--- title: "William E. Mccarthy | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/william-e-mccarthy-7894" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # William E. Mccarthy Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · Judge ## Profile - Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York - State: New York - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, 2006-present - Retired from the bench in 2018 and has devoted his practice to mediation and arbitration through McCarthy ADR Services, LLC - Appellate Division, 2nd Department (Brooklyn): Associate Justice from 2006–2009 - Appointed by Governor Pataki to the Second Department of the Appellate Division in 2006 but was re-designated as an additional Justice of the Third Department, effective January 30, 2009 - 1997–1998: Judge Edward Sheridan, Court of Claims - 1994–1997: Justice Joseph Harris - 1990–1993: Justice Edward Conway - Trial Judge: Headed the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court for Albany County ### Education - Albany Law School — J.D. (1988) - B.A. — State University College of New York at Potsdam in 1985 - He graduated magna cum laude from the State University of New York at Potsdam (B.A., 1985) ### Additional information - Retired New York State judge and highly experienced alternative dispute resolution (ADR) neutral, now based in Albany, NY - handling complex commercial cases ## 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/7894/william-e-mccarthy/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7894/william-e-mccarthy/) - [Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7894/william-e-mccarthy/) - [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/7894/william-e-mccarthy/) - [McCarthy, James William | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/mccarthy-james-william) - [William E. McCarthy - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/William_E._McCarthy) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/william-e-mccarthy-7894", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/william-e-mccarthy-7894", "name": "William E. Mccarthy | KnowJudges", "description": "William E. Mccarthy, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/william-e-mccarthy-7894#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/william-e-mccarthy-7894#judge", "name": "William E. 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[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.