Matthew J. Turner

Judge Matthew J. Turner currently presides in Family Court in Rensselaer County and has served as a New York judge for 27 years.

Judge Turner was most recently elected to the bench for a term beginning in 2025 and ending in 2034.

To view Judge Turner’s profile on the New York State Courts website, click here.

Judicial metrics

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Publication Rate: 0.1 decisions per year

Higher than 47.64% of judges in the dataset

Favored Commercial Bonds: 84.2% of bail cases

Higher than 39.23% of judges in the dataset

Blocked Affordable Bail: 89.5% of bail cases

Higher than 38.49% of judges in the dataset

Public Discipline: 1 determinations

Higher than 98.41% of judges in the dataset

Suppression Reversal Rate