Jenny Rivera at a glance
- Current role
- Associate Judge
- Court
- New York Court of Appeals
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2013–present
Jenny Rivera
Associate Judge · New York Court of Appeals
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- legis, 2012-2012
Judicial service
- Judge, 2012-2012
- Judge, New York Court of Appeals, 2013-present
Education
- Polytechnic Institute of New York University · JD
- Columbia University School of Law · LL.M.
- New York University School of Law, · J.D.
- Columbia University School of Law. Rivera clerked for Sonia Sotomayor, then a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York · LL.M.
- Columbia University School of Law. [...] Judge Rivera has spent her entire professional career in public service · LL.M.
Personal record
Born 1960
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
New York Court of Appeals current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 22, 2026
https://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/news/annrpt/AnnRpt2025.pdfCourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5250/jenny-rivera/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