Karen B. Rothenberg at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- New York Supreme Court, Richmond County
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2007–present
Karen B. Rothenberg
Judge · New York Supreme Court, Richmond County
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, CUNY New York City College of Technology, New York, NY, 1988-1990
- Practitioner, Private Practice, New York, NY, 1984-1997
- Arbitrator, New York Arbitration Committee, NY, 1982-1985
- Practitioner, Gerber & Garson, PC, NY, 1982-1984
Judicial service
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 1998-2007
- Deputy Supervising Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2000-2001
- Supervising Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, 2001-2006
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2001-2006
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2007-2020
- Judge, New York Supreme Court, Richmond County, New York, NY, 2007-present
Education
- SUNY at Albany · BA, 1974
- Brooklyn Law School · JD, 1981
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 Supreme Court, Richmond County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15054/karen-b-rothenberg/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