Jonathan Lippman at a glance
- Current role
- Judge Pro Tem
- Court
- New York Court of Claims
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 1995–present
Jonathan Lippman
Judge Pro Tem · New York Court of Claims
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY, 2016-present
- Chief Administrative Justice, New York Unified Court System, NY, 1996-2007
- Deputy Chief Administrator for Management, NYS Unified Court System, Office of Court Administration, NY, 1989-1995
- Law Clerk, NYS Supreme Court and Surrogate’s Court, NY, ?-present
- Court Attorney, NYS Supreme Court and Surrogate’s Court, ?-present
Judicial service
- Principal Court Attorney, New York Supreme Court, New York County, ?-1983
- Chief Clerk and Executive Officer, New York Supreme Court, New York County, New York, NY, 1983-1989
- Judge Pro Tem, New York Court of Claims, NY, 1995-present
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, NY, 2005-2007
- Judge, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, 2007-2009
- Presiding Justice, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, NY, 2007-2009
- Judge, New York Court of Appeals, NY, 2009-2015
Education
- New York University · Government and International Relations, 1965
- New York University School of Law in 1968, the same year he was admitted to the New York Bar · J.D.
Personal record
Born May 19, 1945 · Manhattan, New York City, NY
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 Claims current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5237/jonathan-lippman/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