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William C. Pelella
Judge · City Court, Binghamton
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, County Court, Broome County, Appointed, 2005 to Present
- Judge of the Binghamton City Court in New York’s 6th Judicial District, serving from 2005 until his retirement in 2024
- Ran for a second term as Binghamton City Court judge in 2014
- In 2008, the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct admonished Pelella for allowing law partners of a co‐judge to appear before him in 19 criminal and 5 civil cases between 2005 and 2006, knowing they were professionally connected to that co‐judge.
- held the role of Binghamton City Drug Court chief judge
- Before joining the bench, he served as an assistant district attorney for Broome County and in private practice specializing in criminal and family law
Education
Additional information
- Elected to the Binghamton City Court in 2005 and later appointed to the Broome County Court.
- Current court assignment: City Court, Binghamton
- overseeing programs for offenders with substance abuse issues.
- His career also included significant legal practice and public service before and after the bench
- He also held the role of head of the Binghamton City Drug Court
- Pelella’s tenure combined judicial leadership in both general and specialized courts, with a focus on drug treatment and rehabilitation programs.
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
City Court, Binghamton
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-2722 NYCRR Part 210 — Uniform Civil Rules City Courts Outside City New York
City Court, Binghamton
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
City Court, Binghamton
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
City Court, Binghamton
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 July 27, 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 ↗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 ↗