While still listed as Acting Justice in New York County in some records, Farber’s judicial service in the Criminal Court ended in 2021 - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2012-2021 - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York (1996–2011, appointed by Rudy Giuliani; 2012–2021, appointed by Michael Bloomberg) - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2002-2011 - Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 1996-2002 - Assistant District Attorney, New York County District Attorney's Office, New York, NY, 1987-1995 - He became an Assistant New York County District Attorney in 1987 and worked in this position through 1995 - Began his career in 1978 as an associate attorney of the firm Stroock, Stroock & Lavan - The following year, he was appointed acting justice of the Bronx County Supreme Court - Notable tenure: held the role of Criminal Court Judge for over two decades ### Education - Harvard University — J.D. (1978) - Harvard Law School in — J.D. (1978) - University of California-Berkeley — B.A. (1974) ### Additional information - Then appointed his current position in New York County in 2007. - State records show that in 2022, as a Criminal Court Judge, Farber earned approximately $210,900 annually - Appointed to the New York City Criminal Court in 1996 and was reappointed in 2002. - Practitioner, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, 1978-1987 - Instructor, Yeshiva University, NY, 1984-1985 - In 1984 and 1985, he also taught at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. - handling a wide range of criminal cases in Manhattan - He remains a recognized figure in New York’s legal community - Thomas Adam Farber is a retired New York State judge with a long career in the New York judicial system, including service as a Criminal Court Judge and Acting Supreme Court Justice in New York County - According to, Farber has been rated AV Preeminent® for the highest level of peer recognition for legal knowledge, communication skills, and ethical standards ## 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/14713/thomas-a-farber/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14713/thomas-a-farber/) - [New York Supreme Court, New York County current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14713/thomas-a-farber/) - [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/14713/thomas-a-farber/) - [Thomas Farber - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Thomas_Farber) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-a-farber-14713", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-a-farber-14713", "name": "Thomas A. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [New York County Supreme Court, Civil Branch — Rules of the Justices](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/ny-shared-set-d3c269bb7fe692b08197) — Civil Branch proceedings in New York County Supreme Court only; not criminal proceedings. Preserve source version and check later judge/part instructions. [Official source](https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/courts/1jd/supctmanh/Uniform_Rules.pdf). 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.