--- title: "William C. Pelella | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/william-c-pelella-ny-trial-071af48c" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-27" --- # William C. Pelella City Court, Binghamton · Judge ## Profile - Court: City Court, Binghamton - 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 - 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. ## 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=OkWGpON5Bf9gcAB_PLUS_b2wU4g%3D%3D) - [Official roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=OkWGpON5Bf9gcAB_PLUS_b2wU4g%3D%3D) - [New York State Unified Court System official judicial roster](https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=OkWGpON5Bf9gcAB_PLUS_b2wU4g%3D%3D) - [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=OkWGpON5Bf9gcAB_PLUS_b2wU4g%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/william-c-pelella-ny-trial-071af48c", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/william-c-pelella-ny-trial-071af48c", "name": "William C. 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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.