Stephen L. Ukeiley at a glance
- Current role
- District Court Judge
- Court
- Suffolk County District Court
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2022–present
Stephen L. Ukeiley
District Court Judge · Suffolk County District Court
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Suffolk County Supreme Court, Former Court Attorney-Referee
- United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York, Former Law Clerk to the Hon. E. Thomas Boyle
- Court of Claims, Former Principal Law Clerk, Hon. Richard I. Horowitz
- Touro Law School, Adjunct Professor of Law
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, Suffolk County, Elected, 2009 to 2014; Re-elected, 2016 to 2021
- Acting Supreme Court Justice, County Court, Suffolk County, Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks, 2021 to Present
- Coordinating Judge for the Outlying District Courts Designated by Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas, 2026 to Present
Education
- Rutgers University · B.A.
- Hofstra University School of Law · 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 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=JLvlTdQQqs2iwNsJ_PLUS_vZOvA%3D%3DPart 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