Esther M. Morgenstern at a glance
- Current role
- Justice
- Court
- Supreme Court, Kings County, Integrated Domestic Violence Court
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2007–present
Esther M. Morgenstern
Justice · Supreme Court, Kings County, Integrated Domestic Violence Court
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Law Clerk, NYS Unified Court System, NY, 1990-1995
- Associate Law Assistant to Acting Justice, NYS Unified Court System, NY, 1988-1990
- Senior Law Assistant to Acting Justice, NYS Unified Court System, NY, 1987-1988
- Law Assistant to Acting Justice, NYS Unified Court System, 1986-1987
- Practitioner, Yisraeli and Yerushalmi, 1985-1986
- Law Assistant, Torras Greenberg, 1984-1985
Judicial service
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 1996-2005
- Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 1996-2002
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Queens County, New York, NY, 2002-2005
- Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Family Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2002-2003
- Justice, Supreme Court, Kings County, Integrated Domestic Violence Court, New York, NY, 2004-2006
- Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Queens County Integrated Domestic Violence Court, New York, NY, 2004-2006
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Queens County, New York, NY, 2004-2006
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2006-2019
- Justice, Supreme Court, Kings County, Integrated Domestic Violence Court, New York, NY, 2007-present
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2020-2033
Education
- Yeshiva University · JD, 1984
- Brooklyn Law School · BA, 1980
- Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in 1980 · B.A.
- University of Wisconsin at Whitewater. Hon. Esther M. Morgensternis a New York State Supreme Court Justice, presiding over the Kings County Integrated Domestic Violence Court · B.A.
- Cardozo School of Law in 1984 · J.D.
- University of Wisconsin at Whitewater · B.A.
Courtroom rules and guidance
Recording And Photography
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 ↗
Evidence Presentation Control
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 ↗
Sources
Supreme Court, Kings County, Integrated Domestic Violence Court current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14959/esther-m-morgenstern/Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=trueGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml