Margaret Parisi-McGowan at a glance
- Current role
- Judicial Officer
- Court
- Queens County Supreme Court, Civil Term
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Margaret Parisi-McGowan
Judicial Officer · Queens County Supreme Court, Civil Term
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Practitioner, NYS Unified Court System, NY, 1990-1998
- Practitioner, General Practice, Civil Litigation, 1988-1990
- Current court assignment: Queens County Supreme Court, Civil Term
- Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Queens County, 2015 to Present
Judicial service
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 1998-2003
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2003-2006
- Judge, New York Family Court, New York, NY, 2006-2015
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Queens County, New York, NY, 2015-present
- Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2015-2022
Education
- CUNY Queens College · BA
- New York Law School · JD, 1987
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 State Unified Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 27, 2026
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=_PLUS_yCCFBZE7MOi/8PoY606CA%3D%3DCourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14928/margaret-parisi-mcgowan/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