Rosemarie Montalbano at a glance
- Current role
- Surrogate
- Court
- Kings County Surrogate's Court
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2022–present
Rosemarie Montalbano
Surrogate · Kings County Surrogate's Court
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Assistant District Attorney, Queens County District Attorney's Office, New York, NY, ?-present
Judicial service
- Principal Law Clerk to Justice Gregory L. Lasak, New York Supreme Court, Queens County, ?-present
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, ?-present
- Court Attorney to Judge Anthony Gazzara, Queens County, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, ?-present
- Judge, The Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings, New York, NY, 2015-2019
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2020-2033
- Judge, Surrogate's Court, Kings County, New York, NY, 2022-2036
Education
- Western New England University · JD
- Saint Johns University · BA
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 Judicial Directory official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/judicialdirectory/Bio?judge_id=P0qlcLXIMq/zMkWieolgVA%3D%3DCourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14954/rosemarie-montalbano/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