Terry Jane Ruderman at a glance
- Current role
- Presiding Justice
- Court
- New York Supreme Court, Westchester County
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2021–present
Terry Jane Ruderman
Presiding Justice · New York Supreme Court, Westchester County
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Assistant District Attorney, Office of the Westchester County District Attorney, NY, ?-present
- Deputy County Attorney, Office of the County Attorney of Westchester, NY, ?-present
- Assistant to the County Executive, Office of the County Executive-Westchester, NY, ?-present
- Practitioner, Fink Weinberger, ?-present
- Principal Law Clerk to Judge Kenneth Rudolph, NYS Unified Court System Supreme Court, NY, ?-present
Judicial service
- Justice, New York Court of Claims, NY, 1995-1997
- Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 1998-2006
- Judge, New York Court of Claims, NY, 2006-2015
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Westchester County, NY, 2015-2015
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Westchester County, NY, 2016-2021
- Associate Justice, New York Supreme Court, Westchester County, New York, NY, 2017-2020
- Presiding Justice, New York Supreme Court, Westchester County, White Plains, NY, 2021-present
Education
- Pace University-New York · JD, 1980
- CUNY Graduate School and University Center · PHD, 1977
- CUNY City College · MA, 1973
- Cornell University · Teaching, 1967
- George Washington University · BA, 1966
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, Westchester County current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15056/terry-jane-ruderman/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