Kathleen C. Waterman

Profile data snapshot: February 19, 2026 Details may have changed since.

As of February 19, 2026, Judge Kathleen C. Waterman presides over civil cases in the Supreme Court of New York County, having served on the bench for 9 years. Judge Waterman was most recently elected to the bench for a term beginning in 2019 and ending in 2028.

Judicial metrics

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Publication Rate: 2.1 decisions per year

Higher than 86.45% of judges in the dataset

17 published decisions over 8 years

Favored Commercial Bonds: 78.1% of bail cases

Higher than 5.29% of judges in the dataset

25 bail cases favoring commercial bonds out of 32 bail cases

Blocked Affordable Bail: 84.4% of bail cases

Higher than 2.23% of judges in the dataset

27 bail cases without PSSB as most affordable out of 32 bail cases

Public Discipline: 0 determinations

Higher than 0% of judges in the dataset

Suppression Reversal Rate

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Excessive Sentence Findings

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Excessive Sentence Reductions

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Reassigned Reversals

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Disproportionate Carcerality

Not applicable: judge absent from dataset

Published Decisions

17 decisions

2025

C.S. v. R.H.

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2024

Matter of Anonymous

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2024

G.K. v. S.T.

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2024

J.N. v. T.N.

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2024

J.N. v. T.N.

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2023

T.H. v. M.B.

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2022

J.N. v. T.N.

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2022

C.A. v. E.B.

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2022

G.K. v. S.T.

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2022

M.Z. v. M.Z.

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NYSCEF Decisions

81 decisions (not counted in Publication Rate calculations)

2025

Abadi v. New York City Dept. of Fin.

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2025

Lieberman v. New York City Dept. of Educ.

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2025

Frey v. Health Mgt. Sys., Inc.

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2025

Rosewood Realty Rochester LLC v. Gateway Prop. Solutions Ltd.

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2025

E.E. Cruz & Co., Inc. v. Restani Constr. Corp.

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2025

AEG Restoration Corp. v. Rula

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2025

Anthony v. Microdrive Inc.

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2025

Itria Ventures LLC v. Westech Sec. & Investigation Inc

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2025

Bostany Law Firm PLLC v. Superstar Holdings, Inc.

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2025

Trummer Hospitality Holdings LLC v. 287 PAS LLC

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