Lester B. Adler at a glance
- Current role
- Justice
- Court
- New York Supreme Court, Bronx County
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2019–present
Lester B. Adler
Justice · New York Supreme Court, Bronx County
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Adler began his career in 1973 as an Assistant District Attorney in the Homicide Bureau. He then joined the law firm of Adler, Cohen & Timko in 1978 as a criminal defense litigator. He worked there until 2001 and was a Greenburgh Councilman and Deputy Supervisor from 1983 to 2000. Adler's judicial career began in 2001, when he became a judge of the Westchester County Court. He also became an Acting Supreme Court Justice that year. He was then elected to the Westchester County Supreme Court, taking office in 2005.
- Deputy Supervisor, Greenburgh Councilman, 1983-2000
- Criminal Defense Litigator, Adler, Cohen & Timko, 1978-2001
- Assistant District Attorney, Homicide Bureau, 1973-1978
Judicial service
- Administrative Law Judge, New York Supreme Court, Westchester County, 2001-2004
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, 2005-2018
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, 2019-present
- Adler began his career in 1973 as an Assistant District Attorney in the Homicide Bureau. He then joined the law firm of Adler, Cohen & Timko in 1978 as a criminal defense litigator. He worked there until 2001 and was a Greenburgh Councilman and Deputy Supervisor from 1983 to 2000. Adler's judicial career began in 2001, when he became a judge of the Westchester County Court. He also became an Acting Supreme Court Justice that year. He was then elected to the Westchester County Supreme Court, taking office in 2005.
Education
- George Washington University · BA, 1969
- Brooklyn Law School · JD, 1973
- George Washington University in 1969 · B.A.
- Brooklyn Law School in 1973 · J.D.
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, Bronx County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14550/lester-b-adler/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