Lori Currier Woods at a glance
- Current role
- Acting Justice
- Court
- New York Supreme Court, Orange County
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2008–present
Lori Currier Woods
Acting Justice · New York Supreme Court, Orange County
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Councilperson, Town of Monroe, Monroe, NY, 2002-2005
- Attorney/Consultant/Trainer, Children's Rights Society, 2002-2005
- Attorney/Law Guardian, Children's Rights Society, NY, 1997-2001
- Practitioner, Larkin & Axelrod, 1988-1992
- Assistant District Attorney, Orange County District Attorney's Office, NY, 1985-1988
- Deputy District Attorney, Orange County District Attorney's Office, CA, 1984-1985
- Practitioner, Law Offices of Minkin & Kohn, CA, 1983-1984
Judicial service
- Judge, New York Family Court, Orange County, NY, 2006-2015
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Orange County, NY, 2008-present
- Judge, New York Family Court, Orange County, NY, 2016-2025
Education
- SUNY Oneonta · BA, 1979
- Southwestern Law School · JD, 1982
- State University of New York at Oneonta in 1979 · B.S.
- Southwestern University School of Law in 1982 · 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, Orange County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15165/lori-currier-woods/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